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A worker with the CTA gets ready to clean the inside of a CTA train at “The Yard” located at the Kimball Brown Line Station, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Is CTA's 'Second Chance' program off track?
Plus: Jerry Reinsdorf’s new broadcast plan, Shedd Aquarium workers form union and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Fire communications operator Amanda Garr and George Ma’Ayteh, a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant, shake hands during a news conference on Wednesday.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Retired firefighter thanks the 911 operator who saved his life
Plus: Ex-Citi VP who swindled elderly is sentenced, the fate of a historic theater and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Construction workers apply a grey marble cladding to the Obama Presidential Center in Hyde Park on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Unlike the renderings that showed white or cream color, a grey marble is being installed
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Obama Center taken for granite?
Plus: Emergency assistance center opens, must-see theater shows this spring and more.
By Matt Moore
 
FBI agent James Rudisill, a decorated Army veteran.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Supreme Court ruling a win for Army vet in GI Bill fight
Plus: Suburbs decline funding for migrant crisis, a mysterious Taylor Swift mural pops up and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Angela Davis Fegan, a visual artist based in Pilsen.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Hopes and doubts for Biden's new student debt relief plan
Plus: Traffic to O’Hare blocked by protests, WNBA Draft begins and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Local woman who bought first Ford Mustang in U.S. still owns it 60 years later
Plus: Program aims to keep seniors employed, 6 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The approximate location where two people were shot, one fatally in the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue, near the Morse Red Line staton, in the Rogers Park neighborhood, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Bar owner steps up in deadly shooting: 'Let me look at your wound'
Plus: late-night e-scooter ordinance, a shorter Pride Parade and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during an Eid-Al-Fitr prayer event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Johnson renews call for Gaza cease-fire at Eid celebration
Plus: Chicago-made celebrity chef mourned, local author’s new book explores divorce ranch culture and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Chicago police officers confront Dexter Reed after pulling over his SUV in Humboldt Park last month.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Video shows police fire at man 96 times in 41 seconds
Plus: A skills-building program for youth, an opportunity to explore Chicago history and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Solar Eclipse
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: What Chicago saw during the eclipse
Plus: Cook County Clerk mourned, Green City Market turns 25 and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Newberry Library employees stand for a photo outside the Newberry Library at 60 W Walton St in the Near North Side, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. From left to right, Cheryl Wegner, Patrick Kepley, Ernestina Sáenz, Lili Pangborn, Gabriel Hamer, Sophia Croll, and Elynnor Sandefer.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Chicago's cultural institutions riding the union wave
Plus: Mayor Johnson’s plan to ‘cut the tape,’ a monk on wheels, 5 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
LaQuana Johnson wears pink protective gloves as she applies hair relaxer on a client who sits in front of a mirror at Elite Hair Therapy in Chicago.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Inside the Chicago court fight on Black hair care
Plus: Local students survive Taiwan earthquake, who’s traveling to catch Monday’s eclipse and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A southbound view of LaSalle Street near 33 North LaSalle Street in The Loop, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Mayor Johnson's La Salle Street revamp plans
Plus: Chicago James Beard Award finalists announced, NASCAR’s summer traffic plans and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Community residents have a chance to own the Roseland Medical and Retail Center strip mall on West 111th Street.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Would you invest $1K in your neighborhood?
Plus: CSO’s new millennial music director, outdoor dining confusion and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, speaks to reporters after a victory event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 headquarters in the West Loop, Monday, April 1, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Tough on crime? O'Neill Burke says campaign messaging needs work
Plus: Royko’s Opening Day homage, the Chicago-bred producer who caught Beyoncé's attention and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Easter candy is prepared for sale at Katherine Anne Confections at 3653 W. Irving Park Rd. on the Northwest Side, Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Cost of cocoa brings Easter Bunny blues
Plus: Bad Bunny fan fashion, 5 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A dead bird is seen right outside the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Is Chicago for the birds? Advocates would like it to be
Plus: Re-creating dishes, 3 things you didn’t know about ‘The Blues Brothers’ and more.
By Matt Moore
 
SOLOWAYCAFE-03XX24-06.JPG. Owners Iryna Yuzvik (left) and Artur Yuzvik at Soloway Coffee at 2275 N Lincoln Ave in Lincoln Park, Thursday, March 21, 2024. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: A Chicago cafe's unique connection with the Ukrainian community
Plus: The Logan Square Farmers Market’s new spot, a high school step team forges bonds and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Chicago Teachers Union Pres. Stacy Davis Gates listens during a media roundtable at Daniel R. Cameron Elementary School in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, where she, migrant parents, American Federation of Teachers Pres. Randi Weingarten, state Rep. Lilian Jimenez and community advocates discussed ways to meet the needs of newly-arrived migrant students and their families, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Why CTU is focused on Springfield
Plus: Ald. speech by burning flag sparks outrage, Sundance in Chicago and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. is developing 5853 N. Broadway (left) in Edgewater into an estimated 90 affordable housing units. The Janet L. Smith Apartments in West Pullman (right) are being developed by the Interfaith Housing Development Corp.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Where federal tax credits will boost affordable housing in Chicago
Plus: Holi celebrations, meeting your curator neighbor and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A traffic manager with the Office of Emergency Management and Communication walks over to the front of the United Center during an Olivia Rodrigo concert, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Chicago's bad bill collecting habits
By Matt Moore
 
Richard Guidice, Executive Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications speaks to reporters about the city's efforts to quell Memorial Day weekend violence, Friday, May 22, 2020.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Johnson chief of staff announces exit two days after primary
Plus: A police arbitration ruling, a postman and pup’s friendship goes viral and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Different colored gummy bears in a ceramic bowl.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Unregulated gas station hemp packs potent punch
Plus: How your neighborhood voted for ‘Bring Chicago Home,’ a push for rooftop ads near Wrigley Field and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: 'Shockingly low turnout' so far in Chicago for primary
Plus: Lollapalooza lineup, Bears tax stadium deal and more.
By Katelyn Haas
 
Democratic primary candidates for Cook County state’s attorney Clayton Harris III and Eileen O’Neill Burke campaign on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Do they have your vote? Candidates make one last pitch before Tuesday primary
Plus: Solis to testify against Madigan, a St. Pat’s weekend recap and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The 17-year cicadas last swarmed the Chicago area in 2007.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: A cicada cataclysm is coming this summer
Plus: City to evict migrants from shelters Sunday, what the 20th district race means for Chicago and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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