Former ally of indicted Madigan advisor speaks out for the first time about being implicated in explosive 2012 email that shook Springfield, Illinois. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dave McKinney
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Festive meals every year could look a lot different in the future, as climate change continues to affect our plants and animals. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Jessica Wolfrom; Producer: Lauren Frost
The Chicago Police Department’s outreach strategy now includes Officer Michael Carroll, an officer working with minority religious communities. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Adora Namigadde
The latest on the investigation into the tragic death of an Illinois State University graduate student who died two months ago downstate. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Eric Stock
Immigration activists say this is the time to pressure Senators to support an effort to create a pathway to citizenship through the budget reconciliation process. Host: Araceli Gómez-Aldana; Reporter: María Inés Zamudio; Guest: Lawrence Benito
The Thanksgiving holiday is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native Americans and the start of a long history of white immigrants stealing their land. Host: Araceli Gómez-Aldana; Reporter: María Inés Zamudio; Guest: River Kerstetter
Players in the National Women’s Soccer League say they were emotionally and verbally abused by the longtime coach of the Chicago Red Stars
Most people know salsa music.
And, you may be aware of other Latin music traditions like: bachata, merengue and the ever popular reggaeton.
There’s another Latin music style that doesn’t get a lot of attention but is loved just the same by those who...
About 50 Chicago public high schools have voted to get rid of police officers in the last year and a half. Now officials say they are figuring out ways to de-escalate conflicts without police. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
Local historian Sherman Dilla Thomas discusses the Indigenous history of Chicago’s Sauganash neighborhood. Host: Mary Dixon, Lisa Labuz; Producer: Cianna Greaves
We’re pleased to share a short excerpt from Justin B. Richland’s new book, Cooperation without Submission, which was published this September. It is well-known that there is a complicated relationship between Native American Tribes and the US government. In Cooperation without Submission, Justin B. Richland, an associate justice of the Hopi Appellate Court
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World-renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle discusses how climate change affects the oceans, and how the oceans affect us here in Illinois. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
Chicago and Illinois are experiencing high transmission rates, with more than 400 new cases per day in the city. So what does this mean for the upcoming holidays? Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Katie O'Connell
Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson gave Cook County prosecutors information about the scandal at the Chicago Park District. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos
Language preventing Blacks from owning property can’t be enforced, but its lingering presence still evokes pain and anger. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Natalie Moore
Restrictive covenants and deeds meant to keep Black residents out of white neighborhoods are unenforceable today, but their lingering presence still evokes pain and anger. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Natalie Moore
The disruption in the global supply chain has been impacting Chicago area small business owners and entrepreneurs. They say they are having a hard time getting goods. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Claudia Morell
Ghosts in the MRI, a Guest Post from John Lardas Modern
In Neuromatic: Or, A Particular History of Religion and the Brain, John Lardas Modern offers a powerful and original critique of neurology’s pivotal role in religious history. In this original piece below, adapted from his research, he looks at one specific instance of the attempt to use technology to measure
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