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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 ...

Local playwright Zayd Dorhn said he began writing “Revolution(s)” after the police killing of Ferguson resident Michael Brown led to an uprising.

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 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.

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 ...

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.

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.

The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center ...

It’s hard to believe that this blitz has anything to do with public safety or ensuring that people come to the U.S. the so-called right way.