University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign labor professor, Robert Bruno, weighs in on whether we could see Chicago-area Starbucks workers vote to unionize. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
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Leo Castillo and Sylvia Montigo talk about their brother and son Renee Castillo, who was shot and killed last month in Little Village, as part of our series "Remembering Those We Lost." Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Patrick Smith
WBEZ found a steep drop off in As and Bs among seventh graders in low-income schools last year. Those marks are key to high school admission. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
A key figure in the movement to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Illinois is now taking over as the leader of an organization pushing for cannabis legalization across the country. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Natalie Moore
Chicago’s Latino community is mourning the death of Mexican cultural icon Vicente Fernandez, a singer with a special connection to Chicago. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: María Inés Zamudio
Students in schools with middle class students also received fewer Ds and Fs, a disparity that widened during the pandemic, WBEZ found. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
While the Asian American community may see its first slim-majority-ward in the proposed maps, efforts to consolidate Englewood appear to once again fail. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
Billy Boy Arnold has been playing Chicago blues for just about as long as the genre has existed, with a recording and performing career that spans over seventy years. His newly published autobiography, The Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold—hailed by Library Journal as a “lively, illuminating memoir essential to
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Experts say there are no residential facilities available for students requiring intensive mental health or behavioral support as needs surge. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Susie An
Keith Kompoltowicz, Watershed Hydrology Section Chief for the Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, forecasts future water levels in Lake Michigan for this winter and spring. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
The University of Chicago Press and the Chicago Distribution Center are excited to announce a new marketing and distribution partnership with the Grolier Club throughout the world starting January 1, 2022. Since its founding in 1884, the Grolier Club has published or sponsored almost 500 books and exhibition catalogs—some of
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For years advocates have argued charter schools were taking money away from district-run traditional public schools. CPS is now being pushed to share more information with parents about how the city’s charter schools are spending taxpayer dollars. Host...
The infrastructure bill sets aside nearly $3 billion for apprenticeship programs with a focus on workers facing barriers to employment. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Chicago historian and TikTok star Shermann “Dilla” Thomas looks back at the life and career of White Sox legend, Minnie Minoso. Host: Mary Dixon, Lisa Labuz; Producer: Cianna Greaves
The Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation has awarded the University of Chicago Press a generous gift to establish a book series that reflects the broad interests of the Polish-born artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017). The series, to be known as the Abakanowicz Collection, will feature creative and critical works on
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A peek behind Natalie’s trip to Finland covering their open prison system, as well as the whys and hows of Moore's reporting in her own words. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Erin Kahoa
Lisa Chun, senior attorney with the National Immigrant Justice Center, explains what President Biden's new immigration enforcement priorities mean for immigrants in Illinois. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: María Inés Zamudio
While the global fashion world remembers him for his own label and work on Louis Vuitton’s men’s line, Abloh had deep Chicago connections, says Thomas Kearns, his former professor at Illinois Institute of Technology. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Natalie...