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Chase Bank is planning to increase home lending to African American and Latino families in Chicago to the tune of $600 million dollars. The bank wants to address some big inequities revealed by WBEZ this past summer.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Linda ...

The future of Chicago’s iconic sketch comedy club and improv school The Second City is in flux. Longtime owner Andrew Alexander stepped down in June as CEO after former and current performers accused Second City of racism and sexism.

Host: Mary Dixon
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The Chicago Reporter has produced investigative reporting on racial and economic inequality for decades. But alumni of the Reporter say they’ve learned that the owner, the Community Renewal Society, recently put the publication on hiatus and removed it...

Young Chicagoans are signing up in droves to work the polls this year compared to 2016, according to an age breakdown of a “record” number of applicants from the Chicago Board of Elections. The Board is creating a list of back-up judges after already a...

Chicago plant stores are thriving during the pandemic as plant lovers flock to them, particularly in Latino communities. Some Latinos have turned their deep cultural connections with plants into successful businesses.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Maria ...

Bill Durkin reflects on the life of his younger brother Bob, who was estranged from the family for decades before a late-in-life reunion. He spoke with his friend Casey McCarthy, the two were recorded by StoryCorps.

Producer: Billy Healy

The previously unreported allegations were outlined in a recently unsealed motion as part of Kelly’s divorce proceedings.

Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Patrick Smith

Classes are starting to open up for in-person learning across the region, and some teachers say they feel safe with their school’s plan.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Susie An

Affordable housing is a scarce commodity. Today hundreds of units on the South Side are being auctioned off. There’s no guarantee the housing will remain affordable.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Linda Lutton

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to reduce Chicago’s high levels of gun violence relies heavily on street outreach organizations.
The work means almost daily contact with trauma and pain, and many of these outreach workers have their own past trauma...

During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace asked President Donald Trump if he would condemn white supremacists. Odette Yousef looks at the beginnings of the youth white supremacist movement in the U.S. and in Chicago in the WBE...