Courtney Kueppers | WBEZ
Courtney Kueppers is a digital producer/reporter at WBEZ. Prior to joining WBEZ full time, she worked part-time on the digital desk throughout grad school. In addition to WBEZ, her reporting in Chicago has been published by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader and South Side Weekly. She previously lived in Atlanta, where she worked for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR affiliate. She originally hails from Minnesota and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Northwestern University.
A new study from Enrich Chicago shows a shifting landscape for arts groups that were buoyed by COVID-19 relief dollars.
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To help keep away big crowds during filming, the people behind the hit TV show tapped the name of Rafael Kubelík, who, for those of us who don’t know, was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director from 1950 to 1953.
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It’s the first edition of the Navy Pier festival under new owners with the clout to lure more galleries from around the world.
First deputy commissioner Jennifer Johnson Washington temporarily will fill role of departing commissioner Erin Harkey at Chicago’s Cultural Affairs Department.