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Chicago-area consultant, along with other experts, raised alarms about sloppy airport security before 9/11
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1280+ words) Passengers line up for at a security checkpoint at O’Hare Airport the month after the 9/11 attacks. In the 25 years since the 9/11 terror attacks, there’s been considerable examination of how they could have been prevented. What if our intelligence agencies had…...
Lonnie Bunch III, Chicago historian named secretary of Smithsonian, to step down at end of year
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (448+ words) Lonnie Bunch III formerly served as Chicago History Museum president and was the driving force behind the creation of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History. Lonnie Bunch III, who led the charge to build the Smithsonian National Museum…...
‘You want to show the world and bear witness’: Sun-Times, WBEZ reporters on last fall’s deportation campaign
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (290+ words) A federal immigration enforcement agent points crowd control weapon at a protester at the intersection of East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. The Department of Homeland Security announced the official launch of Operation Midway Blitz…...
The anatomy of Barack Obama’s tan suit
1+ week, 1+ day ago (311+ words) Red, white and blue stitching inside the tan suit once worn by Barack Obama. Provided by Martin Greenfield Clothiers If you have former President Barack Obama’s famous tan suit, Jay Greenfield can confirm it’s the real thing. “It could easily…...
Mayoral candidates decry Chicago violence ‘crisis,’ even as summer murders hit 61-year low
1+ week, 4+ day ago (708+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson (left) walks through South Shore with a police supervisor before a community violence prevention meeting earlier this year. Despite historically low levels of violent crime in Chicago this year, candidates trying to replace Mayor Brandon Johnson are…...
Lawmakers, advocates allege Chicago immigration court violated due process for minors handed removal orders
2+ week, 4+ day ago (724+ words) U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and local advocates sounded the alarm Wednesday over systemic due process violations at Chicago’s downtown immigration court, calling a strategy to speed up their cases and issue deportation orders to unaccompanied minors a “mockery of the justice…...
Election officials stress mail ballot security: The Rundown
2+ week, 4+ day ago (894+ words) A tour of the Cook County Elections Processing Center. Good afternoon! Mayor Brandon Johnson will once again take WBEZ listener questions live tomorrow morning. Tune in at 9:30 a.m. on 91.5 FM or WBEZ.org, and call 866-915-9239 with your queries. Here’s what you…...
Mail ballots are secure, Illinois election officials stress after Supreme Court ruling
2+ week, 4+ day ago (742+ words) Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon shows U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi the Cook County Elections Processing Center in Cicero, where the county’s election materials and machines are stored and tabulated. As courts continue to decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s executive…...
Mayor's executive order targets companies helping with deportation campaign, bans companies committing abuses
2+ week, 4+ day ago (776+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson, shown here at a recent news conference, signed an executive order Wednesday banning companies that carry about abusive or corrupt practices from doing business with the city. Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a wide-ranging executive order Wednesday meant…...
O'Hare to the Loop in 15 minutes? This company thinks it can finally bring fast rail to Chicago
2+ week, 5+ day ago (910+ words) A rendering of the proposed O’Hare Flyer, which would connect the airport and a station near the Old Post Office in a nonstop, 15-minute train ride. People have tried and failed over the years to build a nonstop, quick rail…...