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Some Illinois Families Will Get $120 Per Kid In Grocery Money This Summer
When school lets out for the summer break, many students can lose access to consistent meals. But now, kids experiencing food insecurity will be elig…
2 years, 1 month ago
Cook County Suburbs Are Losing Population. Far Southwest Suburbs Are Gaining.
It’s not just the city of Chicago that’s losing population, it’s also neighboring suburbs in Cook County, according to new Census data. Meanwhile, so…
2 years, 1 month ago
What To Watch For During Today’s Chicago City Council Meeting
Within the packed agenda before it, Chicago City Council is set to introduce ordinances that call upon Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire CTA President Do…
2 years, 1 month ago
As Our Cicada Overlords Arrive, The Caterpillars Are The Real Winners
What does a bird think when it sees billions of cicadas flying around? Lunchtime. More than just a nuisance, periodical cicadas are an import…
2 years, 1 month ago
Meet The Chicago Photographer Documenting Demolition In The City
Chicago tears down a lot of buildings — the city issued nearly a thousand demolition permits in 2023 alone. But it’s not always clear why or what exa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Illinois’ Role In The LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
Here in Chicago and Illinois, we have a rich history of LGBTQ+ activism. Now, we can visit a traveling exhibit about the last 50 years of fighting fo…
2 years, 1 month ago
DEI Is Under Attack. Here’s What’s At Stake.
Criticism of diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the country is on the rise in state legislatures, schools, and at some private companies…
2 years, 1 month ago
Frontman of AJJ Says it’s “an Honor” to Fight the Status Quo
Co-founders of the folk-punk group AJJ join Reset to discuss their latest album Disposable Everything. The band has eight studio albums and twenty ye…
2 years, 1 month ago
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: May 17, 2024
We look back on Brandon Johnson’s first year in office. Plus, money news! The IRS audit of Trump Chicago Tower could cost the former president $100 m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Happy 20th Birthday Millenium Park!
Producer: Jules Yaeger
Editor: Meha Ahmad
Mixer: Brenda Ruiz
2 years, 1 month ago