Chicago has experienced several high-profile shootings near public schools this fall at a time when gun violence is up in the city. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
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Maryan Abdulkarim's family moved to Finland in the 1990s from Somalia. She says Afro-Finns have long felt invisible in a country known for its efficient social welfare government. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Natalie Moore; Producer: Lauren Frost
Prisons in Finland focus on actual rehabilitation and don’t emphasize punishment. Often inmates can leave for school or work, but there are still shortcomings to this system. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Natalie Moore
Anu Partanen, author of the book "The Nordic Theory of Everything" provides a glimpse behind how Finnish society informs their open prison system. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Natalie Moore
John Catanzara often clashed publicly with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. He faced criticism recently for comparing a vaccine mandate to Nazi Germany. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Chip Mitchell
The United States has the highest prison population in the world, while Finland has one of the lowest. WBEZ explored the open system model in this Nordic country, and the philosophy behind it. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Natalie Moore
Paul Kearns, director of Argonne National Laboratory, shares takeaways from the major global climate change summit “COP26.” Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
If the City Council doesn’t agree on new political boundaries by Dec. 1, voters could end up picking a map themselves. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
A third of Finnish prisons operate as “open,” allowing inmates to leave the facility for work or school - and the model is seen as successful. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Natalie Moore
A gun detection software the city of Chicago uses is facing increased scrutiny from aldermen and a growing number of activists. Host: Araceli Gómez-Aldana; Reporter: Claudia Morell
The University of Chicago Press is pleased to announce that Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side by Eve Ewing and The Republic of Color: Science, Perception, and the Making of Modern America by Michael Rossi are the recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Gordon
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After months of juggling added COVID-19 duties, vaccines could lighten the school nursing load and help them refocus on student needs. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An
In the summer of 1978, US President Jimmy Carter proclaimed a University Press Week “in recognition of the impact, both here and abroad, of American university presses on culture and scholarship.” In 2012, the Association of University Presses revived the idea of this celebration to recognize the impact that a global community of university
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A school community on the Northwest Side in Chicago is reeling after fire destroyed a playground where many kids could go to feel safe. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
A billing error left a Chicago homeowner with a $25,000 dollar water bill and a lien against her property. The case shows how a small billing mistake can lead to serious legal consequences without the homeowner ever knowing.
A billing error left a Chicago homeowner with a $25,000 dollar water bill and a lien against her property. The case shows how a small billing mistake can lead to serious legal consequences without the homeowner ever knowing.
As the Chicago ward remap deadline approaches, Asian American advocates make one last push for a ward of their own. Grace Pai leads Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
TikTok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas talks about the historically Black fraternities of the Divine Nine - and their contributions to Black American culture. Host: Mary Dixon, Lisa Labuz