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Immigrant rights groups put their deportation defense infrastructure to the test
Residents across neighborhoods are getting ready by putting their deportation defense infrastructure to the test. Reporter: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad;…
1 year, 3 months ago
What does Trump’s second term mean for Chicago?
After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated Monday. Reporter:…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Black student says she faced racism at UChicago. Now her PhD is at risk.
Faculty advisors can make or break a students’ chance of getting a PhD. But often these professors have little to no training in teaching or ment…
1 year, 3 months ago
A West Side nonprofit is teaching at-risk teens how to make movies
A West Side non-profit is helping Chicago teens learn the art of filmmaking by putting them in charge of producing their own movies. WBEZ’s Anna …
1 year, 3 months ago
This immigrant couple plans to keep their family together — no matter what Trump does
When Donald Trump returns to the presidency, he’s promised the biggest domestic deportation effort in U.S. history. His first administration separ…
1 year, 3 months ago
Under Trump, national arts funding is in question. In Chicago, can the tap stay on?
In recent years, artists in Chicago have received about $1 million dollars a year for projects from the city. Those come from the Department of C…
1 year, 3 months ago
As Trump’s deportation threats loom, Chicago’s immigrant communities prepare emergency plans
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to execute mass deportations could start in Chicago. With only a few days before his inauguration, local advo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Madigan’s four days on the witness stand
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s high-stakes legal gambit to testify in his federal corruption trial is now over. Generally, crimin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Young adults with developmental disabilities face a ‘cliff’ after they graduate high school
Many families that have children with disabilities worry about - what they call quote - “the day the bus stops coming.” That’s the day their kids age…
1 year, 3 months ago
It’s a new year… and the state of Illinois may soon get a new flag!
Members of the public have submitted nearly 5,000 designs to the state flag commission… ranging from stars and stripes, to Abraham Lincoln shootin…
1 year, 3 months ago