Bill Kurtis

U.S. Air Force planes spray the defoliant chemical Agent Orange over dense vegetation in South Vietnam in 1966. (AP)

Bill Kurtis: For many veterans, the battles never end. But there is hope.

November 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Many veterans face long wait times, stigma or other barriers to accessing quality mental health support.

A young person points at members of the Illinois National Guard on duty in the area of Albany Avenue, south of Madison Street, on April 6, 1968. (William Kelly/baiduhai)

Bill Kurtis: What it was like to see Chicago burning

September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Former WBBM-Ch. 2 anchor Bill Kurtis recalls his time covering the riots in Chicago after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

Billy Goat Tavern

July 2, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

In our spring fashion special—“Diners, Dresses, & Dives”—killer cocktail attire brings a dose of glam to a few storied local spots.

Architect Ma Yansong at the originally proposed future site of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

Bill Kurtis op-ed: Lucas Museum would further Chicago’s lakefront mission

May 11, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

I consider myself an environmentalist dedicated to preserving and creating open space. In fact, I've put much of the land I own in conservation easement to protect it from ever...

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