WBEZ’s education team has been following teachers and students during this semester of the coronavirus pandemic. While a lot of activities high school students look forward to during the year have been sidelined, that’s not stopping some kids from enjo...
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As we enter the holiday season, many of us are beginning to plan festive meals to share with our family and friends (virtual turkey-carving, anyone?). Visions of roasted meats, fresh breads, heirloom vegetables, herbs, spices, and sweet sweet pies abound. But what shaped our modern diets? Why do we eat what we eat, and what does the cultivation of our menus look like? We checked in with the authors of a range of foodie tomes to hear their response to a central question: how has food production and consumption shaped our modern world? Carolyn Cobbold, author of A Rainbow Palate: How Chemical Dyes Changed the West’s Relationship with Food “Man-made chemical additives and industrialization have democratized food consumption by bringing cheaper products with a longer shelf life to more people. At the same time, our trust in food, producers, and science has diminished. We fret about not knowing the provenance of our food while forgetting that billions of people can now eat like kings in cities devoid of farms. We worry about the long-term impact of consuming food filled with synthetic chemicals, but we forget that modern preservatives help to kill the bacteria that rots food and makes us ill. […]
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As we enter the holiday season, many of us are beginning to plan festive meals to share with our family and friends (virtual turkey-carving, anyone?). Visions of roasted meats, fresh breads, heirloom vegetables, herbs, spices, and sweet sweet pies abound. But what shaped our modern diets? Why do we eat what we eat, and what does the cultivation of our menus look like? We checked in with the authors of a range of foodie tomes to hear their response to a central question: how has food production and consumption shaped our modern world? Carolyn Cobbold, author of A Rainbow Palate: How Chemical Dyes Changed the West’s Relationship with Food “Man-made chemical additives and industrialization have democratized food consumption by bringing cheaper products with a longer shelf life to more people. At the same time, our trust in food, producers, and science has diminished. We fret about not knowing the provenance of our food while forgetting that billions of people can now eat like kings in cities devoid of farms. We worry about the long-term impact of consuming food filled with synthetic chemicals, but we forget that modern preservatives help to kill the bacteria that rots food and makes us ill. […]
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Workers at the Midwest branch of the Environmental Protection Agency have a heightened interest in this year's presidential election results. They say the Trump administration has made detrimental changes to their workplace and their ability to protect...
The $4.5 million settlement comes more than six years after agents raided the suburban offices of Concept Schools Inc.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos, Sarah Karp
Criminal justice reformers are cheering the re-election of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Foxx beat back a law-and-order challenge from former judge and prosecutor Pat O’Brien.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Patrick Smith
Election Day has come and gone in Chicago. And given the worries about a global pandemic, potential unrest related to a heated presidential race, and the worry of poll staffing and lines things went very smoothly.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Claudia Mo...
Voters all around the country and here in Chicagoland are waking up to uncertainty. Several of the key races we’ve been watching leading up to Tuesday's election are still too close to call.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Dave McKinney
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights partnered with dozens of community organizations to push for pro-immigrant policies and candidates. During this election cycle, immigration advocates have made over 1.3 million calls and sent hund...
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, many people are out of work and can't pay their rents. Illinois has a statewide moratorium on evictions. But renters worry what happens when the moratorium is lifted.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Natalie Moore
With Illinois all but certain to vote blue again, liberals from the big city turn their attention to nearby battleground states.
Dan Mihalopoulos reports
Spiking positivity rates and hospitalizations are the metrics behind the renewed restrictions. But officials aren’t really telling us where the new cases are coming from.
Chicago United for Equity is a nonprofit focused on reforming the city's budget to meet the needs of communities. Esther Yoon-ji Kang reports.
We’re excited to welcome Mary Al-Sayed, who recently joined the Press as editor in the Books Division, acquiring new titles in anthropology and history. Mary comes to us from Palgrave Macmillan, where she was senior editor for anthropology, sociology, and migration studies. Ordinarily, we would look forward to introducing Mary in person at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), where you’d have the opportunity to chat with her directly about her interests. Alas, here we are. AAA will be virtual, as will our booth. But we didn’t want you all to miss the chance to get to know Mary, so we’ve put together this little Q & A. Enjoy the interview, and then click through to our Virtual AAA booth to browse the latest, best books in the field, which are available for 40% off with free shipping. We’ll look forward to seeing you in person at next year’s AAA! What are you looking for in a book, and what kind of project gets you excited? I approach most proposals with a really rude question in mind, one that my mother forbade me from asking around second grade: “So what?” (Yes, I was an obnoxious child.) Most proposals an […]
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Vendors at the Little Village Discount Mall fear a redevelopment plan will wipe them out. Alderman Cardenas says there’s room for everyone: “Target’s not going to sell a quinceañera dress.”
Chicago Public schools want to return some students with special needs to the classroom, saying these students need more support and services. But many parents of students with disabilities are against that.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Adriana Cardona...