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21 Chicago foodie events before the 2026 James Beard Awards
Chicago Sun-Times 09 Jun 2026
The so-called “Oscars of the food world” will descend on Chicago’s Lyric Opera House on Monday, June 15 ... Great Lakes category ... Friday, June 12 ... and 8 p.m ... Lou Foglia for WBEZ ... Manuel Martinez/WBEZ ... Courtney Kueppers is an arts and culture reporter at WBEZ.
The ambitious ‘Leopoldstadt’ finally arrives in Chicago area
Chicago Sun-Times 09 Jun 2026
It’s easy to think British playwright Tom Stoppard lived a charmed life. He was the toast of the West End, and his writing garnered some of theater’s most prestigious awards, from the Oliviers to the Tonys to an Oscar ... Evan Agostini/Invision/AP ... Where.
Review: “Keerah” at Definition Theatre
Chicago Sun-Times 06 Jun 2026
In this over-connected world, where anyone can turn someone else’s life into online content, it’s fair to question who actually owns our personal stories ... “keerah”. Where. Definition Theatre, 1160 E. 55th St. When. Runs through June 28. Info ... ....
No idling from diesel trucks and buses? No enforcement, a WBEZ and Sun-Times investigation finds
Chicago Sun-Times 05 Jun 2026
But a WBEZ and Sun-Times investigation shows that a collection of Chicago-area law enforcement agencies, in total, have issued just two citations for violations of the state’s excessive idling law in the nearly 20 years the rule has been active.
Activistas no sólo quieren que se retire el nombre de César Chávez. Quieren un nuevo ...
Chicago Sun-Times 05 Jun 2026
En la comunidad donde se ambientó el libro "La jungla" de Upton Sinclair, el ícono de los derechos civiles ha sido una figura influyente ... La Voz Chicago WhatsApp. Encuentra más noticias en nuestro canal de WhatsApp. Síguenos ... Falleció en 1993.
Obama Center spurs a boom in Airbnbs, housing advocates say affordable units are disappearing
Chicago Sun-Times 05 Jun 2026
WBEZ obtained data on housing units licensed for short-term rentals from the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) via the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ... Esther Yoon-Ji Kang/WBEZ ... Esther Yoon-Ji Kang/WBEZ.
For Chicago teens, e-scooters are fun, convenient but sometimes dangerous, even deadly
Chicago Sun-Times 05 Jun 2026
With summer break days away, Julian Hosek pulled up to Lane Tech College Prep on an e-scooter and locked it to a pole. He was running late to class. “I use because I usually get to the train stops a little late,” said Hosek, a 17-year-old junior ... ....
Half of Chicago school board candidates are facing challenges, but powerful CTU says it didn’t ...
Chicago Sun-Times 05 Jun 2026
Nearly every incumbent running for school board aligned with the politically powerful Chicago Teachers Union is facing a challenge to their candidacy and could be thrown off the ballot ... So are three of the four other candidates for president ... ....
At Simeon, a basketball powerhouse, drama students shine in school's first play in decades
Chicago Sun-Times 05 Jun 2026
But Deonte found his crowd when a school counselor just happened to enroll him in a drama class. That class was tasked with putting on Simeon’s first full-length play in perhaps decades ... “It really gave me a chance to express myself,” he said.
Chicago’s cultural department launches new grant program aimed at helping emerging theater companies
Chicago Sun-Times 04 Jun 2026
“If we want Chicago to remain one of the great cultural cities, we must invest in it,” Merritt said during a City Club Chicago event on Wednesday ... Manuel Martinez/Manuel Martinez/WBEZ ... Courtney Kueppers is an arts and culture reporter at WBEZ ....
Congressman tells Endeavor Health stop acting against unionizing nurses at Chicago-area hospitals
Chicago Sun-Times 04 Jun 2026
Nurses have cited pay cuts of 5to5 to 5to22 an hour and “severe understaffing as contributing to a stressful work environment,” Garcia wrote, citing WBEZ/Sun-Times reporting ... Kristen Schorsch covers the health of the region for WBEZ.
Review: “Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play”
Chicago Sun-Times 04 Jun 2026
When I think of Andy Warhol, two things come to mind. Campbell’s soup and Marilyn Monroe ... The Cocaine Play,” but it doesn’t matter. His performance was captivating ... “Andy Warhol Presents. The Cocaine Play”. When. Through July 6. Where ... Broadway St. Info.
Chicago instala sillas de jardín francesas junto a la Fuente de Buckingham del centro
Chicago Sun-Times 03 Jun 2026
La Voz Chicago WhatsApp ... En el programa de talk show de WBEZ, Reset, Weber y otros invitados hablaron sobre cómo Chicago debería alinearse más con los parques públicos de ciudades como París ... Courtney Kueppers es reportera de artes y cultura en WBEZ.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Springfield wins put Chicago ‘in the mix’ for Bears stadium
Chicago Sun-Times 03 Jun 2026
“There's no plan in Hammond. There's none of that in the suburbs,” Johnson told WBEZ and the Sun-Times on Tuesday. “We are already further along than any other site that might even be considered.” ... The new bill sponsored by state Sen ... ....
Big Bagel is coming for Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times 03 Jun 2026
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