Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike is hopeful as she looks ahead in the battle against COVID-19. Why? Because of what we know already. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Alex Degman
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The former Chicago police officer will have served just over three years for the murder. Roy L. Austin, a former official in the civil rights division of the U.S. department of justice, weigh in on calls for the feds to step in. Host: Jenn White; Produ...
Last month, we were excited to start the year with some of our biggest book exhibits here at the University of Chicago Press. Though the meetings may be over, it’s not too late to browse for yourself and take advantage of any our seven conference discounts from January. Society for
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A state grant will help rebuild the commercial strip in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. Craig Chico, head of the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, shares plans for a $50 million development on one block of Ashland Avenue. Host: Lisa Lab...
In our weekly climate conversation Doctor Deanna Hence, from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois, tells us what “wind chill” really means, and how it affects us. Host: Lisa Labuz, Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
Health officials say we’ll be living with the coronavirus for perhaps years to come. But how we’ll live with it is the real question. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
WBEZ last month reported that kids most in need can’t get residential treatment. The state is responding, though advocates say it isn’t enough. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An
Doctor Scott Collis, an atmospheric scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, shares what effects on our climate the Tonga volcanic eruption could have. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
The Chicago Bulls and the Blackhawks are dealing with injuries and the baseball players’ union is responding to their latest contract offer - plus more in the latest local sports news. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Reporter: Cheryl Raye-Stout
Without a compromise map nailed down, Chicago aldermen have been sitting through a sparsely attended series of public input hearings. But the once-a-decade process appears stalled. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Becky Vevea
Property owners can now request that their local county recorder remove illegal restrictive covenants from their property deeds. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Natalie Moore
Lisa Labuz and Tiktok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas reflect on Martin Luther King Junior’s struggle to bring change to Chicago. Host: Mary Dixon; Producer: Cianna Greaves
Chicago's new cultural affairs commissioner, Erin Harkey, talks about equitable funding for the arts and the city's plan to grow the film and TV industries in Chicago. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Producer: Katie O'Connell
Grieving parents have complained for years about a lack of communication from CPD detectives. A new unit aims to fix that. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Patrick Smith
Teachers return on Tuesday. This ends a bitter feud between the mayor and the union that left children idle since last Wednesday. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Sarah Karp
More children in Illinois are being hospitalized with COVID-19, but officials say they aren’t seeing the virus raging in schools. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Kristen Schorsch