Laufey, the Icelandic-Chinese singer, on reviving jazz for the TikTok generation

Illinois legislation could protect wetlands after federal regulation rollback

A 2023 Supreme Court ruling removed decades-old protections for wetlands. Now, Illinois lawmakers are fighting back.

Digital IDs in Illinois? Here’s a look at the pros and cons.

A proposed state bill would let Illinoisans store their driver's licenses on their phones, but some have privacy concerns.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Dec. 8, 2023: Migrants, Burke, Union Station and more

Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week.

Direct cash payments are changing lives in Cook County. ‘GUARANTEED’ shows how.

Sociologist Eve Ewing interviewed recipients of a guaranteed income program in Chicago to see what cash makes possible in their lives.

Expanding the Filipino American identity through art

The “More Than Lumpia” exhibit will be at The Catacombs at Epiphany Center for the Arts from October 6 to November 17.

Talking Heads concert film ‘Stop Making Sense’ back on the big screen

A panel discusses the 1984 cult classic and its restoration in 4K, which is currently in Chicago theaters.

Titles by Chicago-based authors used without permission to train AI

Meta, Bloomberg and others pirated more than 190,000 e-books to train generative AI according to a dataset made searchable by The Atlantic.

Illinois residents must register assault weapons starting this month

The law doesn’t force residents who already own assault weapons to give up those guns. But the law does require residents to register them.