Some electric car makers want to stop supporting AM radio
Proposed federal legislation would require cars to have AM radio. It comes as some auto companies plan to phase it out in electric vehicles.
Proposed federal legislation would require cars to have AM radio. It comes as some auto companies plan to phase it out in electric vehicles.
Over 50 were shot this past holiday weekend in Chicago according to police. That’s about the city’s average for Memorial Day weekend over the last ten years.
The National Weather Service office in suburban Romeoville issued its first-ever dust storm warnings. Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford joins WBEZ to explain.
As Cook County State’s Attorney, Foxx has faced intense scrutiny. WBEZ’s Patrick Smith analyzes her decision to step down.
Liesl Olson started as director at The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum earlier this month. She joined WBEZ to talk about her future plans for this landmark of Chicago history.
Four former ComEd executives and lobbyists are on trial for allegedly bribing House Speaker Michael Madigan to advance legislation that steered hundreds of millions more profit to the power company.
All 18 of Cook County’s public housing developments will soon have mental health workers on site. Officials say it’s the first such initiative in the U.S. and part of an effort to help residents recover from the pandemic.
Chicago and Northwest Indiana rank high on a list of places with the worst air pollution in the U-S. We talk to a reporter from The Guardian U-S who worked on the ranking.
Federal prosecutors are giving jurors a lesson in Illinois politics, as they make their case against four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists.
The new Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Natalie Phelps Finnie, tells us how climate change intersects with her work.