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What Is Quantum Computing And Why Is It Coming Here?
Episode 262
City Council has cleared the way for a multibillion-dollar quantum computing campus to be built on the former U.S. Steel South Works site in South Ch…
1 year, 1 month ago
Are We Headed For A Chicago Teachers Strike?
Episode 261
After eight months of contentious talks that cost CEO Pedro Martinez his job, Chicago Public Schools teacher contract negotiations are entering a dec…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why The Onion Bought Infowars - For A Moment
Episode 258
A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected the sale of conspiracy theory platform InfoWars to Chicago-based satire site The Onion. The decision comes afte…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Stories We Loved In 2024 (Part 2)
Episode 260
How The Rosenwald Apartments Became ‘A City Within A City’ — And Its Neighbors Became Family
Wrigley Field Ballhawks Now An Endangered Species As Fewe…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Stories We Loved In 2024 (Part 1)
Episode 259
Some of the stories we loved to cover in 2024.
West Side Photographer Offers Visual Love Letter To Community With #MyWestSideStory
Venezuelan Couple’s…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Joakim Noah Is Building Community — And Preventing Violence — Through Basketball
Episode 257
The One City Basketball League, made up of teams formed by violence intervention groups, crowned a new champ Saturday. Noah sat down with Block Club …
1 year, 2 months ago
How 'Chance The Snapper' Might Help Cure Cancer
Episode 254
Alligator expert Frank Robb, who famously caught Chance the Snapper in the Humboldt Park Lagoon in 2019, reports that Chance is now part of a study e…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Never Ending Line
Episode 256
City officials are winding down Chicago’s emergency response to the new arrivals. But the seemingly endless line outside of the state resource center…
1 year, 2 months ago
How The Mayor Got His Budget Passed -- With No Property Tax Increase
Episode 255
Alderpeople narrowly approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s spending plan on Monday. The $17.1 billion budget will avoid a property tax hike after the mayo…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Lou Manfredini Became 'Mr. Fix-It' For Millions
Episode 253
After nearly 30 years of answering listener’s home improvement questions on WGN Radio, Lou Manfredini said he doesn’t plan on signing off any time so…
1 year, 2 months ago