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How CPS and parents are responding to the mass deportation threat
President Donald Trump’s threat of mass deportations in Chicago and across the U.S. is raising questions and fears … especially in schools that serve…
1 year, 8 months ago
President Trump is threatening sanctuary cities and states
President Trump is threatening so-called sanctuary cities and states, like Chicago and Illinois, that bar their employees from helping federal immigr…
1 year, 8 months ago
A play born in a prison gets a full staging in a sold-out Chicago theater
It started with a handful of incarcerated men having huddled conversations about writing inside the Dixon Correctional Center in northern Illinois. …
1 year, 8 months ago
The Chicago Bears are finalizing a deal to make Ben Johnson their new head coach
The Chicago Bears are reportedly hiring Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to be the team’s new head coach. WBEZ producer Noah Jennin…
1 year, 8 months ago
‘Project a Black Planet’ is a history-making survey of Pan-African art
The Art Institute is making history with its latest exhibition, a sprawling showcase that focuses on the art of the Pan-African movement. WBEZ pr…
1 year, 8 months ago
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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 months ago