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Will Mayor's Past As A Teacher Help CTU Get The Contract They Want?
Episode 156
The Chicago Teachers Union will push for teacher raises, plus more funding for special education, mental health services and sports programs as teach…
2 years, 5 months ago
They're Building Tiny Houses To Tackle Homelessness, But The City Wants Them To Stop
Episode 155
For more than four decades, unhoused Chicagoans have called a small strip of land along the Dan Ryan Expressway in the South Loop home. While neighbo…
2 years, 5 months ago
He Got Famous Filling Potholes. Now He Has A Gallery
Episode 154
A few years ago, Jim Bachor was hit by a “tsunami” of projects when he began filling city potholes with small mosaics. He’s since filled more than 10…
2 years, 5 months ago
A Conversation With Eileen O'Neill Burke - Candidate For Cook County State's Attorney
Episode 153
Block Club Chicago's Quinn Myers interviews Eileen O'Neill Burke, on why she thinks she should be Cook County's next State's Attorney.
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2 years, 5 months ago
A Conversation With Clayton Harris III - Candidate For Cook County State's Attorney
Episode 152
Block Club Chicago's Quinn Myers interviews Clayton Harris III, on why he thinks he should be Cook County's next State's Attorney.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Chicago's Drive-Thru Fish Fry Keeps Catholics On The Go
Episode 151
St. Ferdinand Parish operates what may be the area’s only fish fry drive-thru, and it’s been a hit with Northwest Siders for decades.
Host - Jon Hanse…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Is (And Isn't) On The Chicago Ballot For The Upcoming Election?
Episode 150
The Bring Chicago Home referendum remains in limbo as the city and Chicago Board of Election Commissioners appeal a judge’s order to throw out all vo…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Chicago’s Black Steelworkers Struggled, Thrived And Survived The Industry’s Rise And Fall
Episode 149
South Side steelworkers were promised economic stability as a reward for grueling and dangerous work. But many who survived were forced to start over…
2 years, 5 months ago
This Frame Store Is Doing Things 'The Chicago Way'
Episode 148
A picture is worth a thousand words, and sometimes the frame completes the story. Frame Chicago was started over 40 years ago by an immigrant couple,…
2 years, 5 months ago
911 Calls Ignored While Police Make Traffic Stops Instead
Episode 147
Many Chicagoans, especially those living in Black and Latino neighborhoods, have similar experiences of being left to fend for themselves in times of…
2 years, 6 months ago