Chicago-Area Workers Log 1,000 Complaints About COVID-19 Conditions On The Job
From sick coworkers to no PPE to a lack of sanitation, workers detail their grievances. WBEZ is publishing every complaint.
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A Weakened Madigan Triggers A Legislative Power Vacuum
Illinois’ longtime house speaker aims to hold power, but new indictments touching his inner circle have possible successors circling.
AstraZeneca Coronavirus Trial Promises ‘Highly Effective’ New Vaccine
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca made the announcement on Monday, saying that one dosing regimen showed the vaccine was 90% effective in preventing infection.
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What Can Catholic Schools Teach CPS About In-Person Learning?
Catholic schools have stayed in-person through the pandemic. It’s made Chicago Public Schools think it can do the same.
During The Pandemic, Who Owns A Nursing Home Can Be The Difference Between Life And Death
In the Illinois counties hit hardest by the virus, for-profit nursing homes have nearly double the deaths per bed as nonprofit facilities.
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Director Aaron Sorkin Says This Summer’s Protests ‘Looked Exactly Like Footage From 1968’
Netflix recently released “The Trial Of The Chicago 7,” which Sorkin says mirrors today’s struggle for social justice.
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Sasha-Ann Simons Selected As The New Host Of WBEZ’s Reset
“I want Chicago not to feel like I’m an outsider but to feel like I’m somebody who is coming in with a worldly view,” Simons said.
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Illinois Teen, Charged In Kenosha Protest Slayings, Posts $2M Bail
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two people during a Wisconsin protest, posted bail and was released from custody.
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Feds Charge Former Top ComEd Executives, Lobbyists In Springfield Corruption Case
Among the four people charged Wednesday was Michael McClain, a close confidante of Illinois House Speaker and Democratic boss Michael Madigan.
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More Democrats Say It’s Time For A New Illinois House Speaker Who Is Not Michael Madigan
Calls for Madigan to step aside as Illinois House Speaker grew as his confidante, Michael McClain, and three others were charged in a ComEd bribery scheme.
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Don’t Travel For Thanksgiving, CDC Warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising that Americans be careful amid an explosion in the spread of the coronavirus.
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12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts
If Congress doesn’t compromise and pass another relief bill, a new study finds a staggering number of Americans will lose a critical financial lifeline as the pandemic worsens.
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60 People Sue Over Alleged Police Brutality At Chicago Protests
The lawsuit is the latest effort by Chicago activists to force accountability on the Police Department for its handling of demonstrations.
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A Most Unusual School Year: Part I
Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.
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New Study: Bail Reform Is Not The Cause Of The Rise In Chicago Gun Violence
Chicago leaders have repeatedly blamed gun violence on judges’ decisions about who gets released pretrial. Reforms in 2017 increased releases.
