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City Tears Down Encampment Tents During Bitter Cold
Episode 274
City crews removed tents at the Gompers Park encampment Wednesday morning in Mayfair. The tent removals came after neighbors and elected officials pu…
1 year, 2 months ago
Are Chicago's Winters Changing Forever?
Episode 273
Despite this week's cold snap, we have had very little snow in Chicago this winter. After a few years of below-average snowfall, WGN's Bill Snyder di…
1 year, 2 months ago
Michael Madigan Guilty In Landmark Corruption Case
Episode 272
The former Illinois House speaker — the longest-serving legislative leader in American history — was convicted by a federal jury of bribery, conspira…
1 year, 3 months ago
When A Trip To The Doctor Could Lead To Deportation
Episode 271
Yuritzi left her home in Michoacán, Mexico, three years ago. Planning to expand her family, she worried about sending her children to struggling scho…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lorraine Hansberry's South Side Roots Shaped Her Legendary Career
Episode 270
Court Theatre’s ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ is honoring Lorraine Hansberry’s South Side Tale 60 Years After Her Death.
The cast of South and West Side nativ…
1 year, 3 months ago
He Was The City's Highest Paid Employee -- Now He's Getting A Raise
Episode 269
Dorval Carter Jr. is in line for a substantial pay hike.
Carter’s tenure as the highest-compensated employee in city government ended when he stepped …
1 year, 3 months ago
Ten Days Of Fear, Confusion, Arrests
Episode 268
State officials and immigrant advocates are not backing down on efforts to protect undocumented immigrants from President Donald Trump’s deportation …
1 year, 3 months ago
Can Google Save The Loop?
Episode 267
Google’s $105 million purchase of the Thompson Center in 2022 marked a turning point for Chicago’s struggling financial district. Plagued by high off…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Two Families, And Seven Billion Dollars, Aim To Transform The West Side
Episode 266
A proposed $7 billion redevelopment plan for the United Center has crossed the latest approval threshold before heading to City Council for a vote.
Ho…
1 year, 3 months ago
Behind The Lens -- Block Club Chicago's Photojournalist Colin Boyle
Episode 264
Block Club Chicago Photojournalist Colin Boyle chats about how he captures Chicago -- the good, the bad, and the awesome.
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1 year, 3 months ago