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The use of automated license plate readers has been a game changer in investigating interstate shootings
The use of automated license plate readers are having a big impact on investigations into highway shootings in Illinois. That’s according to the …
1 year, 11 months ago
Colombia and the stakes of integrating migrants into society
In Chicago, Venezuelan migrants are desperate for legal status and jobs. In South America, a country neighboring Venezuela has taken steps to give…
1 year, 11 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 …
1 year, 11 months ago
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…
1 year, 11 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…
1 year, 11 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 …
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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…
1 year, 11 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…
1 year, 11 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…
1 year, 11 months ago