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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.

'Everyday Modern' Explores Iannelli's Industrial Product Designs

Art, dance, music and theater: Get the best of everything in our guide to fall arts in Chicago.

Sep 10, 2026

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 10, 2026

Summer Pilot Program 'Targets' Violence Perpetrators

For Some Chicago Residents, Mixed Emotions on Affordable Housing

Northwest Chicago Film Society Launches New Season at NEIU

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

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

Rediscovered Journals of a Civil War Soldier Offer Eyewitness Accounts

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

Chicago Improv Group The Katydids Gets Airtime Following Video Music Awards

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West Town-based theater company Chicago Dramatists has named Meghan Beals as artistic director, following the death of longtime artistic director Russ Tutterow in May.

Sep 10, 2026

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

Farm Aid Celebrates 30th Birthday in Chicago

Tony Award-Winning Choreographer Works with New Joffrey Talent

‘Destinos’ Latino Theater Festival Returns for Hispanic Heritage Month

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

Chicago Cubs Playoff Scenarios: North Side Believers or Overachievers?

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Blair Kamin on Northerly Island Park, Obama Library Status

Business

With Paramount Deal in the Balance, Teamsters Meet With FCC Chair Over Job Protections

Teamsters leaders are leveraging a relationship with the Trump administration to push for worker protections in the Paramount-Skydance merger as the future of one of Hollywoods legacy studios hangs in the balance. The unions general president and head of its entertainment division met with Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr on Monday to raise concerns about the corporate marriages potential...

Mattel Retreats From DEI Disclosures Amid Government Crackdown

Mattel, the toymaker behind Barbie whose film arm has major movie ambitions, is backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion disclosures to investors. In a move to avoid winding up in the crosshairs of the governments campaign against DEI, Mattel scrubbed references tied to boosting diversity at the company. Compared to previous years, when it highlighted its commitment to such...

Sep 10, 2026

Comcast Names Former Apple, DirecTV Exec Chief Growth Officer for U.S. Residential Businesses

Comcast has hired former DirecTV and Apple executive Jon Gieselman to take on the newly created role of chief growth officer for the residential domestic businesses of its Connectivity Platforms unit that reaches more than 64 million homes and businesses in the U.S. Hell be responsible for driving growth across the companys broadband, wireless and video products, as well as...

Sep 10, 2026

Yorn Levine Elevates Alison Asaro, Asheley Dean to Partner

The Sphere’s Next Big Bet Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Amanda Hirsch, Host of ‘Not Skinny But Not Fat,’ Signs With WME (Exclusive)

Is CBS Simulcast of VMAs the Final Blow to MTV?

Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline by 75 Days

At “Stay in L.A.” Rally, Working Hollywood Fights to Improve Incentives for Southern California’s Signature Industry

Endeavor’s Take-Private Sparks Hedge Fund Face-Off With Silver Lake Over Buyout Price

SpinCo Names Senior Communication Execs At MSNBC, CNBC

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How do you stand out in a crowded upfront environment that now includes tech giants alongside legacy entertainment companies? Going early helps, and so is being a bit different. So this week AMC Networks plans to gather its brand marketing partners and clients, and in an unusual twist its distribution partners (think pay-TV companies and other platforms that distribute AMC...

Sep 10, 2026

Sony Pictures Entertainment Names Former Hartbeat CEO Jay Levine Chief Strategy Officer

How One Hollywood Power Attorney Turned a Postage Error Into a Career

Rahwa Ghebre-Ab Named Chief Human Resources Officer at Lionsgate as Ross Pollack Retires

Los Angeles Film and TV Soundstage Vacancies Reach Historically High Levels

StubHub IPO on Pause Amid Market Turmoil

SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Expiration Date Extended Again

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Crime & Law

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

Across much of the nation, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms, either carried openly or legally concealed.

Hundreds Protest Rittenhouse Acquittal Across US

Protesters have gathered following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse killed two people and injured another during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year. Protests have been held in several U.S. cities into Saturday over the verdict, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Sep 10, 2026

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

A 14-year-old boy was among the seven people killed across Chicago over the weekend, according to Chicago police.

Sep 10, 2026

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

Protesters Trace Route Rittenhouse Took in Kenosha

Jussie Smollett Heads to Trial Years After Hoax Attack Allegations

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

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

Stings at Malls To Crack Down on Disability Parking Placard Abuse

Police: Parade-Crash Suspect Was In a Domestic Disturbance

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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.

Sep 10, 2026

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

Man Charged with 5 Homicide Counts in Deadly Waukesha Crash

Donations Pour in for Missouri Man Freed After 43 Years

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

Jury Finds Rittenhouse Not Guilty in Kenosha Shootings

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

Man Charged After Allegedly Shooting at Chicago Police Officers Sunday

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

Education

The Faces Behind Chicago’s High School Dropout Crisis

With a high school dropout rate around 35 percent, Chicago is a city full of out-of-school teenagers. Educators, activists, reformers, and district officials have competing ideas on how to reverse this trend. Yet students’ perspectives are often missing from the conversation on dropout prevention. We talk with young people – two who left CPS without a high school diploma, and one who decided to stay in school – about their ideas to change the system.

News Analysis with Carol Marin

Exactly who is accepted into the University of Illinois -- and who is not -- has created a firestorm of controversy in recent days. Carol Marin sits down with a representative from the university, a state lawmaker calling for resignations, and a Chicago Tribune journalist who helped break the story.

Sep 10, 2026

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We have the latest on reports that Ron Huberman will step down later this school year as Chicago Public Schools CEO.

Sep 10, 2026

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

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Health

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Sep 10, 2026

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Sep 10, 2026

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Politics

Jan. 6 Probe: Trump Sets Rally After ‘Unhinged’ WH Meeting

The hearing Tuesday was the seventh for the Jan. 6 committee. Over the past month, the panel has created a narrative of a defeated Trump “detached from reality,” clinging to false claims of voter fraud and working feverishly to reverse his election defeat.

Showdown Set Over Effort to Roll Back $35 Tickets for Drivers Snapped 6 MPH Over the Limit

A push to roll back a law hitting drivers who zip past Chicago parks and schools monitored by speed cameras traveling between 6 mph and 9 mph above the limit with $35 tickets is set to get an up-or-down vote by the Chicago City Council on July 20, according to records obtained by WTTW News.

Sep 10, 2026

The Week in Review: Bailey Apologizes Again, Renewed Calls for Tougher Gun Laws

Processing, mourning, and pushing for change as suburban Highland Park reels from a Fourth of July mass shooting. Plus, what’s next for gun control this election year?

Sep 10, 2026

Toni Preckwinkle Backs President Joe Biden’s Call for Assault Weapons Ban

Progressive Groups Notched Victories in June Primaries. Now Their Focus Shifts to Chicago’s 2023 Elections

Spotlight Politics: Friends and Families Demand More Gun Restrictions in DC

Spotlight Politics: VP Harris, Gov. Pritzker, Darren Bailey React to Highland Park Shooting

Special Session Called After Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade Delayed

Revised Proposal to Tighten Chicago’s Ethics Rules to Face Crucial Test Friday

Latino Voices Conversation: Future of Abortion Rights in Illinois and Across the Country

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Sep 10, 2026

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Ald. James Cappleman Announces He Won’t Seek 4th Term Representing Uptown on Chicago City Council

Hearing Set on Stalled Effort to Tighten Chicago’s Ethics Rules

After Low Primary Turnout, Officials and Advocates Hope to Ramp Up Voter Interest in Future Elections

Illinois Officials Head to DC for Federal Gun Law Signing

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Science & Nature

The Pelicans Have Landed. Here’s Where to See Them Near Chicago

The Forest Preserve District of Will County is celebrating the birds’ fall arrival during Saturday’s Pelican Watch event at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon.

Are You Ready for ‘Chicagohenge’? Fall Equinox Creates Amazing Sunrise, Sunset Effect

During the fall and spring equinoxes, the sun rises due east and sets due west, creating an effect dubbed “Chicagohenge.”

Sep 10, 2026

WTTW News Explains: How Do Chicago’s Lake Michigan Water Cribs Work?

Meet Ellis Chesbrough, Chicago’s first city engineer and designer of the water delivery system we still use today. WTTW News Explains how water cribs work out on Lake Michigan.

Sep 10, 2026

Openlands Announces Michael Davidson as CEO, First New Leader at the Conservation Organization in 35 Years

Historians Are Racing to Find Great Lakes Shipwrecks Before Invasive Quagga Mussels Destroy the Sites

Birders’ Joy Turns to Shock as Massive Migratory Wave Leads to Mass Mortality Due to Collisions With Chicago Buildings

October in Chicago Is Off to a Scorching Start After a Hotter Than Normal September

These Baby Shark Rays Are Among the Most Threatened Marine Life on the Planet. Shedd Aquarium is Providing Safe Harbor

Get Ready to Stomp and Squash: Illinois’ First Infestation of Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly Confirmed in Chicago

After Recent Rains Flooded Ant Colonies, They Formed Their Own Life Rafts

Invasive Plants Threaten Illinois Beach’s Native Ecosystems. Volunteers Needed to Join the Defensive Line

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Sep 10, 2026

Brookfield Zoo Has More Big News to Celebrate: A Record-Setting $40M Donation

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