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After months of juggling added COVID-19 duties, vaccines could lighten the school nursing load and help them refocus on student needs. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An

A school community on the Northwest Side in Chicago is reeling after fire destroyed a playground where many kids could go to feel safe. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Adriana Cardona Maguigad

A billing error left a Chicago homeowner with a $25,000 dollar water bill and a lien against her property. The case shows how a small billing mistake can lead to serious legal consequences without the homeowner ever knowing.

A billing error left a Chicago homeowner with a $25,000 dollar water bill and a lien against her property. The case shows how a small billing mistake can lead to serious legal consequences without the homeowner ever knowing.

As the Chicago ward remap deadline approaches, Asian American advocates make one last push for a ward of their own. Grace Pai leads Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

TikTok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas talks about the historically Black fraternities of the Divine Nine - and their contributions to Black American culture. Host: Mary Dixon, Lisa Labuz

Chris Patterson is the head of the state’s new Office of Firearm Violence Prevention. The office will help dole out a promised $250 million dollars to violence prevention organizations over the next three years. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Patrick Smith

Sean Casten vs. Marie Newman would be a vastly different match-up than these two politically promising Illinois incumbents once envisioned. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dave McKinney

Chicago relies on private debt collectors to force Chicago homeowners with delinquent water bills to pay up. But before debt collectors get to work, past due water bills turn into code violations. More than 20 years ago, the city created the Department...

Alexandra Tarzikhan, a fellow at Northwestern University’s Center for International Human Rights, was among the people attending the first week of COP26 - the United Nations climate change summit. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost

For years, Chicago officials turned water into a revenue stream, rapidly increasing the cost of a resource that people can’t live without. Tens of thousands of Chicagoans racked up over $421 million in delinquent water bills over the last decade. Much ...