Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled her 2021 spending plan yesterday morning, and many Chicago aldermen and civic groups aren't happy.
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Reporter: Claudia Morell
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North Carolina is the first in the country to open a hotline to report cybercrimes. This episode goes through the details of this hotline and what it could mean for the industry as a whole moving forward on the fight against cybercriminals.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride is under fire from new GOP scrutiny over his ties to House Speaker Michael Madigan. Kilbride’s unexpected acceptance of $550,000 from the state Democratic Party that Madigan chairs is drawing sharp GOP critic...
In numerous cultures, it is believed, even celebrated, that with the arrival of autumn, the veil between the living world and what lies beyond grows thin—from Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Mexico and Spain; to Fed Gede, or Festival of the Ancestors, in Haiti; to Yu Lan, or the Hungry Ghost Festival, in China; to Halloween in the United States. While each holiday is nuanced and unique, October welcomes traditions around the globe that center on mortality. As spirits, ancestors, ghosts, and ghouls parade into our earthly realm, we offer a reading list that will invite you to consider death and dying from a wide variety of vantage points. Is the Cemetery Dead? by David Charles Sloane In modern society, we have professionalized our care for the dying and deceased in hospitals and hospices, churches and funeral homes, cemeteries and mausoleums to aid dazed and disoriented mourners. But these formal institutions can be alienating and cold, leaving people craving a more humane mourning and burial process. Is the Cemetery Dead? gets to the heart of the tragedy of death, chronicling how Americans are inventing new or adapting old traditions, burial places, and memorials. In illustrative prose, […]
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British Airways was hit with a huge fine from a breach that they had in 2018. The size of the fine was actually reduced but still significant from how the breach happened. This epsiode goes into the security failures that let the hackers walk away with credit card details.
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Democratic Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride, who’s seeking another 10-year term on the court, needs 60% of the vote in a largely Republican district to win the seat. If he loses, it could help Republicans pave a path toward conservative control of th...
New York Times reporter, Davey Alba, found a nationwide network of local news sites publishing propaganda, including in Illinois. Sites with names like the Cook County Record, The Kankakee Times, and The Lake County Gazette may look like regular news s...
This episode talks about research from Check Point on the most impersonated brands used in phishing attacks. Know what the hackers are using most can help you add a little more caution when seeing emails and ads around these brands.
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This year’s race for the position of Cook County’s top prosecutor offers a competition between two very different visions for the county’s criminal justice system.
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Reporter: Patrick Smith
Chicago is seeing its highest number of cases since the spring, and they’re expected to keep climbing. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot implored people to wear masks, keep their distance from others, and especially avoid big gatherings as the holidays appr...
The Internet of Things Strikes Again. This episode talks about a hacking group that is selling access and footage from home security cameras and what you can do if you have these in your home.
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The $1 billion increase in Chicago’s budget last year is only partially due to ballooning pension obligations. Here's a look at how increases across the city added up.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Becky Vevea
Recently StoryCorps Chicago has been collecting stories about the experiences of being Muslim in the United States. Actor Bassam Abdelfattah spoke with his friend, hip-hop musician Kayem, about how Muslim people are presented in the media.
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Enrollment in Chicago Public Schools dropped by 4% this year amid the pandemic and remote learning. That’s the biggest decrease in two decades and in line with drops in other big city districts around the country.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Sarah K...
This week's tools, tips and tricks talks about checksum values. What they are, why download sites post them and how to check them.
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Public university leaders in Illinois were relieved this year when the state kept funding flat despite the pandemic. But without more federal aid, the governor is now warning of cuts at a time when schools are seeing costs rise and revenues drop.
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Chicagoans travelling to the city from Indiana are being ordered to quarantine. For some people on the city’s Southeast Side living on the state line, it means they could literally cross the street and then need to stay home for 14 days.
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Experts say the pandemic, a shortened timeline, quality control failures and politics could lead to a headcount that is not fit for use.
Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang