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Nine up-and-coming acts to see at summer music fests

It's summer festival season. Go for the headliners, but stay for these local up-and-comers worthy of their own spotlight. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Andrew Meriwether and Cianna Greaves

Chicago hijacked cars are being found faster

The recoveries and years of data sharing are helping to shed light on who is doing the carjacking and why, but arrest rates are still low. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Patrick Smith

Chicago aldermen to vote on $51 million to aid migrants

While the measure is expected to pass, aldermen are debating prioritizing funding for migrant aid before investments for neighborhoods. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Tessa Weinberg
and Mariah Woelfel

What Exactly Is “Creativity”?

With his new book, The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History, Samuel W. Franklin uncovers how the now-ubiquitous concept of creativity was formed in the mid-twentieth century. Now one of American society’s signature values, creativity as we know it was a concept that didn’t always exist. In this post,

The Final Episode

This is the final episode of the Security In Five podcast.  Archive of the 1,300+ shows can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/@SecurityInFive/videos Be Aware, Be Safe... always.

Episode 1387 – Security In Five Podcast Shutting Down Soon, Probably

Security In Five has been going strong for 5 years. Over 1,300 episodes I have come to the point where I am thinking of shutting this down and moving on. 

This episode talks about this decision.

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Cook County Felony Record Chaos

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

Take a Tour of 5 Independent Bookstores in 5 Different Chicago Neighborhoods

Whether you’re a Chicago native or just passing through for the summer, there is so much to find if you travel through the city’s sprawling neighborhoods and visit their many bookstores! Readers can make an all-day trek from the Northside down to the Southside and discover the wonder of some

Listen to Chicago in Song

This May, we’re reading Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival by Mark Guarino for our #ReadUCP Twitter book club. Get in the mood by listening to this playlist drawn from the book, and join us on Twitter on May 25 at 1

Brandon Johnson is sworn in as Chicago mayor

As Johnson begins his term as Chicago mayor, he faces two immediate issues: an influx of migrants and potential summer violence. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel