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For Some Chicago Residents, Mixed Emotions on Affordable Housing

Chicago began demolishing its crime-ridden, dilapidated public housing high-rises in the mid-1990s. By 2000, the city had launched the ambitious Plan for Transformation, aiming to replace 38,000 public housing units with new or rehabbed mixed-income units in 10 years. But 15 years later, the Chicago Housing Authority is still working to complete that goal.

SpongeBob SquarePants Musical to get Pre-Broadway Tryout in Chicago

The musical, directed by Steppenwolf’s Tina Landau will feature original songs from David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, among others.

Sep 17, 2026

AC/DC Concert Tech, a Lifelong Cubs Fan, Returns to Wrigley Field

From Fergie to Ozzy, Chicago-native Tim "Grape" Mattefs has traveled the world as a touring live concert technician. But the lifelong Chicago Cubs fan has never experienced a live performance at Wrigley Field, until now. In the midst of a massive world tour with Australian rock and roll giants AC/DC, Mattefs will take the field of the "friendly confines" on Tuesday for a sold-out rock show of the ages.

Sep 17, 2026

Blair Kamin on Northerly Island Park, Obama Library Status

Growing a Movement: Green City Market's Impact on Chicago

Farm Aid Celebrates 30th Birthday in Chicago

Rediscovered Journals of a Civil War Soldier Offer Eyewitness Accounts

Chicago-Based 'Bobby & Iza' Pilot Up for NBC Comedy Web Series

'Everyday Modern' Explores Iannelli's Industrial Product Designs

Chicago Bears: A ‘Decade-by-Decade History’ Book

Hypocrites' Director on 'American Idiot': It's Not About '3 White Boys'

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Summer Pilot Program 'Targets' Violence Perpetrators

For three hundred South and West Side Chicagoans, a summer job meant more than just a few extra bucks – it may have also meant a safer community. A pilot program called Target 7-11 H.I.T. paid neighbors in Englewood and the west side of Garfield Park to work as violence interrupters, during what is a notoriously deadly time of year for those communities. Brandis Friedman explains how it works.

Sep 17, 2026

Chicago Improv Group The Katydids Gets Airtime Following Video Music Awards

Tony Award-Winning Choreographer Works with New Joffrey Talent

Northwest Chicago Film Society Launches New Season at NEIU

Chicago Cubs Playoff Scenarios: North Side Believers or Overachievers?

'Jimmie Lee and James' Examines Civil Rights and the Voting Rights Act

More than Apostrophes: A 'Subversive' Copy Editor on Chicago Style

A Rowdy Good Time: Drag Boat Racing at Blarney Island

‘Destinos’ Latino Theater Festival Returns for Hispanic Heritage Month

Business

Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Crypto entrepreneurSam Bankman-Friedwas sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the worlds most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency. Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements...

The Leadership Vacuum That Led to the Ronna McDaniel Fail at NBC

Tuesday was not a good day for Ronna McDaniel or, is it Ronna Romney McDaniel again, as she now admits the 2020 election was not stolen? She went from a high-profile gig on NBC to no gig and no agent, as CAA also dropped her. It was also a bad day for NBC News Group chairman Cesar Conde, who found...

Sep 17, 2026

Las Vegas Sphere Names Ned McNeilage Chief Creative Officer

Sphere Entertainment, which runs the giant spherical venue in Las Vegas that opened last year, has hired Ned McNeilage as its chief creative officer. McNeilage will help shape the creative and brand strategy for Sphere, a venue with the worlds largest interior and exterior wraparound LED displays. Before joining Sphere, McNeilage served as chief creative officer at VML, working on...

Sep 17, 2026

Bertelsmann Posts Record Full-Year Profit Despite Flat Revenue

UTA Hires Eric Iverson as Chief Technology Officer

Bell Media Opens Door to Working With Streaming Giants to Co-Produce TV Shows

Paramount Global Debt Cut to Junk Status by S&P Global

Nelson Peltz Wins Backing of Another Shareholder Firm in Disney Proxy Fight

‘Deadpool’ Actor Stefan Kapicic Signs With CESD Talent Agency

IATSE Local 695 Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios on Craft-Specific Issues

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Disney, Florida Settle Legal Claims As DeSantis-Iger Fight Over Special District Winds Down

Disney and the state of Florida have settled a legal battle for control of the district that oversees development around the companys theme parks. The deal resolves litigation in state court accusing the entertainment giant of covertly cobbling together a series of eleventh-hour deals to illicitly retain the powers that allowed it to oversee development around its sprawling theme park....

Sep 17, 2026

Bob Iger’s Invincible Era Is Over

Journalists’ and Writers’ Unions Call on Congress to Consider Threats to Their Work in A.I. Legislation

Animation Studio Titmouse Signs With WME

Universal Music Group Partners With Spotify to Offer Artists More Promotional Tools

The AI Perils Buried in the Fine Print

Pro7 Board Rejects Berlusconi Family Plan to Split Up German Broadcaster

U.S. Ad Forecast for 2024 Raised on Improved Economic Outlook, Digital Media Momentum

Video Game Publisher Take-Two Interactive to Acquire ‘Borderlands’ Maker Gearbox for $460M

Crime & Law

Acquitted and in Demand, Rittenhouse Ponders What’s Next

For Kyle Rittenhouse, a year of legal uncertainty over whether his claim of self-defense would stand up has given way to uncertainty over what’s next.

Rittenhouse Tells Fox News ‘Not a Racist Person,’ Backs BLM

“This case has nothing to do with race. It never had anything to do with race. It had to do with the right to self-defense,” 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse tells Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview set to air Monday night.

Sep 17, 2026

Violence at University of Chicago Prompts a Search for Solutions to Ensure Safety

While University of Chicago officials promptly indicated they’d increase off-campus patrolling following the recent death of a graduate, some members of the Asian community are calling for systemic change instead of increased surveillance or police presence.

Sep 17, 2026

'Mama, Are You OK?' In Waukesha, Minutes of Terror Recounted

Police: Parade-Crash Suspect Was In a Domestic Disturbance

Jury Finds Rittenhouse Not Guilty in Kenosha Shootings

Jussie Smollett Heads to Trial Years After Hoax Attack Allegations

All 3 Men Charged in Arbery’s Death Convicted of Murder

In Kenosha and Beyond, Guns Become More Common on US Streets

Police Seek Help Finding Missing Teens Last Seen Outside Amundsen High School

Protesters Trace Route Rittenhouse Took in Kenosha

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Man Charged with 5 Homicide Counts in Deadly Waukesha Crash

Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with five counts of intentional homicide in the crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb. Conviction on first-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life sentence, Wisconsin’s stiffest penalty.

Sep 17, 2026

7 People Killed, 35 Shot Over Weekend in Chicago: Police

Lightfoot’s Pick to Lead COPA Offers ‘Sincere, Heartfelt’ Apology After Report Recommends Suspension for Officer Slain Months Later

The Week in Review: Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on All Charges

The Role of Race in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

Stings at Malls To Crack Down on Disability Parking Placard Abuse

Donations Pour in for Missouri Man Freed After 43 Years

Man Charged After Allegedly Shooting at Chicago Police Officers Sunday

Hundreds Protest Rittenhouse Acquittal Across US

Education

Lake Eyre

　　The enigmatic turquoise Lake Eyre looks like something out of a fairytale—or, at least, a body of water you would find in a mysterious location. Officially known as Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, this endorheic lake flows in the Far North region of South Australia. The water forms part of the vast Lake Eyre...

Family of 3 Boys Allegedly Abused by CPS Gym Teacher Suing School District

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of three minor, unnamed victims, alleged that Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary School teacher Andrew Castro was able to continuously abuse the boys despite prior complaints of similar abuse.

Sep 17, 2026

Irish Sea

　　After significant expansion at the end of the last Ice Age, the Irish Sea (Irish: Muir Éireann), sometimes called the Manx Sea, now cleanly separates Ireland from Great Britain. This 46,000 square-kilometer (17,800 square-mile) saline body of water links to the North Atlantic Ocean at both its North and South...

Sep 17, 2026

A Closer Look at the NLRB Decision to Keep NU Athletes from Unionizing

12 Crystal-Clear Lakes In The United States You Have To See

The Faces Behind Chicago’s High School Dropout Crisis

Kokemaenjoki River

Lake Cohoha

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Tribune Analyzes CPS’ Bond Deals

The Chicago City Council approves a measure that would fund an early childhood education program using private investment funds.

Sep 17, 2026

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Health

How does exercise increase the production of nitric oxide, which helps relax blood vessels?

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How does exercise improve the body’s ability to handle oxidative stress, which can damage the heart?

Spread the love How does exercise improve the body’s ability to handle oxidative stress, which can damage the heart?Oxidative stress refers to an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the body’s ability to neutralize them with antioxidants. ROS are highly reactive molecules that can cause damage...

Sep 17, 2026

How does exercise or physical activity help in coping with work-related stress?

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Sep 17, 2026

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How does exercise improve joint flexibility and range of motion?

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Sep 17, 2026

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Politics

Chicago City Council Approves Johnson’s $16.6B Budget Amid Fractious Debate Over Costs to Care for Migrants

The budget, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2024, includes no new taxes, fees or service cuts, making it much easier for alderpeople to back the plan touted by Mayor Brandon Johnson as a down payment on promises to invest in working-class Chicagoans.

‘Not the First Time I Have Ever Dealt With Antisemitism’: Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel After Michigan Home Vandalized with the Word ‘Nazis’

“The most fundamental thing is you don’t allow someone’s hatred to infiltrate how you see people,” Rahm Emanuel said. “There is a fundamental goodness in people. I have seen it, I have been a product of it. Have I had antisemitism directed at me? Yes, but I’ve also had the American story.”

Sep 17, 2026

Nonprofits Making Progress in Tackling Homelessness Among Veterans, but Challenges Remain

Since January 2020, the numbers of homeless veterans have fallen 11% and have gone down 55% over the past 13 years, according to a government count. That's in sharp contrast with the general homeless population.

Sep 17, 2026

Illinois Supreme Court Skeptical Consolidation of 649 Municipal Police and Fire Pension Funds Hurt Retirees’ Voting Rights

Spotlight Politics: City Budget Approval; Proposal Could Remove Chicago’s Sanctuary Status

Illinois Lawmakers Pass Bill Aimed at Modernizing Professional Licensing

Israel and Hamas Agree on a Truce to Free Hostages in Swap, Raising Hopes of Halting War in Gaza

Legislation Would Help Non-English Speakers Access Government Services in Illinois

Gov. J.B. Pritzker Announces Plan to Spend Additional $160M to Care for Migrants as Winter Looms

City Officials Set Mid-January Deadline for Some Migrants to Leave City Shelters; Rest Will Have to Leave by April

UN Mourns Deaths of More Than 100 Aid Workers in Gaza, the Highest Number Killed in Any Conflict in Organization’s History

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Ethics Board Dismisses Complaint Prompted by Lori Lightfoot’s Campaign Cash Pleas to City Employees

Michael Dorf, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attorney, said the board’s decision “avoided setting a dangerous precedent.”

Sep 17, 2026

WTTW News Explains: Why is Chicago’s Pension Debt So High?

Candidate Filing Begins Monday, Signaling Official Start of 2024 Election Cycle

Chicago to Limit Migrants to 60 Days in City Shelters as Part of New Approach to Crisis: Johnson

As Backlash Against Chicago’s Sanctuary City Status Gains Steam, Supporters Warn of Consequences

Rosalynn Carter, Outspoken Former First Lady, Dies at 96

Japanese Ambassador Rahm Emanuel Takes Aim at China: ‘Their Economic Power Has Been Shrinking’

2024 Presidential General Election Debates Planned for September and October in 3 College Towns

Despite Northwestern’s Sweetened Deal for Ryan Field Renovation, Opposition Remains

Science & Nature

Honk If You Love Monarchs. Illinois Finally Set to Issue License Plate to Benefit Endangered Insect

After a seven-year wait, the state of Illinois will finally begin issuing monarch butterfly specialty license plates, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday.

EPA Proposes Requirement to Remove Lead Pipes From US Water Systems Within 10 Years. Illinois Ranks First in the Nation

The EPA proposal said lines must be replaced within 10 years, regardless of the lead levels in tap or other drinking water samples.

Sep 17, 2026

AAA Predicts Highest Traffic in Years in Illinois This Thanksgiving. See IDOT’s List of Construction Closures

Thanksgiving travelers should expect to gobble up traffic over the next few days, with AAA forecasting 2.46 million vehicles to hit the roads in Illinois — some 60,000 more drivers than last year.

Sep 17, 2026

They’re Whooping It Up in Kane County Over Sighting of Endangered Whooping Cranes

Looking for a Wrench? There’s a Bag of Tools Orbiting Earth and Here’s How You Can Track It Down

End Your Week on a Cute Note With a Look at Shedd Aquarium’s New Rescued Sea Otter Pup

Cicero Independiente’s Yearlong Project Reveals Air Quality in Cicero is ‘Much Worse’ Than in Surrounding Communities

Have You Heard of ‘Leave the Leaves’? It Might Not Mean What You Think, So Don’t Toss That Rake Just Yet

It’s Fire Season — On Purpose — In the Region’s Forest Preserves. Cook County Has a New Map of Prescribed Burn Sites

Big Win for Grasslands as Openlands, Wetlands Initiative Celebrate $1.5M Federal Grant to Restore 1,000 Acres at Midewin

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Dec. 7 is the average date for the city to record its first 1-inch snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.

Sep 17, 2026

USDA’s New Plant Hardiness Map Puts Chicago in Warmer Company With Kentucky. What Does This Mean for Area Gardens and Natural Areas?

North American Birds Named After Bad People Will Get a New Name. So Will Birds Named After Good Guys. Chicago Birders Weigh in on Polarizing Decision

Graceland Cemetery Debuts Visitor-Friendly Entryway Designed to Breathe New Life Into This Historic Treasure

Do Snitches Net Fishes? Scientists Turn Invasive Carp into Traitors to Slow Their Great Lakes Push

US Targets Oil and Natural Gas Industry’s Role in Global Warming With New Rule on Methane Emissions

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Food & Drink

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Sep 17, 2026

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　　Active Time 　　25 minutes 　　Total Time 　　1 hour 30 minutes 　　The crumbly texture and buttery bite of shortbread can be turned into countless creations—you’ve probably seen it layered into bar cookies (like millionaire’s shortbread) and cut in sweet circles. Here it takes on a bolder flavor thanks to the addition...

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Ecology & Environment

What are some ways to create a festive atmosphere in the garden during the holidays?

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Sep 17, 2026

What are some ways to create a focal point in a seasonal flowerbed?

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Sep 17, 2026

What are some ways to create a focal point in a fall garden?

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