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This week, we’ve been chronicling the saga of historic Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s Near South Side – WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch has been reporting on this story for more than a year. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Al Keefe

The board president and chief executive were told that an unfolding probe involved 34 subjects at seven beaches and three pools, eight months before WBEZ made it public. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos

The battle to keep the Bronzeville hospital open eroded trust among South Side residents Mercy served – and it highlights the obstacles to providing healthcare to the people who need it most. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Kristen Schorsch

The NHL fined the team $2 million after an internal review found leaders kept a player’s allegations against a then-assistant coach quiet for weeks during its 2010 run for the Stanley Cup. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Tony Arnold

TikTok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas on the notorious housing project Cabrini Green, and the real-life crimes that inspired the 1992 horror classic Candyman. Host: Mary Dixon, Lisa Labuz; Producer: Cianna Greaves

Gloria Barerra, a school nurse at a suburban high school, says the job responsibilities for nurses have grown exponentially since the pandemic began. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An

For about the past decade, Lake Superior has seen increasing blooms of blue-green algae. Chicago Tribune environmental reporter Morgan Greene details the possible connection between climate change and cyanobacteria. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren F...

The 170-year-old Bronzeville institution treated the neediest and was rescued from closure for $1. Here’s why hospitals like it are on life support. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Kristen Schorsch

One community in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood welcomed the return of trick-or-treating with a glow stick dance party for kids. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Adora Namigadde

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics shows that exposure to police — under any circumstances — has negative health effects on Black youth. Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang; Guest: Dr. Monique Jindal

As students settle into the new school year, teachers are beginning to understand how much learning they missed last year during the pandemic. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad