WHATS THE WORD caught up with Deante Kyle, host of the Grits and Eggs podcast, during the Chicago kickoff of his Coming Thr...
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We proudly present the 2026 Artists to Watch List, a curated selection of 25 Chicago artists we believe are actively...
AKIA stopped by WHATS THE WORD for a conversation covering everything from tour stories and struggle meals to growing up...
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A new proposal could transform Chicago’s South Side, with renderings envisioning a domed Chicago Bears stadium replacing Rate Field, the...
A former employee of a Chicago community center is facing felony charges after prosecutors allege he posed as a basketball...
Tyvion Campbell, a recent graduate of Chicago Tech Academy, says what was meant to be one of the most important...
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A Chicago mother is demanding answers after what she says was a disturbing incident involving her young child near the...
An emotional celebration unfolded Thursday evening as a Chicago Public Schools student recently released from ICE custody walked across the...
Students at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago are speaking out after school officials removed the campus “Peace Room,”...
Chicago activist Ja’Mal Green is speaking out with a proposed solution to the growing issue of “teen takeovers” that have...
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A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot in the face early Thursday morning on Chicago’s South...
