We are joined by the Chicago Reader’s Social Justice Reporter Debbie-Marie Brown and from the Illinois Answer's Project & Better Government Association, Alex Nitkin. Alongside host Jacoby Cochran, the group is talking about some key stories including fire

Beyonce, Metallica, Drake, Taylor Swift, and others will play Chicago’s biggest arenas and stadiums at hefty prices this Summer. But luckily for Chicagoans, every single day we’ve got artists playing at some of the coolest venues all around the city that

Do you think you could solve a murder just by looking at a miniature re-creation of the crime scene? Frances Glessner Lee thought so. The Chicago heiress is known as the “mother of forensic science” for developing the tool that taught law enforcement how

It can feel like it’s all mayor’s race all the time as we head into the April 4 runoff election, but there’s plenty of other Chicago news to keep an eye on. Oral arguments begin today in the Illinois Supreme Court over the fate of cashless bail. Also in c

Ahead of the April 4th runoff, mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson have made education a major part of their platforms. Johnson is a former public school teacher and organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union. Vallas is a former head of Chic

Mayoral Candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas had their first televised debate this week ahead of the April 4th runoff. CEO of Justice Informed Xavier Ramey and Crain’s reporter Corli Jay tell host Jacoby Cochran their reactions to the candidates’ pe

Most people around the world are familiar with Chicago’s classic foods—Chicago-style hot dogs, deep dish or tavern style pizzas, and Italian beefs. But fewer people are familiar with sweet steaks, Jibaritos, and Akutagawa. Food writers Monica Eng and Davi

For the last 20 years, Simeon Career Academy High School basketball has been one of the city’s most dominant sports programs. The team has produced dozens of high school, college, and NBA standouts, including Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker. Coach Robert S

Geoffrey Baer has been showing off Chicago’s architecture and natural beauty for decades. First as a docent for the Chicago Architecture Center, and then as the host at WTTW. Baer is out with a new special premiering tonight called “The Most Beautiful Pla

Next week, City Council is set to consider ordinances that would crack down on drivers parked in bus and bike lanes downtown and that would require the city to make safety improvements when it resurfaces roads. Making our streets safer and more accessible