Chicago police will remain in the city's public schools after the Chicago Board of Education voted to continue the controversial practice.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Sarah Karp
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Artists in Chicago are pushing cultural institutions to make real changes on diversity and inclusion - and not make the creators do all the work.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Carrie Shepherd
The way summer camps and daycare centers operate during the pandemic may offer a glimpse into how schools might safely reopen in the fall.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Susie An
Summer is upon us, and as cities, states, and nations begin to open up following months of pandemic lockdown, we remain uncertain about what the future holds. The need for clear, informed, and effective communication of science information to the general public has never been greater. For all the scicommers of the world, we’ve put together a #SciComm toolkit of books, many of which appear in our series of Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. To all the science journalists, writers, video and radio producers, and public information officers: we thank you for your work and hope these suggested readings are of some help! The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science: Second Edition Scott L. Montgomery Writing Science in Plain English Anne E. Greene Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story Randy Olson Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, Eighth Edition Council of Science Editors Also available as Scientific Style and Format Online Ethics and Practice in Science Communication Edited by Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom Handbook for Science Public Information Officers W. Matthew Shipman The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers, Second Edition Jane E. Miller The Chicago […]
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Chicagoans are walking, biking and jogging along Lake Michigan on what marks the long-awaited reopening of the city’s pedestrian trail.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Mariah Woelfel
An art center on Chicago’s Southeast Side is delivering supplies to kids across the city so they can stay creative and connected as the pandemic continues.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Carrie Shepherd
In the 1970s, Alejandra Cano’s parents fled from the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile and brought her to the United States. Cano joined Nestor Gomez to talk about her recent troubles with the immigration system.
Host: Melba Lara
Producer: Bill Healy
In an 1857 speech, orator Frederick Douglass affirmed the yearning for liberty and justice, and warned of the fight needed to achieve both.
Host: Melba Lara
Producer: Steve Bynum
DACA recipients living in the Chicago area say DACA has changed their lives. They are celebrating this victory, but they vow to continue fighting for full citizenship.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Maria Ines Zamudio
The holiday commemorates the date, June 19th 1865, when Union soldiers told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and they were free.
Host: Mary Dixon
Guest: Dr. Kim Dulaney
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is a major advocate for DACA, and he spoke on the floor of the Senate this morning.
Host: Melba Lara, Mary Dixon
The warmth of the summer sun beckons new life out from the dirt and into our hearts. Summer gardening is an avid pastime for many, but now with the current restrictions and precautions, more people than ever are dedicating time and space to their gardens. Whether you have a green thumb and a full backyard or are just beginning with a modest kitchen window planter, this reading list is sure to dig up information and inspiration for your gardening pursuits. Discoveries in the Garden, by James B. Nardi “Nardi’s wonderful new book is a must for anyone who wants to be an informed observer of and participant in the life of their garden. From the architecture of plant tissue to the magic shop of plant chemistry, Nardi shows how plants have evolved strategies to help them thrive and offers simple experiments allowing readers to ask them questions. I will never look at the brilliant colors of fall leaves or sniff the fragrance my tomato plants leave on my hands without thanking him for this book.” Kristin Ohlson, author of The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet Darwin’s Most Wonderful […]
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Some say observing Juneteenth is a way for employers to signal that they are serious about racial equity, but the work shouldn’t stop there.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Odette Yousef
Calls for police reform or defunding and disbanding departments have grown louder recently in Gary, Indiana as part of protests against racist police practices.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Michael Puente
About 20 protesters shut down a JP Morgan Chase branch on Chicago’s South Side over lending patterns exposed by WBEZ and City Bureau
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Linda Lutton
ComEd’s payments to Jenner & Block spiked as federal prosecutors investigated the company’s ties to Illinois politicians.
Host: Melba Lara, Lisa Labuz
Reporter: Tony Arnold
The Illinois Supreme Court may issue an order that could potentially undermine attempts to identify problematic cops.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Patrick Smith