Chicago Tribune reporter Dan Hinkel co-authored a recent report on the more than ten million dollars in campaign funding Bill Conway got from his father, William Conway Jr.
Host: Melba Lara
Interviewee: Dan Hinkel
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Next Tuesday, two veteran congressmen from Chicago are up against a crowd of young candidates who say it’s time for new blood in Washington.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Claudia Morell
Illinois officials are ramping up Coronavirus prevention efforts as there are now 11 confirmed cases in the Chicago region.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
Chicago announced two additional cases of coronavirus over the weekend. One involves a school employee who had been traveling. In the other case, it is unknown how the victim contracted the virus.
Host: Lisa Labuz
Reporter: Sarah Karp
After the recent slayings of two men in Chicago's Chinatown, long-simmering racial tensions in the neighborhood have gotten worse between Chinese and black community members.
Host: Lisa Labuz
Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Twenty four Chicago charter campuses went on strike for the first time last winter. A year later, schools are adjusting to a new reality.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
In less than two weeks, Illinois voters will influence what’s now shaping up as a two candidate race between former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Dave McKinney
A political battle in Chicago’s backyard has become one of the most watched Congressional primaries. Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski is in a fierce rematch with progressive challenger Marie Newman in Illinois’ Third District.
Reporter: Mariah Woel...
Northwestern University has the first program in Illinois to offer a full liberal arts curriculum to the incarcerated. The prison education program is ready to expand now with a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Reporter: Natalie Moore
An international fashion designer whose clothes have been worn by Michelle Obama and Oprah is showing his love for Chicago in a new art exhibit.
Host: Kate McGee
Reporter: Carrie Shepherd
A Chicago community kitchens program held its graduation last week. It trains people who have a hard time finding work in the food industry.
Host: Kate McGee
Reporter: Natalie Moore
In her reelection campaign, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx remains under attack for her handling of TV actor Jussie Smollett. But that celebrity case is not having a big impact on her main base of support.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Chip Mit...
When Finnie Rosner was a teenager, she moved to Chicago with her parents to escape the persecution of Jews in her homeland of Austria. In December, she sat down with Jonathan Schwartz as part of our StoryCorps series.
Our Picks: Health officials are warning more cases of the coronavirus will likely begin appearing soon in the U-S. but how are public health experts rolling out information to the public.
Host: Lisa Labuz
Speaker: Bruce Lambert
School without letter grades is often associated with private schools, but more public schools are trying this progressive style of grading.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Susie An
Illinois' largest community college system, which serves 71,000 students, has few other places to turn to generate new revenue.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Kate McGee
A new report questions the wisdom of the city's $5 million-per-year investment, saying the youth program lacks transparency and accountability.
Host: Melba Lara
Interviewee: Joe Ferguson
Local immigrant rights groups are suing the Trump Administration over raids in Chicago two years ago, just as the administration prepares to step up immigration enforcement efforts in the city.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Maria Ines Zamudio