After the recent slayings of two men in Chicago's Chinatown, long-simmering racial tensions in the neighborhood have gotten worse between Chinese and black community members.
Host: Lisa Labuz
Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
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Twenty four Chicago charter campuses went on strike for the first time last winter. A year later, schools are adjusting to a new reality.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
In less than two weeks, Illinois voters will influence what’s now shaping up as a two candidate race between former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Dave McKinney
A political battle in Chicago’s backyard has become one of the most watched Congressional primaries. Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski is in a fierce rematch with progressive challenger Marie Newman in Illinois’ Third District.
Reporter: Mariah Woel...
Northwestern University has the first program in Illinois to offer a full liberal arts curriculum to the incarcerated. The prison education program is ready to expand now with a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Reporter: Natalie Moore
An international fashion designer whose clothes have been worn by Michelle Obama and Oprah is showing his love for Chicago in a new art exhibit.
Host: Kate McGee
Reporter: Carrie Shepherd
A Chicago community kitchens program held its graduation last week. It trains people who have a hard time finding work in the food industry.
Host: Kate McGee
Reporter: Natalie Moore
In her reelection campaign, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx remains under attack for her handling of TV actor Jussie Smollett. But that celebrity case is not having a big impact on her main base of support.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Chip Mit...
When Finnie Rosner was a teenager, she moved to Chicago with her parents to escape the persecution of Jews in her homeland of Austria. In December, she sat down with Jonathan Schwartz as part of our StoryCorps series.
Our Picks: Health officials are warning more cases of the coronavirus will likely begin appearing soon in the U-S. but how are public health experts rolling out information to the public.
Host: Lisa Labuz
Speaker: Bruce Lambert
School without letter grades is often associated with private schools, but more public schools are trying this progressive style of grading.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Susie An
Illinois' largest community college system, which serves 71,000 students, has few other places to turn to generate new revenue.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Kate McGee
A new report questions the wisdom of the city's $5 million-per-year investment, saying the youth program lacks transparency and accountability.
Host: Melba Lara
Interviewee: Joe Ferguson
Local immigrant rights groups are suing the Trump Administration over raids in Chicago two years ago, just as the administration prepares to step up immigration enforcement efforts in the city.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Maria Ines Zamudio
Reproductive justice advocates in Illinois work to protect abortion access, fight stigma and change the narrative on abortion rights.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Natalie Moore
CPS’ Inspector General found unusual patterns among thousands of test results, prompting CPS to significantly upgrade testing security.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Sarah Karp
WBEZ has obtained more than a thousand pages of emails that show just how close Commonwealth Edison was with Illinois’ most powerful politician, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Tony Arnold
In a series of raids across Illinois in recent months, federal agents have taken aim at local corruption. A factory owner shares that he felt strong pressure to give campaign cash to a politician under federal investigation.