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Will the Northern Lights be visible in Illinois?
CBS News· 5 hours agoA rare severe geomagnetic storm watch from space could mean thatChicagoans get a chance to see the Northern Lights this weekend. While that sounds pretty...
▶️ Listen Now: Meet the Chicagoan telling deaf and immigrant stories through animation
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoSchantelle Alonzo creates animated films for and about underrepresented communities like the deaf,...
The ups and downs of Mayor Brandon Johnson's roller coaster first year
Chicago Sun-Times· 8 hours agoWhen Chicagoans chose a paid organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union and rookie Cook County commissioner as their 57th mayor, many knew Brandon Johnson would need to grow ...
Phil Donahue, who taped talk show from Chicago for 10 years, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
CBS News· 7 days agoNineteen high-profile Americans were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House...
Chicagoan Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61
Daily Herald· 2 days agoSteve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape...
▶️ Listen Now: ‘We Are the Culture’ author Arionne Nettles says Black Chicagoans are limitless
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoThe book “We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything” chronicles Black Chicagoans’ impact on dance, music, fashion, hair and even journalism itself.
Letters: Israeli government and Hamas have both lost legitimacy
Chicago Tribune· 9 hours agoIs it too early to declare that Hamas has won? The Israeli government more than obliged with a...
▶️ Listen Now: Climate change is a threat to freshwater. Chicagoans are working on solutions.
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoWater scarcity and what the UN calls “water-related hazards,” like flooding and drought, are...
What do cicadas sound like, and why are they so loud?
CBS News· 1 day agoThe noise will be hard to miss. Both are coming this year for the first time since 1803, but the...
You don’t have to be famous — or even from Chicago — to get an honorary street sign
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 1 day agoEditor’s note: Curious City listener Mihir Patel wanted to know why the honorary street sign for...