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Charli XCX in a scene from Erupja. The festival returns to Lincoln Center and the MoMA this month for its 55th run. [ more › ]
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani listens during a press conference on April 02, 2026 in New York City. Going forward, the department will publicly disclose both the number of hate crimes that are reported, and those that are confirmed by investigators. [ more ›
The U.S. Department of Education proposed a rule that could limit how much students can borrow for different degree programs. A KERA listener wants to know how that could affect health disparities in Texas.
LINCOLN PARK — After years of searching for the right second location, River North staple Mercadito is expanding to Lincoln Park, where owners say the neighborhood’s mix of students and longtime residents makes it a natural fit for the restaurant’s next chapter. The Mexican restaurant, known for its
An advocacy group found 49% of students whose families lived in temporary housing with other family members or friends missed at least one out of every 10 school days last year. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announcing New York City’s first-ever racial equity plan. It calls for the city to improve pay equity in city roles, provide anti-racism training for city staff, and improve data collection across various demographics. [ more › ]
Faces of Death in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Faces of Death</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
CHICAGO — Where’s the beef? In Chicago, it’s thinly sliced and dripping in au jus, layered in a crunchy French roll and topped with sweet or hot peppers. Three hours south in Springfield, it’s sitting between a piece of toast and a pile of cheese-covered fries. Chicago’s handheld Italian beef
LINCOLN PARK — Francis W. Parker School, a private K-12 college prep school in Lincoln Park, is moving forward with plans to expand its footprint following years of neighborhood backlash, failed buyout attempts and at one point a lawsuit. The school’s plan to expand, neighbors say, could cost famili
The process of rewriting the curriculum has been contentious, with some raising concerns about what it emphasizes. People who have been involved in the process say the changes are part of a conservative agenda and worry teachers will struggle to cover all the content.
WEST TOWN — A private arts high school that regularly sees students go on to top-tier college programs and professional success is restructuring its operations amid a major budget shortfall and sagging enrollment. The Chicago Academy for the Arts, 1010 W. Chicago Ave., is also in the early stag
HYDE PARK — A Hyde Park church recently completed a solar energy project which became a bit of a quagmire after city officials claimed the church was responsible for decades-old fees on University of Chicago properties. Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave. in Hyde Park, brought its 102-p
Chef Bill Kim’s Asian fusion restaurant will open in May on Fulton Street, offering old favorites like spicy katsu ramen and yuzu margaritas.
Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway Democrats have an advantage, according to early tallies of mail-in votes. [ more › ]
Meet the Flyover Gals: Gertie’s Abby Pucker and Chanelle Lacy, alongside Mariane Ibrahim Gallery’s Emma McKee—three women rooted in Chicago’s art scene, sending back vivid dispatches from their art world journeys across the midwest. In this Chicago Reader series, the trio captures the creativi
The two buildings were part of a preservation compromise tied to the university’s controversial plan to replace century-old homes with a new practice complex.
Inspector Andrew Natiw and other police officials brief press after officers shot a man the NYPD says was brandishing a knife early Monday morning. Police say the man advanced toward officers. He was in critical but stable condition Monday morning. [ more › ]
On Monday's show: We discuss some recent changes in the local media landscape. And we offer listeners a chance to vent about their pet peeves about life in our city.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a rent-stabilized building on East 103rd St. in Manhattan where a retaining wall collapsed a retaining wall prompted the city to issue a partial vacate order. After failing to influence a previous bankruptcy sale in January, the mayor is trying again to steer troubled re
In the months before his pal Eric Adams became mayor and made him chief of staff, Brooklyn attorney Frank Carone was hustling to build up a company he’d created to provide cash advances to doctors awaiting potentially lucrative insurance payouts in no-fault car accident cases. Carone’s f
