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card updated Oct 10, 2026 · 10 of 20 clips with full stats · following 22 · 451,900 likes total

Engagement15.3%above average

Account summary

@wbez_chicago has 20,900 followers and 527 videos. Across the 20 parsed clips the average is 3,591 views and 416 likes. Engagement to views is 15.3%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−0.41 pp). Posts roughly 2.6 times a week. An average clip reaches 17% of the follower count.

Followers

20.9K

+700 in period

Engagement

15.3%

−0.41 pp newer half

Average views

3.6K

median 1.4K

Likes per clip

416

13 comments avg

Shares / saves

42 / 102

3.31% of viewers save

Posting rate

2.6 / wk

reach 17% of followers

Latest clips

20 collected

[Carrie Bradshaw voice] And I couldn’t help but wonder... is arts crit — @wbez_chicago

3920:57[Carrie Bradshaw voice] And I couldn’t help but wonder... is arts criticism dead? We at the WBEZ arts & culture desk hav23302

November’s election will be the first time voters decide all 21 member — @wbez_chicago

1.4K1:03November’s election will be the first time voters decide all 21 members of the school board, including the president. He15021419

A new book detailing the legacy of a homegrown gospel group is out thi — @wbez_chicago

1.1K1:51A new book detailing the legacy of a homegrown gospel group is out this month. The Gay Sisters were key figures in the C1294514

Many people know Dr. Donda West as the mother of hip-hop artist Kanye — @wbez_chicago

7281:01Many people know Dr. Donda West as the mother of hip-hop artist Kanye West, but today, she’s being honored for the mark 32210

Comedian Lil Rel got emotional in the WBEZ studio this week sharing hi — @wbez_chicago

4.5K2:03Comedian Lil Rel got emotional in the WBEZ studio this week sharing his memories on Madison St. and what keeps him comin768473675

It wouldn’t be shocking to find out that Grohl is a time traveler. At — @wbez_chicago

1.7KIt wouldn’t be shocking to find out that Grohl is a time traveler. At just 20 years old, the singer (and daughter of Dav59431

As towns, cities and colleges in Illinois and across the country cut t — @wbez_chicago

4.5KAs towns, cities and colleges in Illinois and across the country cut ties with Flock Safety, a comprehensive review of c146122813

Comedian Lil Rel dropped by the WBEZ studio this week and shared why h — @wbez_chicago

2.9K1:05Comedian Lil Rel dropped by the WBEZ studio this week and shared why he thinks the best comedians come from Chicago. The537231442

Theater Club’s first outing of the season was to the new TimeLine Thea — @wbez_chicago

8191:23Theater Club’s first outing of the season was to the new TimeLine Theatre space to see the world premiere of “Birth of t954015

Fall always brings a focus on the big regional theaters, and this seas — @wbez_chicago

12.8K1:00Fall always brings a focus on the big regional theaters, and this season delivers. Lookingglass is staging Gregg Ostrin’2.2K32319839

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell joined WBEZ and How-To Academy at — @wbez_chicago

674Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell joined WBEZ and How-To Academy at Fourth Presbyterian Church to discuss his work wi0000

Korea’s oldest alcoholic drink is now being brewed in Chicago. Yido on — @wbez_chicago

1.5KKorea’s oldest alcoholic drink is now being brewed in Chicago. Yido on the Near West Side specializes in brewing makgeol0000

Chicago School Board presidential candidate Hilario Dominguez has been — @wbez_chicago

5.4KChicago School Board presidential candidate Hilario Dominguez has been in the spotlight after the Chicago Public Schools0000

Chicago School Board presidential candidate Victor Henderson responded — @wbez_chicago

929Chicago School Board presidential candidate Victor Henderson responded to questions about corporal punishment after alle0000

Chicago School Board presidential candidate Jessica Biggs, who was fir — @wbez_chicago

18.9KChicago School Board presidential candidate Jessica Biggs, who was fired from her position as a CPS principal, addressed0000

Election Day is November 3rd, and there’s a LOT at stake! To learn mor — @wbez_chicago

778Election Day is November 3rd, and there’s a LOT at stake! To learn more about the races, visit our free, nonpartisan vot0000

More than one month since Riot Fest's rain-filled weekend turned Dougl — @wbez_chicago

5.6KMore than one month since Riot Fest's rain-filled weekend turned Douglass Park into a marsh, cleanup and repair of the a0000

As various arts industries — food, theater and film — struggle, food c — @wbez_chicago

889As various arts industries — food, theater and film — struggle, food critic Maggie Hennessy asks WBEZ’s Mike Davis: What0000

Chicago has a rich and sometimes sordid past, which makes it ripe for — @wbez_chicago

650Chicago has a rich and sometimes sordid past, which makes it ripe for creepy, perhaps paranormal activity. A lady in whi0000

Bone appétit! This Chicago-area Halloween display is a “love letter to — @wbez_chicago

5.8KBone appétit! This Chicago-area Halloween display is a “love letter to the neighborhood.” When Susie Jendro and Mike Co0000

Engagement per clip

10 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 20.1% ER

Sep 11Sep 18Oct 8

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 8, 2026	392	23	3	0	2	6.63%
Oct 7, 2026	1,379	150	2	14	19	12.04%
Sep 26, 2026	1,062	129	4	5	14	12.99%
Sep 22, 2026	728	32	2	1	0	4.81%
Sep 18, 2026	4,548	768	47	36	75	18.71%
Sep 18, 2026	1,723	59	4	3	1	3.83%
Sep 18, 2026	4,471	146	12	28	13	4.16%
Sep 18, 2026	2,861	537	23	14	42	20.06%
Sep 14, 2026	819	95	4	0	15	12.09%
Sep 11, 2026	12,800	2,217	32	319	839	20.06%