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Maryanne Colter talks with fellow participants of a workshop about family and politics with the Chicago chapter of Braver Angels, an organization aimed at building trust and understanding across political differences, at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Feb. 7, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

WTTW’s new season of ‘Firsthand’ hopes to show that democracy is ‘a participatory sport’

February 12, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

The made-in-Chicago documentary series this season follows a teacher, a suburban grandmother and others who have found their own ways to fight for democracy.

Brenda Langstraat Bui in an undated photo. (Chicago Public Library Foundation)

Chicago Public Library Foundation president Brenda Langstraat Bui dies at 52

February 9, 2026 at 9:39 a.m.

As leader of the nonprofit devoted to fundraising for the Chicago Public Library, she put her lifelong commitment to books and reading to work.

Dr. Martin Luther King is played by Edwin Edvanzd, center, who speaks during a staged reading of "Lawndale King" by Collaboraction Theatre Company at the Chicago History Museum on Jan. 19, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Willie Round’s ‘Lawndale King’ recounts the history that MLK made in North Lawndale

January 30, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Willie Round's work, about Martin Luther King Jr.'s eight-month stay in a Chicago apartment in 1966, recently received a staged reading by Collaboraction Theatre Company at the Chicago History Museum.

Chicago Bears fan Niyi Kuye blows a whistle while tailgating before the game against the Packers on Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

As the Bears gain momentum, Chicago house music staple ‘Percolator’ rises with them

January 18, 2026 at 9:22 p.m.

Chicago Bears fans are cheering the playoffs by posting social media video reels synced to the song "Percolator," the house classic track.

Natalie Merchant leaps as she performs a song during the Mother Goose & the Cabinet of Wonder show with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center in Chicago’s Loop, May 9, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Musician Natalie Merchant brings Mother Goose and other rhymes to life for the next generation with Cabinet of Wonder

May 12, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on "Cabinet of Wonder."

Tenia Davis, center, owner of Beyond the Book, listens during the the store's first book club meeting on Nov. 19, 2025, in Homewood. (James C. Svehla/for the baiduhai)

Homewood bookstore Beyond the Book is a dream realized for Flossmoor resident

December 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Beyond the Book, A Literary Experience opened in downtown Homewood this October.

Chicago Bears fans Tony Huette, center, and Charlie McGuire tailgate before the game against the Green Bay Packers, Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears fans celebrate winning season as team considers move to Indiana: ‘They need to stay in Illinois’

December 21, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

The talk of stadium relocation comes as Chicago Bears fans celebrate the team’s 11-4 record — capped by Saturday night’s stunning 22-16 overtime comeback win against the Green Bay Packers...

Resident Alex Manning talks with movers in the five-story apartment complex in the 7500 block of South Shore Drive in Chicago on Dec. 11, 2025. In October, federal agents raided the building during Operation Midway Blitz. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Raided South Shore building’s tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time

December 15, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

Officials have called the South Shore building that federal immigration agents raided in a controversial middle-of-the-night operation “deplorable.” A court order mandated the structure be vacated by Friday.

A rendering of the proposed installation, "For Rekia, For Us." (Tatyana Fazlalizadeh)

A Long Walk Home is close to deciding the look of the Rekia Boyd Monument

December 12, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Artists pitch their ideas for a monument to honor Rekia Boyd, who was shot and killed by an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2012.

Chicago native Robert Townsend (Skye Townsend)

Actor and director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest

December 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Robert Townsend is in Chicago this week to host a pop-up film festival Dec. 6-7 — one that will showcase films significant to him and raise funds for the Chicago...

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