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Colombia’s battle against xenophobia
Around 30,000 Venezuelans have arrived in Chicago over the last two years. The influx has led to a backlash — to claims the migrants are fueling c…
2 years, 3 months ago
Humboldt Park’s inland beach opens for the first time since 2019
Residents of Chicago’s West Side have a new way to beat the heat. Humboldt Park Beach – the city’s only inland, man-made beach – re-opened to the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Chicago school board candidates submit signatures: 'It was a hustle'
Excitement was in the air Monday as candidates started filing petitions for Chicago’s first elected school board. WBEZ’s Sarah Karp was there as th…
2 years, 3 months ago
What Colombia can teach Chicago about managing a migrant wave
Over the past two years, about 30,000 Venezuelan migrants have come to Chicago. To get here, they cross a lot of dangerous borders. The first …
2 years, 3 months ago
The perils of crossing into Colombia from Venezuela
Meet a young mother who survived a harrowing journey across the border with her two young children to start a new life. Reporter: Chip Mitchell
2 years, 3 months ago
A recent high school grad dreams aloud about her hopes for college – and beyond.
Melina Sandoval is attending North Park University in the fall. She just graduated from Carl Schurz High School on Chicago’s North Side. Melina…
2 years, 3 months ago
DNC volunteers past and present reflect on their experience
nominating convention. This will be the third DNC held in Chicago since 1968. These conventions are thrown with the help of THOUSANDS of volun…
2 years, 3 months ago
UChicago decision to withhold protesters’ degrees has students stuck in limbo
Five University of Chicago students are in limbo because they took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. College officials have put their degre…
2 years, 3 months ago
As his sentencing nears, hundreds of people ask for leniency for ex-Ald. Ed Burke.
If prosecutors have it their way — ex-Chicago alderman Ed Burke would spend 10 years in federal prison. That would amount to one of the harshest p…
2 years, 3 months ago
Jessie Montgomery reflects on her tenure as CSO’s composer in residence
Jessie Montgomery is a leading voice of a new generation of classical composers. She’s finishing up a prominent residency at the Chicago Symphony…
2 years, 3 months ago