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Matt Moore

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John Stoops, founder of new improv theater called The Revival sits on the stage of his new improv theater located at 906 S. Wabash Ave. in The South Loop, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Chicago's improv scene grows
Plus: University of Chicago officials and protesters at ‘impasse,’ 6 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The pro-Palestine protest encampment at the University of Chicago on Wednesday May 1, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: The hopes and fears of student protesters
Plus: Millennium Park’s free music and film lineup, why faux flowers are blooming in Chicago and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Mmature flowering marijuana plants inside the Cresco Labs Marijuana Cultivation Center, in Joliet, Illinois on January 10, 2020
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Could Illinois weed prices drop if the feds reclassify cannabis?
Plus: CPS students to protest Gaza war, Chicago’s country music roots and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Students set up an encampment Tuesday in The Quad at DePaul University on the North Side, joining campuses across the country expressing support for the people of Gaza and demanding their schools cut financial ties with Israel.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Pro-Palestinian campus protests grow in Chicago
Plus: Costly weight loss drug coverage for state workers, Gov. Pritzker’s abortion rights fight and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Cristina Nichole Iglesias at the Garfield Park Conservatory earlier this month.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: After fighting for gender-affirming care, former prisoner looks toward future
Plus: University of Chicago students protest, a statewide transit agency pitch and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Justin Greenberg, a Real Estate Broker and team lead for the JG Group at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, stands outside a home he’ll be showing a perspective client, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Deerfield, Ill.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Realtor settlement will change how Chicagoans buy homes
Plus: Rahm Emanuel’s alleged ‘catch and kill’ story, Foxtrot workers rally and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Chicago's sober bar scene expands
Plus: Northwestern students protest, Gov. Pritzker reacts to Bears plan and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Renderings of a proposed domed stadium on the lakefront unveiled at Wednesday’s news conference.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Here are the Bears' $4.6 billion lakefront stadium plans
Plus: Dexter Reed’s family sues, city removes ‘rat hole’ and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Groups of people walk along North State Street near Lake Street in The Loop, as temperatures reached nearly 70 degrees, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Loop's weekend foot traffic beats pre-pandemic level
Plus: Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen close, Chicago’s growing Filipino food scene and more.
By Matt Moore