10+ hour, 22+ min ago  (423+ words) The Prairie State has a lot planned for the nation's semiquincentennial this year, including corridos from the Sones de Mexico Ensemble. The Prairie State has a lot planned for the nation's semiquincentennial this year. From exhibits and plays to concerts…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1391+ words) America 250" projects account for about half of the $1.2 million in National Endowment for the Arts grants that went to Illinois groups this year. Leaders of these organizations say they are committed to taking a deep and nuanced look at the…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (14+ words) Obama Presidential Center to host summer basketball, volleyball programs for South Side teens'WBEZ Chicago...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (693+ words) Passengers disembark Tuesday from the first South Shore Line train along the new Monon Corridor at the Munster/Dyer station in Northwest Indiana. Twenty-five years ago when Curtis Vosti worked for the mayor's office in Hammond, Indiana, he and others…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (85+ words) Historic Chicago pranks: From killer hawks to a TV takeover'WBEZ Chicago Image courtesy FuzzyMemoriesTV - The Museum of Classic Chicago Television Curious City has gotten a lot of questions about famous pranks, so in celebration of April Fools" Day we investigated…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (393+ words) Precious few onion burgers grace Chicago restaurant menus. Chicago food writer Maggie Hennessy argues they are superior to the locally embraced smash burgers, in part because onion burgers have a surprising climate benefit. On a recent Monday, I biked to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (769+ words) The hamburger is a beautiful, indulgent, messy, no doubt nostalgic moment in time. WBEZ contributor and author of the new book "The Burger Bible" whittles down five of her favorite meaty delights, including Charly's Burger at Charly's Burgers in Belmont-Cragin....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (547+ words) The hamburger is an American staple. In a new book, WBEZ contributor Maggie Hennessy chronicles the history of the food. The following excerpt from "The Burger Bible: The Complete Lowdown on the Humble Hamburger (Welbeck)," by Maggie Hennessy, explores how…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (96+ words) If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, why is there a $700-billion global beauty industry? Peyman Shojaei / Unsplash Who decides what " and who " is beautiful? And why does the definition keep changing? How much of our own personal…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (548+ words) Ten African painted dogs born on Nov. 25, 5 female and 5 male, explore their outdoor habitat for the first time Tuesday at Brookfield Zoo. A litter of 10 African painted dog pups are now calling Brookfield Zoo home. The litter is made up…...