In honor of Pride Month, we’re pleased to spotlight Stephen Vider’s recently published The Queerness of Home: Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Domesticity After World War II, which author and former Guggenheim fellow George Chauncey called “creatively researched, beautifully written, and unfailingly smart: a first-rate work of revisionist history.”
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Last week Chicago’s air was unusually dry, with dewpoint temperatures dropping to the 30s and 40s. Dr. Trent Ford joins to discuss climate in Chicago. Host: Melba Lara; Guest: Dr. Trent Ford
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is using a funeral home for weekly services as it makes plans to rise from the ashes. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Adora Namigadde
WBEZ found that the big fundraising is done by schools where most kids aren’t low income, And increasingly, the money is going to hire staff. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Natalie Moore
The landfill in Waukegan will soon be home to 20,000 solar panels, part of a trend to reuse Superfund cleanup sites. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Caroline Kubzansky
WBEZ found that fundraising by CPS schools has skyrocketed since 2010. And the big fundraising is by schools where most kids aren’t low income. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
In recordings from a closed-door meeting, former park district board president Avis Lavelle said she left to relieve pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos
In our series, Kids Ask, we hear from a 5 year-old curious about what an opinion is. Susie An talks to Dr. Marisha Humphries from UIC. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Susie An
Historian and WBEZ contributor Shermann Dilla Thomas, and midday host Lisa Labuz discuss the history and architecture of Quinn Chapel AME Church on Chicago's South Side. Host: Mary Dixon & Lisa Labuz; Producer: Cianna Greaves
Some Chicago Asian Americans want to make sure their heritage month is not forgotten. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Chicago remains a common scapegoat in gun violence debates. Host: Melba Lara; Guest: Dr. Kimya Barden
We hear how the pandemic changed everything for four local 2022 college grads. Host: Melba Lara; Host: Anna Savchenko
The data that could help illuminate disparities has never been public here. After a WBEZ inquiry, the state is evaluating whether that should change. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Kristen Schorsch
An Illinois fifth grade teacher shares how she’s navigating the shooting in Texas with her students. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An
Some teens at Waubonsie Valley High are so into the project that teachers have to prod them to leave the prairie and go to their other classes. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An
The mayor’s push to amend the city’s curfew comes after a 16 year old was fatally shot in Millennium Park. Lightfoot’s amendment would change the current citywide curfew for teens to 10 p.m., seven days a week. The plan is scheduled for a vote in commi...