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Hundreds Of Migrants Sleeping In CTA Buses As Brutal Winter Weather Arrives
Episode 130
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Madison Savedra
Editor - Iridian Fierro
More on the story - HERE
Over 500 migrants slept in CTA buses at the city’s designat…
2 years, 1 month ago
The History Of Dibs In Chicago
Episode 129
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Shamus Toomey
Editor - Iridian Fierro
Every year, Chicagoans claim their parking spots by placing random junk in the part o…
2 years, 1 month ago
Chicago’s Best Pizza Might Be Inside The Cook County Jail
Episode 128
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Mack Liederman
Editor - Iridian Fierro
The Story - HERE
Special Thanks - Mike Lowe's WGN-TV Report on Recipe For Change in 2…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is School Choice Going Away In Chicago?
Episode 127
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporters - Reema Amin + Becky Vevea
More on Chalbeat's coverage HERE
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2023/12/12/chicago-public-scho…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Stories We Loved In 2023
Episode 126
Block Club Chicago reporters share the stories they loved to cover this year!
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2 years, 2 months ago
Why Ed Burke Was Found Guilty
Episode 125
Host - Jon Hansen
Guest - Michael Leonard, Leonard Trial Lawyers
Former Ald. Ed Burke, the city’s longest-serving alderman and one of its most powerful…
2 years, 2 months ago
The History Of Ed Burke, Chicago's Longest Serving Alderman
Episode 124
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Mick Dumke
While the jury deliberates his fate, we take a look back at the complicated and important legacy of former 14th…
2 years, 2 months ago
Can Bowling Be Saved? These Chicago Shop Owners Think So
Episode 123
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Mack Liederman
Contributing Reports - Linze Rice, Maia McDonald, Ariel Parrella, Shamus Toomey
Simmons Pro Shop in North Ce…
2 years, 2 months ago
How Much Are We Paying To House Migrants? Mayor Johnson Won’t Tell Us.
Episode 122
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Mick Dumke
As the new mayor and his team grew desperate to find housing for the migrants, the migrant emergency offered lu…
2 years, 2 months ago
They Hated Chicago’s Grid So Much They Started Their Own Town
Episode 121
Host - Iridian Fierro
Editor - Jon Hansen
One Chicago suburb didn't grow organically over time, it was built with a plan -- to be the exact opposite of…
2 years, 2 months ago