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NIH Funding Freeze Halts Northwestern Cancer Research
The National Institutes of Health is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, but under the Trump administration, NIH is freezi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Chicago’s ‘Green Social Housing’ Plan
Chicago’s newly passed “green social housing” ordinance creates a city-owned, nonprofit developer that will issue loans to companies that build eco-f…
1 year, 2 months ago
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: May 9, 2025
The new Pope has Chicago roots, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s housing initiative gets City Council approval, and new candidates crowd the race to replace S…
1 year, 2 months ago
The ‘Memories And Milestones’ Of South Asians In Illinois
To mark Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Reset learns more of the past, present and future of Illinois’s South As…
1 year, 2 months ago
Chicagoans Sound Off On New Pontiff
Thursday, May 8, the papal conclave chose Robert Prevost to be the next head of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born and raised in the Chicago area…
1 year, 2 months ago
Attacks On Head Start Put Early Childhood Education Programs At Risk
Producer: Jules Yaeger
Editor: Dan Tucker
Mixer: Ari Mejia
1 year, 2 months ago
Growing Residential Program That Keeps Chicago Men Out Of Prison
Lawndale Christian Legal Center ran a pilot program in 2015 that provided wraparound services including stable housing, a car to get to work and ment…
1 year, 2 months ago
Lincoln Square’s Car-Free Experiment
A construction project turned part of Lincoln Square into a temporary car-free zone, leading to a local debate over whether pedestrianized streets sh…
1 year, 2 months ago
DePaul President To Testify Before Congress
DePaul University President Robert Manuel will take part in a hearing this week called “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on…
1 year, 2 months ago
Will Chicago Remain a Sanctuary City?
President Trump signed three executive orders last week cracking down on immigration enforcement. One order demands that federal officials compile a …
1 year, 2 months ago