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Actor Morgan Freeman launches Symphonic Blues, Downtown GetDown brings a party, Moon Over Maclay has jazz and curtains rise on theater scene.

WBEZ spoke with the U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz in the Loop and River North neighborhoods. He claimed our report took his comments out of context. Here is the transcript and ...

U.S. Border Patrol agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of ...

The victim, a male whose exact age was not yet known, was on a CTA bus when he and an unknown offender got into a verbal altercation, police said. The offender pulled out a handgun and fired shots, ...

The administration announced a federal operation in the Chicago area more than three weeks ago. Agents have appeared along downtown streets, and National Guard troops are expected.

Federal agents carried out an immigration raid early Tuesday on Chicago’s South Side, taking at least 37 undocumented immigrants into custody in an area known to be frequented by Tren de Aragua gang ...

The opening marks just the second Jellycat shop-in-shop in the United States. Fans can explore a curated selection of the brand’s popular characters and get a first look at future Jellycat ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a record-breaking $50 billion investment in infrastructure improvement programs. The new investments are part of the Rebuild Illinois capital program, with ...

New renderings have been released for the Chicago Bears’ proposed stadium in Arlington Heights, but fans have been left furious by the look and location of the project. Architecture firm ...

So Hall rolled up to Rolling Hills Elementary School and in Rancho Penasquitos and sprung his kids. They did not object. The Halls all brought their gloves and had a catch between innings on the ...

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy performed audience song requests, including ‘Jesus, etc.,’ at a live WBEZ event to kick off his book tour. Tweedy’s third book is a music memoir titled ‘World Within a Song.