Chris Patterson is the head of the state’s new Office of Firearm Violence Prevention. The office will help dole out a promised $250 million dollars to violence prevention organizations over the next three years. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Patrick Smith
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Sean Casten vs. Marie Newman would be a vastly different match-up than these two politically promising Illinois incumbents once envisioned. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dave McKinney
Chicago relies on private debt collectors to force Chicago homeowners with delinquent water bills to pay up. But before debt collectors get to work, past due water bills turn into code violations. More than 20 years ago, the city created the Department...
Alexandra Tarzikhan, a fellow at Northwestern University’s Center for International Human Rights, was among the people attending the first week of COP26 - the United Nations climate change summit. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
For years, Chicago officials turned water into a revenue stream, rapidly increasing the cost of a resource that people can’t live without. Tens of thousands of Chicagoans racked up over $421 million in delinquent water bills over the last decade. Much ...
Intrepid 5- to 11-year-olds are lining up for the first jabs, and more clinics and appointments will open this weekend. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An
Some 2,300 of them are special education students. CPS expects all students with special needs to have service after winter break. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
The report by a former prosecutor says the park district didn’t take any corrective action until after WBEZ wrote about the allegations in April. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos
Chicago will be spending an unprecedented amount of money to support mental health next year, but some activists say the fight isn't over, until all the mental health clinics shuttered under Rahm Emanuel are re-opened. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Claud...
Illinois State Climatologist, Doctor Trent Ford discusses how strategies for cutting emissions, amongst global leaders at COP-26, affect us here in Illinois. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
A Native American birchbark canoe was launched into Lake Michigan for the first time yesterday in almost two centuries. Host: Susie An; Reporter: Anna Savchenko
We’re pleased to share a short excerpt from Debra Bricker Balken's landmark new book, "Harold Rosenberg: A Critic's Life."
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One investigation was initiated by the Chicago mayor as a transparency step. Now she won’t commit to releasing its findings. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Chip Mitchell
This week, we’ve been chronicling the saga of historic Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s Near South Side – WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch has been reporting on this story for more than a year. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Al Keefe
The board president and chief executive were told that an unfolding probe involved 34 subjects at seven beaches and three pools, eight months before WBEZ made it public. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos