If a rider won't wear a mask, CTA bus drivers aren't allowed to confront them. Drivers say more needs to be done to help push mask wearing and social distancing.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
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Sixty-five years ago, 14 year old Emmett Till from Chicago was brutally beaten and lynched in Mississippi. As a child, Ollie Gordon lived in the same building as Emmett Till in Chicago, and she shared what she remembers from that time.
Host: Melba L...
Immigration advocates say that the citizenship process has become more difficult under President Donald Trump. They say there are longer delays and more scrutiny of applicants.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Maria Ines Zamudio
We asked women in Illinois politics how they’re marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and what challenges are still ahead for women. Gordon-Booth represents the 92nd District, and was also the youngest woman and the first African America...
Illinois Republicans ended their national convention Thursday night and now have an eye on the November elections. For President Donald Trump and his acolytes, it was a week of bashing the media, the Democrats and Joe Biden.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter:...
Some districts have rolled out plans for reopening with in-person instruction and then reversed course by deciding to start remotely. It’s created divisions in school communities, and teachers are feeling the pressure.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Susie...
We asked women in Illinois politics how they’re marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and what challenges are still ahead for women. Robin Kelly has represented the 2nd Congressional District since 2013 and previously served in the Illin...
The Board of Education approved a one year school police contract while also approving a plan to come up with an alternative by March.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Sarah Karp
We asked women in Illinois politics how they’re marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and what challenges are still ahead for women. Lori Lightfoot is Chicago’s first Black female and openly gay woman to be elected to the office.
Host: ...
Police in Northern Illinois have arrested a 17 year old in connection to the killing of two people last night during unrest in Kenosha. The killings came on the third night of protesting in the town just over the Wisconsin border following the shooting...
We asked women in Illinois politics how they’re marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and what challenges are still ahead for women. Illinois state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit is in her third term representing the 84th District, and is a U.S....
Parents feeling uncertain about Chicago Public Schools’ plan for the fall are seeking other options for their kids.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
100 years ago this week, the 19th amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution. To mark the occasion, WBEZ starred an “inspiration chain:” asking women in Illinois politics what challenges are still ahead, and who inspires them to be public servants.
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Illinois Republicans are low on money, prestige and power. But here’s how they’re hoping to energize voters during their party’s national convention this week.
Host: Mary Dixon, Becky Vevea
Reporter: Dave McKinney
College students are returning to school in pandemic-adjusted ways, and international students are concerned about how all the changes could affect their potential futures in the U.S.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Minju Park
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely hit harder and last longer in Chicago’s Black neighborhoods than in the city’s white communities, according to research from Chicago State University.
Reporter: Natalie Moore
Guest: Ernst Cou...
This summer has not been easy in Chicago: a global pandemic, civil unrest, all while the city’s beaches remain closed. But Chicagoans and tourists alike are often jumping in the lake off concrete slabs that line the lakefront path - even though that’s ...