Four years ago, Chicago tried an alternative to just closing under-enrolled schools. Is this a path forward as the city’s enrollment continues to drop? Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
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A year after Roe v. Wade fell, Illinois Democrat and GOP lawmakers fight for legislation. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Mawa Iqbal
Mayor Mayor Brandon Johnson says he opposes closing schools and our investigation shows they didn’t help students or communities. We explore the alternatives. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta was on Chicago’s West Side Thursday to learn more about violence prevention efforts in the city. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Patrick Smith
Rob and Vernell’s story is an excerpt from the most recent season of WBEZ’s Motive podcast. The podcast follows anti-violence workers in Chicago over the course of a year.
Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Lisa Phillip
Proposed federal legislation would require cars to have AM radio. It comes as some auto companies plan to phase it out in electric vehicles. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: David Roeder
We find out what happened to schools that absorbed students from the 50 schools that Chicago closed in 2013 as part of an on-going investigation by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp
In recognition of Pride month, we offer below a reading list of recent books from Chicago and our client publishers that help illuminate LGBTQIA2S+ lives. From inspirational memoirs to gripping histories, original poetry collections, studies of queer representation in media, and crucial reads on the challenges faced by the trans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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