After nearly six years as a trusted voice for Chicago-area audiences, Simons' last show will be November 6.

While ICE protestors are winning in Chicago courts, the battle itself can feel like a loss.

New evidence released in the case of a woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent. Chicago mayor’s ICE executive order faces criticism.

In the Loop discusses how the late Rev. Jesse Jackson paved the way for Black and brown political leadership.

As eligibility changes to federal food programs increase barriers to healthy food, Chicago opens its first food pantry inside a West Side library.

National outrage after an ICE agent fatally shoots a woman in Minneapolis. And Illinois sues after the Trump administration moves to freeze $10 billion for low-income families.

The Trump administration says it's going after fraud and lackluster vetting processes set forth when former President Biden streamlined the process.

A panel of Black journalists in Chicago weighs in on the Impact of decreasing diversity in national and local media.

The system made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread flooding and destruction.

Chicago legal advocates and volunteers in communities are quickly responding after ICE arrests to protect immigrants’ rights.

After it lashes the Caribbean this weekend, there’s still uncertainty about where the storm will go next. Here are the scenarios, one day at a time.

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The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

ICE agents again fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters outside an immigration facility. And Illinois bucks the feds, recommending COVID-19 boosters for all adults.

Sasha-Ann Simons, Mary Dixon, Patrick Smith and Clare Lane to lead weekday mornings on 91.5 FM.

As the Sun-Times and WBEZ report on this moment in the Chicago area, we’ve assembled a series of explainers to help you make sense of what’s happening. This collection will be updated as new reporting is published.

The time to start your emergency fund is now, before things get worse. Here are some tips.

CTA braces for possible funding cuts after state lawmakers missed transit budget fiscal cliff, which could reduce transit by 40 percent

CTA braces for possible funding cuts after state lawmakers missed transit budget fiscal cliff, which could reduce transit by 40 percent

The FBI is said to be helping find Democratic Texas legislators who fled to Illinois. Indiana expands immigrant detention centers.

Chicagoans who study and work on anti-violence initiatives share the strategies they’re using to keep homicides and shootings on a downward trajectory.

The Chicago mayor joined host Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss his vision for a "21st-century model" of governance — and to offer advice for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani — on this month's Ask the Mayor call-in hour.

Two public television stations — one in the Quad Cities and another at Eastern Illinois University — are in danger of shutting down because they rely on federal funds for half of their budget.

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