A mounting body of research shows specific ways students should be taught to read. But many popular lessons aren’t aligned with that science. Host: Melba Lara; Reporters: Lauren Frost, Cassie Walker Burke
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Cole's time in Chicago would set the foundation for his success, including his cherished holiday tunes. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Cianna Greaves
Road salt, meant to clear roads and sidewalks of ice and snow, often ends up in our local waterways, where it raises chloride levels and can harm aquatic life. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Indira Khera
You may know White because his name is on your driver’s license or you’ve seen his tumblers at parades. But there’s a lot more to White’s legendary political career as it comes to an end. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dave McKinney
With crime once again a top issue in Chicago, some aldermen running for reelection face challengers who say their way of combating it is outdated. Host: Melba Lara; Reporters: Mariah Woelfel, Tessa Weinberg and Lauren Frost
Critics want to know who will pay for security and physical damage to downtown. But the bigger question is: Is anyone clamoring for this? Host: Melba Lara; Reporters: Lauren Frost and Mark Guarino
The city of Chicago will present several preliminary plans for the development of a vacant lot in the Pilsen neighborhood. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Indira Khera
The veteran detective was demoted for speaking out about a shooting of an unarmed teen by an off-duty officer in 2017. Lambert’s lawyers had sought as much as $2 million. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Chip Mitchel and Cianna Greaves
Chicagos first-ever police district council elections are next February. We hear from one of the candidates. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Anna Savchenko
Since the pandemic began, Chicago Public Schools has spent more than $300-hundred million dollars on classroom technology. But is that money being used effectively? Host: Melba Lara; Reporters: Mila Koumpilova and Lauren Frost
A new exhibit at the Field Museum highlights areas not often associated with each other, parts of Chicago’s South Side and Northwest Indiana known as the Calumet Region. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Michael Puente
Chicago Public Schools lacks a cohesive plan for using computers in the classroom or a reliable way to track them, WBEZ and Chalkbeat found. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
New research led by University of Chicago professor Tiffany Shaw explains weather patterns in hemispheres and their growing asymmetry. Host: Melba Laura; Reporter: Lauren Frost
Have you heard about the Danish expression of hygge? We talk to an expert who will tell us how to incorporate its principles into our our lives this winter. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Reporter: Araceli Gomez-Aldana
The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.” Host: Mary Dixon: Reporter: Cianna Greaves