Reproductive justice advocates in Illinois work to protect abortion access, fight stigma and change the narrative on abortion rights.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Natalie Moore
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CPS’ Inspector General found unusual patterns among thousands of test results, prompting CPS to significantly upgrade testing security.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Sarah Karp
WBEZ has obtained more than a thousand pages of emails that show just how close Commonwealth Edison was with Illinois’ most powerful politician, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Tony Arnold
In a series of raids across Illinois in recent months, federal agents have taken aim at local corruption. A factory owner shares that he felt strong pressure to give campaign cash to a politician under federal investigation.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is calling on the city’s Police Board to explain a disciplinary decision after a WBEZ investigation raised questions about it.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Chip Mitchell
Ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich spoke to a crush of reporters outside his Chicago home Wednesday morning. He had high praise for the president, and harsh words for the justice system.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Dave McKinney
Illinois Republicans are lashing out against President Trump's decision to let Rod Blagojevich out of prison early.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Tony Arnold
Disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich is now a free man. Blagojevich was released from a Colorado federal prison Tuesday night.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Dave McKinney
President Trump is commuting the 14-year prison sentence of disgraced ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. WBEZ's Dave McKinney covered the Blagojevich saga and gets into the details about what happened.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Dave McKinney
Hundreds of Greek-Americans from the Chicago area go north to see NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos
The fight over transgender student rights in Illinois’ largest high school district is finally over. Palatine based school district 211 approved a legal settlement last night with a transgender student.
Host: Melba Lara
Interviewee: Nova Maday
The musical "Chicago" is based on real women who, in the 1920s, occupied a section of the Cook County jail known as “Murderess Row.” The new book “He Had It Coming” tells their true stories.
Host: Mary Dixon
Interviewees: Kori Rumore, Marianne Mather...
Young people from around the country are headed to Washington DC this weekend. Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ advocacy organization has named a new class of youth ambassadors.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Susie An
Cook County’s Chief Judge undercounted the number of murders allegedly committed by people out on bail according to an investigation from the Chicago Tribune.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Patrick Smith
Interviewee: David Jackson
It is an unprecedented step to make amends after Illinois found an overhaul of special education led to illegal delays and denial of services.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Sarah Karp
After the mass shooting in Aurora last year, the governor, state police, lawmakers and gun control activists promised major changes to address loopholes in Illinois gun laws.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Patrick Smith
Aurora Police Officer John Cebulski was just one of hundreds of officers who responded to an active shooter situation a year ago this Saturday at the Henry Pratt Company. He remembers that day and reflects on his recovery.
Saturday will mark one year since a deadly work-place shooting in west suburban Aurora, IL. Five employees of the Henry Pratt Company died when a disgruntled worker opened fire in a meeting room.