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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…
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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 …
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months ago
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin’s highlight reel of speeches
Since taking office, Dick Durbin will go down as one of the state’s most influential congressional figures. But the Illinois Democrat was also a m…
1 year, 5 months ago