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Fighting Homelessness On The CTA
Episode 146
Following an outreach program led by the Haymarket Center and Thresholds, social service agencies tapped by the CTA and the city’s Department of Fami…
2 years, 6 months ago
It’s Coyote Mating Season So They’re All Over Chicago
Episode 145
If you run into a coyote this month, remind it that humans are scary by making noise and waving your arms. Don’t leave out food for them, don’t let y…
2 years, 6 months ago
Is ShotSpotter Done In Chicago?
Episode 144
Mayor Brandon Johnson is following through on a campaign promise to get rid of a controversial gunshot detection technology — originally planning to …
2 years, 6 months ago
Illinois Once Let You Sue Over A Broken Heart
Episode 143
Whether a partner cheated, broke up an engagement or reneged on romantic promises, scorned lovers could sue for their heartache until 2016. Linze Ric…
2 years, 6 months ago
Bringing 19th-Century Chicago Beers Back To Life
Episode 142
Laurin Mack relaunched Conrad Seipp Brewing Company in 2020, more than 150 years after her great-great-great-grandfather started the business in Chic…
2 years, 6 months ago
Dollar Stores Fined Thousands Of Times — Will The City Do Anything?
Episode 141
Dollar stores across the city have repeatedly violated city health and building codes by selling expired infant formula and other medicine, overcharg…
2 years, 6 months ago
4 Students Killed Outside Of Chicago Schools -- What's Next?
Episode 140
Violence prevention advocates say physically separating teens after a fight is not enough — schools need to provide counseling and mentors.
Host - Jon…
2 years, 6 months ago
Wildlife Thriving Thanks To Chicago River’s 50-Year Glow-Up
Episode 139
Animals are flocking back to Chicago after years of polluted air and disgusting waterways. How did the cleanup happen so quickly?
Host - Jon Hansen
Gue…
2 years, 6 months ago
Chicago Company Helps Seniors Keep Their Pride -- And Their Style
Episode 138
65,000 Americans turn 65-year-old every day. It can be hard for friends and families watch their loved ones struggle with tasks that used to be simpl…
2 years, 6 months ago
City Council Calls For Ceasefire In Gaza
Episode 137
City Council narrowly passed a symbolic resolution on Wednesday calling for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. Alderpeople tied 23-23 in a final vote on…
2 years, 6 months ago