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For City Colleges grads it was ‘never too late’ to get their high school degree

June 5, 2023

It’s graduation season in Chicago. Over the weekend, families and friends gathered at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side to celebrate a set of unconventional high school grads. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Tessa Weinberg

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Chicago’s 311 help line can’t keep up with calls for shelter

June 1, 2023

The influx of asylum-seekers is putting additional strain on a system that is under-resourced and unreliable, WBEZ analysis shows. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Anna Savchenko, Amy Qin and Cianna Greaves

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Temporary migrant shelters span Chicago neighborhoods

May 31, 2023

Asylum-seekers dwell in 10 temporary shelters operated by the city of Chicago. Half the shelters are in higher-income neighborhoods. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Indira Khera

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Read an Excerpt from “The Great American Transit Disaster” by Nicholas Dagen Bloom

May 31, 2023

Many a scholar and policy analyst has lamented American dependence on cars and the corresponding lack of federal investment in public transportation throughout the latter decades of the twentieth century. But as Nicholas Dagen Bloom shows in The Great American Transit Disaster, our transit networks are so bad for a very

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More than 500 anti-violence workers were out Memorial Day weekend

May 30, 2023

Over 50 were shot this past holiday weekend in Chicago according to police. That's about the city's average for Memorial Day weekend. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Lauren Frost

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More than 500 anti-violence workers were out Memorial Day weekend

May 30, 2023

Over 50 were shot this past holiday weekend in Chicago according to police. That's about the city's average for Memorial Day weekend. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Lauren Frost

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My daughter was killed by bullets meant for me

May 30, 2023

Jontae Adams just wanted to be a good dad and take his daughter to McDonald’s. He continues to struggle with the guilt of putting her at risk. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Patrick Smith

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Cook County Health prepares to pay for migrants’ health care

May 30, 2023

The county is treating an influx of migrants while preparing for a wave of low-income patients to lose Medicaid health insurance. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Reporter: Kristen Schorsch

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The impact of school closures on CPS students

May 30, 2023

A WBEZ/Sun-Time analysis shows the academic outcomes for students affected by school closures ten years ago. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp

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For at least three years, a data error has caused chaos in the lives of people who were promised a clean record if they did probation. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Shannon Heffernan