Leaders at local fraternities and sororities talk about trying to build community and connect with new students during a pandemic.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Minju Park
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The vaccine is finally here. How some doctors are lining up to get immunized this week.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Kristen Schorsch
Gray wolves are in the news: at the end of October, the Trump administration stripped them of protections under the US Endangered Species Act, effectively opening the way to renewed hunting of a species once nearly driven to extinction; yet in the 2020 elections, Colorado narrowly passed Proposition 114, directing the state to begin reintroduction efforts; and all of this is occurring as we mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the successful reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. Publishing December 15, Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park is a testament to all we have learned from the wolves of Yellowstone since 1995—and to what we will lose if these ecologically vital predators were to disappear. Featuring a foreword by Jane Goodall, beautiful images, companion online documentary videos by celebrated filmmaker Bob Landis, and contributions from more than seventy wolf and wildlife conservation luminaries from Yellowstone and around the world, this book is a gripping, accessible celebration of the extraordinary Yellowstone Wolf Project—and of the park through which these majestic and important creatures once again roam. Below, enjoy a book trailer produced by Bob Landis in which the book’s lead editor (and Yellowstone Wolf Project leader) […]
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The thought of going back to in-person class ramps up Jessica Vega's anxiety. She's a Chicago Public Schools teacher who has tried her best teaching remotely during the pandemic. She says Chicago Public Schools’ plan to bring elementary students back i...
At Saucedo Elementary in Little Village, Olga Contreras is fighting back against palpable learning loss — one day and one student at a time.
Host: Marie Lane
Reporter: Sarah Karp
A shrine in suburban Des Plaines is trying to keep pilgrims away due to the pandemic. Celebrations for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe usually attract up to a quarter million visitors.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Linda Lutton
Prisoners rely on the so-called grievance system to report dangerous conditions, including abuse. In Illinois, the system is broken.
Host: Marie Lane
Reporter: Shannon Heffernan
Some city employees have a new job this year, breaking up large gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19. Currently, Illinois is not allowing private parties in commercial spaces, and gatherings at private residences cannot exceed six non-household me...
A COVID-19 vaccine could be in Illinois soon, and medical professionals in Chicago are weighing the risk and duty of getting it.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Becky Vevea
As Chicago Public Schools prepares to resume in-person classes early next year, North Lawndale College Prep says it’s working for their students.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
Newly released data shows disparities that hospitals serving communities of color have felt for months - small Chicago hospitals were full with patients, while big hospitals had beds to spare.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Kristen Schorsch
With only 42 % of Black adults in a national study saying they’re willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, Chicago clinics serving communities of color see work ahead.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Kristen Schorsch
Mike Grover has lived with an aggressive brain cancer for more than a decade. At StoryCorps Chicago, Mike spoke to his wife Lea about confronting death.
Producer: Bill Healy
A JPMorgan Chase grant will look to help Black and Latino families become homeowners after decades of disinvestment in Chicago neighborhoods.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Linda Lutton
Long before he landed a side gig at the power company, Ed Moody was a star election worker for Illinois Democratic boss Michael Madigan.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos
Ridership on public transit has plummeted during the pandemic. With so many businesses rethinking the need for offices, transit agencies like suburban rail service, Metra, are thinking about how to look different and attract new riders post COVID.
Hos...