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Episode 720 – Scammers Going After Stimulus Checks

Scams are on the upswing and they are using any current events as their story. The new one is going after your potential stimulus checks. This episode talks about what this scam looks like and how to identify and avoid them.

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Long Before COVID-19, Illinois Prisons Struggled With Healthcare

Illinois prisons have reported over 400 cases of covid-19. The prison healthcare system has struggled, coming under federal control after it was found numerous preventable deaths occurred.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Shannon Heffernan

For Chicago Public Schools, It’s ‘Stay At Home’ Spring Break

It’s spring break for Chicago Public Schools. But for many students this time doesn’t come with much excitement. Parents share what their stay-at-home-spring-break looks like.

Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad

How Illinois Is Handling Coronavirus Outbreaks Inside Prisons

Lawsuits have been filed to force Illinois to release more than 10,000 prisoners to slow the spread of the coronavirus. An update on what the state has, and hasn’t, done.

Host: Lisa Labuz
Reporter: Shannon Heffernan

Episode 719 – Zoom Bombing Might Land You In Jail

Zoom bombing is when someone gets into a Zoom conference uninvited and causes problems. They could post explicit materials to spreading hate speech. This episode talks about what the FBI says about Zoom Bombing.

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For Remote Learning At Chicago Public Schools, Content Will Vary

Nearly a month after being forced to close down, Chicago Public Schools is finally going to open back up remotely on Monday. Officials say the transition to online learning is going to be uneven and rocky.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Sarah Karp

Anahid Nersessian on Wordsworth: An Excerpt from “The Calamity Form”

Today, on William Wordsworth’s 250th birthday, the poet will come in for his share of adoration. We offer a dissent from a critic who is nevertheless a passionate reader of Romantic poetry. In this excerpt from her forthcoming book The Calamity Form: On Poetry and Social Life, Anahid Nersessian asks why Wordsworth’s poetry leaves her cold. It’s not his politics or his narcissism, she writes, or anything else she cares to critique, but an “estrangement that cuts both ways. Why should Wordsworth fail me, and I him?” Read on, and look for The Calamity Form in June. Let me put it bluntly: I don’t like Wordsworth. I almost said I don’t care for him, but that’s not quite true. A day spent writing about Wordsworth is a good day; when he comes into the classroom with me, things inevitably go well. And yet the eye I cast on his section of my bookshelf is doubtful, disgruntled. Never could I imagine reading Wordsworth for pleasure, though it is with pleasure that I recall someone’s startled love for that cataract in the seventy-seventh line of “Tintern Abbey.” It is with pleasure, too, that I’ve been taught about Wordsworth by professors and colleagues, by lectures and book […]

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Addiction Treatment Looks Different Under Stay At Home Orders

Resources used to help people overcome their addictions often include therapy or group meetings. But with stay at home orders in place, those services have changed a little.

Host: Mary Dixon
Interviewee: Maggie Dix
Producer: Araceli Gomez-Aldana

Episode 718 – Tightening Identity Management In A Remote Workforce

Remote workers are challenging to manage and track from an IT and Security perspective. That's why you need to have good identity management metric to lessen the need to know where users are and rely more on the accounts and systems they are accessing. This episode talks about the important metrics you should be tracking.

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Chicago Aldermen Are Becoming Coronavirus Liaisons For Constituents

Aldermen in the Chicago's 50 wards are leaning into their role even while their jobs at City Hall are on pause. They've been connecting their constituents with city services during the pandemic.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Becky Vevea

Middle Schooler Shares Her Life At Home With Viral Coronavirus Song

12 year old Chloe Langford had a creative take on a homework assignment about life at home during the COVID 19 pandemic. “All Day Long, the Coronavirus Song” now has over 33,000 views on YouTube.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Carrie Shepherd