Most Illinois schools haven’t started weekly COVID-19 saliva testing despite being several weeks into the school year. Lisa Schencker of the Chicago Tribune explains why. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
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Lorraine Hansberry's famed play brought the story of a Black family on the South Side of Chicago to Broadway. A new exhibit reimagines its themes. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Natalie Moore
The city of Chicago recently began a pilot program that trims back the role of police in responding to 911 calls about mental-health crises. Matt Richards of the Chicago Department of Public Health shares details on how that effort is going. Host: Melb...
Some of the youngest Chicago Public School students are having a hard time adjusting to in-person learning after a year of learning at home. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
Under new leadership, a 1980s program designed to prevent white flight is now assisting local residents with repairs and remodeling. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Natalie Moore
Pedro Martinez is currently superintendent of a San Antonio school district. He will become CPS' first permanent Latino leader. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Sarah Karp
Chicago Public Schools says it will ramp up contact tracing amid complaints that it’s taking too long to inform parents their children have been exposed. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
This fall, we’re delighted to be publishing three new titles in our Phoenix Poets series: The Missing Mountain by Michael Collier, Blue in Green by Chiyuma Elliott, and Who’s on First? by Lloyd Schwartz. Below, these three poets tell us a little about their new collections and highlight a poem
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Elaine Little resigned after WBEZ reported Little had herself been under investigation in a previous job for alleged conflicts of interest. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos
It's fall membership drive time at WBEZ, and we wanted to give you a peek behind the scenes on how we do what we do. Linda Lutton took time to share the whys and hows of her reporting, as well as some tape that had to be cut for air! Host: Melba Lara; ...
WBEZ's Lisa Labuz talks to TikTok historian Sherman “Dilla” Thomas about the Pullman neighborhood, its founder, and the laborers who lived there. Host: Mary Dixon; Producer: Cianna Greaves
Jack Darin, an advocate for the new energy bill passed by Illinois legislators explains how he thinks it’ll help the fight against climate change. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost
Emboldened by new data, Latino aldermen are seizing the moment and turning City Council committee meetings into the latest battleground for equity. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
A temporary 9/11 memorial is giving Chicagoans an opportunity to remember the terrorist attacks of 20 years ago. Host: Araceli Gómez-Aldana; Reporter: Linda Lutton
Twenty years after the terrorist attacks, recollections are still vivid for some, while others only know a post-9/11 world. Host: Araceli Gómez-Aldana; Reporter: Adora Namigadde
Hal Bergen was sent by the U.S. military to Germany at the end of WWII, where he helped run the sound system for the Nazis’ trial for war crimes. Bergen’s daughter Kathy brought him to StoryCorps, where he told her about his front row seat to history. ...
WBEZ’s Mary Dixon speaks with "Horsegirl," a young Chicago band, about getting to perform on the same stage as their Punk rock idols. Producer: Cianna Greaves
Only eight districts submitted a remote program to the state. “Why go backwards and not have options for families?” one superintendent said. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An