Frank Main

Today marks 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a coalition of Chicago residents and community leaders on a march through the city's Marquette Park to demand an end to segregation and racist housing policies.

Good afternoon! It's Wednesday, and my umbrella will once again get some use this evening, as more thunderstorms are possible. Here's what else you need to know today.

Nakia Smith, a volunteer in Duncan's anti-violence group, entered a deal with Cook County prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty in exchange for not going to prison.

Experts are split on what A.I. will ultimately mean for the workforce, and WBEZ listeners weigh in.

SkyART Chicago — a free art therapy program for youth — has received $2.5 million from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Good afternoon, and happy Wednesday! I'm trying to decide what I would do with buying-the-Los Angeles Lakers money. Here's what else you need to know today.

None of the five candidates had overwhelming support in a recent poll of 600 likely Chicago voters. The Chicago Teachers Union’s pick, Hilario Dominguez, had the most support with 20% of respondents saying they’d vote for him.

The two Glock pistols were found during a search of the New York apartment of the now-imprisoned Jawad Fakroune, a politically connected businessman who falsely claimed to be a son of drug lord Pablo Escobar.

The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ spoke with five people helping with relief efforts in Gary about how the city is recovering after an Aug. 11 storm swept through Northwest Indiana, leaving residents without power for weeks.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and advocates sounded an alarm Wednesday over what they described as 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 system."