This story is a partnership between WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News. Growing up in Chicago, Chakena D. Perry knew not to trust the water coming out of her tap. “It was just one of these unspoken truths within households …
Many Chicagoans likely to wait decades for dangerous lead pipes to be replaced Read MoreIt’s organized chaos at rehearsal for The Color Purple on a recent afternoon at the Goodman Theatre downtown. Choreographer Breon Arzell and music director Jermaine Hill are working on an African dance sequence with the cast. Arzell whips around the …
‘Color Purple’ director Lili-Anne Brown is bringing a who’s who of Black creatives to the stage Read MoreWhile metro Chicago’s overall population has remained relatively stagnant over the last few years, it’s been a much different picture for some racial or ethnic groups, according to new population estimates released from the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The …
Census Bureau estimates show fast-growing Asian population in metro Chicago Read MoreThe English landscape painter Joseph Mallord William Turner hated to be upstaged. In one episode, when he saw hanging beside one of his own paintings a more vivid piece by his great rival John Constable, Turner added a splotch of …
250 years after J.M.W. Turner’s birth, painter’s work resonates in age of climate crisis Read MoreBy MATT BROWN and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena Thursday to Anthony Bernal, a senior aide to former first lady Jill Biden, as part of their rapidly expanding …
Former top aide to Jill Biden is subpoenaed by House Oversight panel Read MoreBryan Crain, chief executive officer of the 52-year-old Orange County Rescue Mission, stumbled onto an in-house, jobs training program concept as he made small-talk with contractors working to remodel a kitchen on the 33-acre Double R Ranch. “I want to …
OC Rescue Mission sees a pathway for homeless in the building trades Read MoreBy TAMMY WEBBER, Associated Press Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground. The process, called …
How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it’s a future climate solution Read MoreDisneyland will soon begin construction on the world’s first Coco attraction that will take riders to the Land of the Dead with Miguel, Hector and other Rivera family members when the new boat ride debuts at Disney California Adventure. Walt …
Disneyland set to begin construction on Coco ride Read MoreLOS ALAMITOS LEADERS Thoroughbred meet, through Sunday Jockeys / Wins Edwin Maldonado / 3Kyle Frey / 3Antonio Fresu / 3Kazushi Kimura / 3(Four tied) / 2 Trainers / Wins Doug O’Neill / 3Tim Yakteen / 2(Twenty tied) / 1 UPCOMING …
Horse racing notes: Bob Baffert seeks 9th consecutive Los Alamitos Derby win Read MoreBy FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91. …
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91 Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes It’s the end of an era at American Vogue. Legendary editor-in-chief Anna Wintour reportedly announced in a staff meeting on Wednseday that she’ll be ending her 37-year run at the magazine. While Wintour has not yet …
Anna Wintour OUT at Vogue: Legendary 37-Year Run Comes to an End as Fashion Mag Seeks New … Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aren’t going to have a one-day trial. Not by a long shot. After spending most of the last decade engaged in a legal war across multiple fronts, that is no surprise. …
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Lawsuit Trial Will Drag On for WEEKS Read MoreChristian Norgaard is on the verge of joining Arsenal from Brentford (Getty) Arsenal are on the verge of signing Christian Norgaard from Brentford with the midfielder set to undergo a medical. With Thomas Partey set to depart upon the expiration …
The reason Mikel Arteta wanted to sign Christian Norgaard instead of £20m target Read MoreRodrygo was left on the bench against Pachuca (Picture: Getty Images) Xabi Alonso has explained Rodrygo was left out of his Real Madrid team for ‘technical’ reasons as speculation over a move to Arsenal continues to grow. The Brazil international …
Xabi Alonso reveals why Arsenal target Rodrygo was dropped from Real Madrid team Read MoreReferee Ederson Carlos da Silva was placed in handcuffs and led away mid-match (Picture: G1 Globo News) There were extraordinary scenes in Brazilian football at the weekend as a referee was arrested and frogmarched away by police in the middle of …
Armed police storm pitch and arrest referee mid-match for drug trafficking Read MoreVictor Osimhen has been heavily linked with Manchester United this summer (Picture: Getty) Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has encouraged Victor Osimhen to strongly consider a transfer move to the Saudi Pro League this summer. Osimhen is widely considered …
Ex-Man Utd star tells £64m target to complete Saudi transfer Read MoreSigning a new centre forward is Arsenal’s most urgent piece of business this summer. But bringing in another outstanding winger is something on Mikel Arteta’s mind as he plots another Premier League title challenge next season. Bukayo Saka’s relentless form …
Anthony Gordon vs Rodrygo: Which winger should Arsenal sign this summer? Read MoreMilos Kerkez has sealed a £40m transfer move from Bournemouth to Liverpool (Picture: Getty) Liverpool have completed the signing of Milos Kerkez after agreeing a £40million deal with Bournemouth for the left-back. Kerkez caught a flight from Belgrade, Serbia, to …
Jamie Carragher gets his wish as Liverpool confirm £40m signing Read MoreThe returning Chang Bingyu looks to be in good form (Picture: Getty Images) Chang Bingyu has returned to the World Snooker Tour after the conclusion of his match-fixing ban and has kicked off his first season back as a professional …
Chang Bingyu returns from match-fixing ban with back-to-back wins Read MoreLuke Humphries rubbishes claims that teamwork was England’s problem (Picture: Jenny Segers/PDC Europe) Luke Humphries insists there was no teamwork issue with Luke Littler, after they were criticised for their efforts at the World Cup of Darts. England went into …
Luke Humphries fires back at criticism of Luke Littler partnership Read More