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Douglass Park residents organize to evict music festivals

Douglass Park in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood is now home to three of the city’s biggest music festivals. Residents have been organizing to evict them from the park because the festivals block access. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: María Inés Zam...

Douglass Park residents organize to evict music festivals

Douglass Park in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood is now home to three of the city’s biggest music festivals. Residents have been organizing to evict them from the park because the festivals block access. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: María Inés Zam...

COVID-19 vaccine uptake is low among kids under 5

Only one in 20 eligible kids under 5 in Illinois have received a first dose. That leaves pediatricians and child care providers trying to troubleshoot. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Lisa Philip

Five Questions with Victoria W. Wolcott, author of “Living in the Future: Utopianism and the Long Civil Rights Movement”

Utopian thinking is often dismissed as unrealistic, idealistic, and impractical—completely divorced from urgent issues like repairing the United States’ bitter history of racial injustice. But as Victoria W. Wolcott provocatively argues in her new book Living in the Future: Utopianism and the Long Civil Rights Movement, utopianism is actually the

Extended state support for delayed toddlers is helping them catch up

This summer, more kids were able to stay in early intervention programs and get ready for school. Thanks to a new state law, kids who turn 3 over the summer don’t need to be cut from an important early intervention program. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: ...

Illinois’ prison system held in contempt for shoddy healthcare

A federal judge is holding the Illinois Department of Corrections in contempt for its failures to provide healthcare for incarcerated people. Alan Mills, an attorney involved in the lawsuit, explains the significance of the contempt order. Host: Melba ...

Chicago City Council isn’t immune to the Great Resignation

You may have heard about the Great Resignation sweeping across the country right now as people reprioritize their lives following the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, the Chicago City Council isn’t immune to the trend. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel

Teenage interns took care of Illinois prairies this summer

A group of teenage interns spent this summer learning about climate change and its sociological impact, as part of the Nature Conservancy’s Youth Environmental Thinkers program. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost

Read an Excerpt from “Sound Experiments: The Music of the AACM” by Paul Steinbeck

Founded on Chicago’s South Side in 1965 and still thriving today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is the most influential collective organization in jazz and experimental music. In Sound Experiments, Paul Steinbeck offers an in-depth historical and musical investigation of the collective, analyzing individual performances and formal

Darren Bailey struggles to unite his party

GOP heavyweights haven’t backed Bailey’s campaign directly since he won the nomination, and even his supporters worry about how he’ll secure statewide support. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dave McKinney

What it’s like to be a first-time Chicago teacher

Illinois has managed to stay ahead of a national teacher shortage, but a closer look as schools restart reveals a lot of churn and burnout. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An