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Fugitive Ex-Loretto Leader Arrested In Serbia
Episode 353
The former Loretto Hospital executive who is accused of embezzling millions from the hospital — and defrauding the federal government of nearly $300 …
3 months, 1 week ago
Is There Any Way Out Of Chicago's Horrible Parking Meter Deal?
Episode 352
In 2008, as a recession swept across the country, cities and states were desperate for cash. Chicago looked to privatize anything it could to close i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The 28-Year-Old Breaking Birding Records In Chicago
Episode 351
When Tarik Shahzad spotted two patches of white among the sea of gray sandhill cranes, he knew he’d done it again.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, the 28-y…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Good. Better. Best. Grater -- The Bears’ Wild Ride Continues
Episode 350
What a ride.
On today's episode CHGO's Mark Carman on the miraculous win over the Packers. And the 'Cheese Grater Guy' joins the show!
Host - Jon Hanse…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
As Crime Rates Fall, Domestic Homicides Are Surging In Chicago. Why?
Episode 349
While homicide totals and most other violent crime figures dropped in Chicago last year, homicides that resulted from domestic violence increased by …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Bears. Packers. Grate night? Or Does The Pack Still Own Da Bears? UPDATE: DAAAAAAAAA BEARS
Episode 348
How ya feeling Bears fans? Is Ben Johnson and crew ready to take a giant leap and slay the dragon that is Green Bay? Mark Carman from the CHGO Bears …
4 months ago
In 2025, Chicago Recorded Its Fewest Murders In 60 Years. Why?
Episode 347
Throughout 2025, Chicago faced a barrage of attacks from President Donald Trump and other politicians painting the city as a murder-ridden hellscape …
4 months ago
The Stories We Loved In 2025!
Episode 346
Some of reporters, editors, and staff weigh in on the stories they loved in 2025.
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4 months, 1 week ago
Chicago Under Siege -- How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City
Episode 345
Midway Blitz’s aim was to “target” undocumented immigrants with serious criminal histories — “the worst of the worst,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant s…
4 months, 1 week ago
Fraud Cases Are Skyrocketing -- How AARP Is Fighting Back With You
Episode 343
In the 1940s, a retired principal named Ethel Percy Andrus, learned that a former colleague of hers had been forced to live in a chicken coop because…
4 months, 2 weeks ago