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Illinois farmers are in Washington, D.C., advocating for a new farm bill
The previous farm bill, which governs a huge range of food and land programs, was extended but expires this fall. Reporter: Lauren Frost; Host: Melba…
2 years, 2 months ago
Chicago Ceasefire
For months, Chicago’s City Council has been arguing about how to weigh in on an international crisis that it may have little power over, but that man…
2 years, 2 months ago
A new sober music series in Chicago is a turning point for musicians
A new sober music series debuted Tuesday at The Empty Bottle in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. The first Nothing/Assumed night featured local …
2 years, 2 months ago
The DNC is launching a neighborhood ambassadors program to recruit volunteers
Election officials say the stakes couldn’t be higher to find poll workers as we head into a presidential election. But low pay and long hours can …
2 years, 2 months ago
Chicago migrants who want to apply for Temporary Protected Status need legal help
Thousands of migrants living in Chicago are trying to figure out where to get help with their pending immigration cases or work permit applications. …
2 years, 2 months ago
City charter schools are in a fight for a future in Chicago
Charter schools in Chicago face a reckoning. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Board of Education is highly skeptical of these privately run, but pu…
2 years, 2 months ago
A night out at Silent Book Club, where everyone’s a bibliophile
A night out at Silent Book Club, where everyone’s a bibliophile
2 years, 2 months ago
A billion dollar barrier could keep the invasive carp out of the Great Lakes
The Army Corps of Engineers plans to build a billion dollar, high-tech barricade on the Des Plaines River. The goal is to deter invasive carp from tr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ford Heights still doesn’t have a library despite collecting $100,000 from taxpayers over the past decade
South Suburban Ford Heights hasn’t had a library in about 30 years. But residents are still taxed for library services. Where the money goes ……
2 years, 2 months ago
Pro-Palestinian students raise questions about university investments
At her graduation last month, Jenin Alharithi walked onto stage and unfurled a banner with a message for University of Illinois leaders: Divest from …
2 years, 2 months ago