The pandemic has been a challenge for local farmers who have long sold to Chicago businesses and markets. A look at the forecast for those who used to bank on selling their goods to restaurants that are now closed.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Monica Eng
Northwest Indiana officials are worried about their governor’s call to reopen the state in early May before adequate testing has happened. The plan now is to lift the state’s stay at home order after May 1st.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Michael Puente
Suzie and Bob Pschirrer tell us about their daughter, Hayley, who works as a nurse in a level one trauma center where she now mostly sees patients with COVID-19.
Host: Melba Lara
Producer: Joe DeCeault, Lynnea Domienik
Microsoft owned GitHub has sent out a warning about a new sophisticated phishing campaign. These emails are very convincing and appear to be extremely coordinated. This episode talks about the details and what you can do to avoid them.
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Dr. Regina Benjamin, who served under former President Barack Obama, speaks about racial health inequities and COVID-19.
Host: Annie Russell
Reporter: Natalie Moore
Howard Brown Health in Chicago has been doing contract tracing for nearly 20 years, and now it's turning its focus to COVID-19.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Kristen Schorsch
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order has not slowed gun violence in Chicago. Chicago Police Department data show shootings are up 10%.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Patrick Smith
Illinois will now announce which nursing home facilities have had deaths recently relating to COVID-19, and the home of the Chicago Cubs has been repurposed into a temporary food pantry.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Linda Lutton
Lucy Keating first learned to sew on her grandmother’s Singer sewing machine. Today, she’s reviving her skills to make masks for COVID-19.
Host: Melba Lara
Producer: Isabel Carter
For many years, Michael Strautmanis distanced himself from his biological father. But with some encouragement from his half-sister, he re-opened the door.
Producer: Bill Healy
Thie week's tools, tip, and tricks was submitted by a loyal listener. This website allows you to check the strength of your passwords and suggest improvements to make them stronger. This episode also talks about several other valuable services the website provides.
Source: SafetyDetectives.com
Password Meter - https://www.safetydetectives.com/password-meter/
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With remote learning starting off this week for many students in Chicago, teachers are finding unique ways to take care of their students.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Sarah Karp, Adriana Cardona Maguigad
Elections scheduled for next week for the mini-boards that oversee each Chicago public school have been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad
A survey of over 5,000 software professionals stated that 1 quarter of DevOps applications suffered a breach linked to 3rd party open source components. This episode talks about the importance of open source management in your security program and applications.
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As kindergarten through college students adjust to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, one course that can be hard to teach remotely is science.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Kate McGee
In March when coronavirus was beginning to emerge in Chicago, cases came fast. They doubled every 2 days. Now, they’re doubling every 12 days.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Kristen Schorsch
Mayor Lori Lightfoot held Chicago’s first virtual City Council meeting Wednesday. They approved new procedural rules to allow them to meet over video conference.
Reporter: Becky Vevea
While the number of Latinos who’ve died of COVID-19 in Cook County remains low, advocates say that number is wrong.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Maria Ines Zamudio