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Classical Music For Broadview’s Immigrant Detainees
Crossing Borders Music has been using Western classical instruments to highlight human rights abuses. The group is highlighting federal immigration e…
10 months, 1 week ago
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 31, 2025
President Trump’s goal of deploying National Guard troops to Chicago is on hold as the Supreme Court requests more information. Meanwhile, a federal …
10 months, 1 week ago
Trump Admin Targets Head Start
The government has been shut down for nearly a month, and millions of people are starting to feel the effects on federal programs like SNAP, WIC, Hea…
10 months, 1 week ago
How Dangerous Are ‘Chemical Munitions’ Like Tear Gas?
As federal agents continue to do immigration enforcement across the Chicago area, they frequently deploy chemical munitions like tear gas and smoke b…
10 months, 1 week ago
‘It’s Mindblowing’ Feds Aren’t Funding SNAP, Says Local Recipient
Unlike during the government shutdown in 2018-2019, the USDA is not using contingency funds to cover the cost of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pr…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Haunting Tale Of The Watseka Homes
For our series What’s That Building, a haunting story from a small Illinois town that’s puzzled people for nearly 150 years. Two young girls, one liv…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
WBEZ's Weekly News Recap: Oct. 24, 2025
Some alders balk at Mayor Johnson’s budget. Meanwhile, Archbishop Cupich and lawmakers push back on immigration arrests as the Supreme Court consider…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Little Village And Cicero Rattled By Immigration Raids
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents arrested at least seven people in the predominantly Latino enclaves of Cicero and L…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Activists Get Creative In Their Response To ICE Actions In Chicago
As federal immigration agents continue their aggressive actions in Chicago’s immigrant communities, residents are rolling up their sleeves and gettin…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Pros And Cons Of Chicago’s Proposed Corporate Head Tax
Chicago faces a $1.15 billion deficit. To raise revenue, Mayor Johnson proposed a corporate head tax that would charge companies with 100 or more emp…
10 months, 3 weeks ago