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Proposal to address teen takeovers stalls in Chicago’s city council
Chicago’s City Council is grappling with how to address large gatherings of teens that can turn violent – also known as teen takeovers. HOST: Mary Di…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Chicago musician Dreamer Isioma on their new album Star Crossed Lover
Chicago musician Dreamer Isioma conjures a unique sonic universe on the new album Star Crossed Lover. Before setting off on a North American tour…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Chicago’s environmental justice programs unravel during Trump’s first 100 days
On his first day in office one-hundred days ago, President Donald Trump revoked the decades-old executive order that required federal agencies to inc…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Exploring through poetry how AI can’t understand your human brain
It's National Poetry Month and we are highlighting some Chicago-area winners of the Pulitzer Center’s Fighting Words Poetry Contest. It’s open …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t decided what’s next. But his actions could give us clues.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is speaking in New Hampshire this weekend. The dinner put on by New Hampshire Democrats is one in a series of events…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Cuts in grants to nonprofits throughout the Chicago metro area are having a major impact
These are uncertain times for non-profits. Many rely on federal funding that’s being threatened by President Donald Trump. Kelly Anoe is presi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III gets life in prison
The perpetrator of one of the worst mass shootings in Illinois history will spend the rest of his life in prison. Robert Crimo the third was given…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Trump administration is pressuring Illinois universities to end a diversity fellowship
Illinois universities are quietly withdrawing from a fellowship aimed at diversifying the state’s college teaching force. Trump officials have thr…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Expo Chicago is back at Navy Pier for its 12th edition
Expo Chicago is back at Navy Pier for its 12th edition. The Midwest’s biggest art festival kicked off last night (THUR) with art from more than 3…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
New book catalogs history of Illinois soul music
A new book that catalogs soul music in Illinois from 1960 to 1990 has hit the shelves. Put together by local record label The Numero Group, “Soul …
11 months, 4 weeks ago