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This week the FDA authorized a COVID-19 test for emergency use that was created by faculty at the University of Illinois. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called it “game-changing” for statewide and even national testing. Professor Paul Hergenrother helpe...

Through laughs and tears, family members shared with WBEZ the health journeys and personal stories of people who died from COVID-19.

Host: Greta Johnsen
Producer: Joe DeCeault
Speaker: Antonia Lopez, Darryl Johnson, Britt Anderson, Pat King, Dameon Ma...

From jibaritos to rib tips, lines are forming down the block at some comfort food spots in Chicago. “The lines just got longer during the pandemic,” said one owner. “People want something they can’t make at home.”

Host: Greta Johnsen
Reporter: Monica ...

Villa at Windsor Park, a nursing home in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, has the highest COVID-19 death toll in the city. Federal data shows that Villa at Windsor Park is in the bottom 20% of nursing homes when it comes to staffing levels for nurse...

Many teens in Chicago have spent their summers protesting about life challenges and racial injustice. Others are finding their voice through audio storytelling with After School Matters, a program that connects high school students with hands-on experi...

A group of twenty women of color who are leaders in Chicago’s philanthropy community wrote an op-ed about anti-Black racism. They’re calling on their own sector to combat racial disparities through investment and advocacy.

Host: Becky Vevea
Guest: Fel...

Black and Latino neighborhoods in Chicago have been ravaged by the coronavirus. One of the most heavily affected is the 60623 ZIP code, which includes the mostly immigrant community of Little Village and the mostly Black North Lawndale neighborhood.

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As colleges and universities gear up to restart, faculty and staff are increasingly speaking out about concerns for their safety. So what will colleges look as they try to reopen?

Host: Greta Johnsen
Reporter: Kate McGee

Over the next few weeks, the Archdiocese of Chicago is opening its schools for in-person learning after shutting them down in March due to COVID-19. The reopening of Catholic schools has been welcomed by many working parents, but it’s also facing criti...

Almost all the city’s majority black schools voted this summer to keep police officers. The 15 of the 17 schools that will have them removed are mostly Latino or mixed.

Host: Becky Vevea
Reporter: Sarah Karp

We know who the presidential nominees will be. And this year is all virtual. But here’s three reasons why some Illinois politicos say we still need a national convention.

Host: Susie An
Reporter: Becky Vevea

Thompson was known as “Big Jim” during his long career, which eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive.

Host: Susie An
Reporter: Dave McKinney