WBEZCivil Rights Richard Hatcher, First Black Mayor of Gary, Dies At 86 wbez.org - Michael Puente, Alex Keefe Richard G. Hatcher, the first black mayor of Gary, Ind. and one of the first African Americans to lead a major U.S. city, died Friday. He was 86. “In …
WBEZHayes Community Groups: 6-Month Suspension Way Too Lenient For Sergeant Who Shot Disabled Teen wbez.org - Chip Mitchell A coalition of community groups that won the right to help shape Chicago’s court-mandated police reform is condemning the city for allowing a …
WBEZHayes Sergeant Gets 6-Month Suspension Despite A Finding He Had No Reason To Shoot Teen With Mental Disabilities wbez.org - Chip Mitchell The Chicago Police Board on Thursday evening handed a six-month unpaid suspension to a sergeant found at fault for his off-duty shooting of a South …
WBEZIllinois Politics How Two Ex-ComEd Execs Helped Madigan Maintain Political Power wbez.org - Tony Arnold Two former top Commonwealth Edison executives now facing scrutiny from federal investigators helped Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan defend a …
WBEZHousing Finalists Named For $10 Million Prize To Aid Chicago Communities wbez.org - Natalie Moore The Pritzker Traubert Foundation has named six finalists for its $10 million Chicago Prize to strengthen the city’s South and West sides. All of the …
WBEZDanny Glover Evanston Crowd Celebrates ‘Bold’ Reparations Plan wbez.org - Vivian McCall An African-American church seemed a fitting place to hold a meeting in Evanston on Wednesday night to celebrate the suburb’s recent actions on …
WBEZCrime Illinois Missing Out On Federal Money To Help Crime Victims wbez.org - Shannon Heffernan When Lisa Daniels’ son Darren Easterling was murdered, government agencies in Illinois offered only one thing: Police arrested Easterling’s killer …
WBEZCrime What Chicagoans Want In Their Next Police Superintendent wbez.org - Patrick Smith Chicago residents on Wednesday told the city’s police board that Chicago’s next top cop should be someone with a willingness to confront the …
WBEZEducation Chicago Board Of Education Votes To Close Two Charter Schools wbez.org - Sarah Karp Students, parents and community members made a last ditch plea to keep open two charter schools, but the Chicago Board of Education still voted on …
WBEZHousing Housing Advocate In Vote-Buying Probe Pushes Affordable Housing Overhaul wbez.org - Claudia Morell A Chicago housing advocate who’s been caught up in an ongoing state investigation into alleged vote-buying in a 2019 aldermanic race appeared at City …
WBEZEducation Conflicts With Principal At New High School In Englewood wbez.org - Sarah Karp Englewood STEM High School opened this fall as a beacon of hope that would replace four failing high schools and become a draw for local families. And …
WBEZCharlie Beck Beck Suspends Controversial ‘Merit’ Promotions In Police Department wbez.org - Patrick Smith Interim Police Superintendent Charlie Beck announced to Chicago police officers on Tuesday that he will not be using the department’s longstanding, …
WBEZIllinois Your Pocket Guide To Legal Weed In Illinois wbez.org - Mariah Woelfel, Paula Friedrich You asked, we answered. Here are responses to 29 of your questions about legal weed.
WBEZImmigration Immigrants In Illinois Should Stay Away From Marijuana wbez.org - Maria Ines Zamudio While recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois, starting in January, immigrants who are not citizens should stay away from it. Under federal …
WBEZQuilting Quilters Across The U.S. Answer Call To Help Sew Up Unfinished Project wbez.org - Kate McGee Whenever Shannon Downey comes across an unfinished craft project at an estate sale, she feels compelled to buy and finish it. "Ninety-nine percent of …
WBEZEducation Naperville Schools Try To Rebuild Trust After Incident Exposes Persistent Race Issues wbez.org - Susie An An unwanted spotlight is on Naperville schools after a student was accused of making a racist Craigslist ad last month that featured a picture of a …
WBEZChicago, IL Chicago News Headlines for Monday, Dec. 9 wbez.org - WBEZ Staff • Almost one in three high school students have reported using a tobacco product recently. That’s according to a new federal survey. Public health …
WBEZJuice WRLD Rapper Juice WRLD Dies After Medical Emergency In Chicago wbez.org - The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and rose to the top of the charts with …
WBEZ City Club Of Chicago President Resigns Amid Federal Corruption Probe wbez.org - Tony Arnold, Dan Mihalopoulos The embattled head of the City Club of Chicago resigned Friday amid a federal criminal investigation into clout hiring at utility giant Commonwealth …
WBEZLori Lightfoot Chicago Aldermen To Vote On $3.65 Million In Legal Settlements wbez.org - Becky Vevea Lawyers for the city of Chicago will ask aldermen to approve five legal settlements worth a collective $3.65 million. A committee will vote on the …
WBEZCriminal Justice 3 Illinois Prison Guards Indicted For Assault That Resulted In Prisoner’s Death wbez.org - Shannon Heffernan Three prison guards from the Western Illinois Correctional Center are facing federal criminal charges for allegedly beating a prisoner while he was …
WBEZHousing Group Charges Orland Park Landlord With Housing Discrimination wbez.org - Natalie Moore A fair housing center has filed a race discrimination complaint in federal court against owners of an Orland Park apartment building. The South …
WBEZLori Lightfoot In Firing Top Cop, City Loses Leverage To Force Him To Answer Questions wbez.org - Chip Mitchell Employees of the city of Chicago have a strong incentive to cooperate with investigations by the city’s inspector general: If they don’t cooperate, …
WBEZChicago, IL Chicago Drivers Have 10 More Days To Get City Sticker Tickets Dropped wbez.org - Elliott Ramos Indebted Chicago drivers have 10 more days to take advantage of a debt relief program for outstanding city sticker tickets. Only a fraction of drivers …
WBEZDebt Relief Chicago Drivers Have Until Dec. 15 To Get City Sticker Tickets Dropped wbez.org - Elliott Ramos Indebted Chicago drivers are running out of time to take advantage of a debt relief program for outstanding city sticker tickets. Only a fraction of …
WBEZHuman Geography Illinois Hosts Summit To Ensure Children Get Counted In The Census wbez.org - Esther Yoon-Ji Kang Children were the focus of a state-sponsored census education summit Wednesday at Malcolm X College on Chicago’s West Side. More than a million …
WBEZLori Lightfoot Johnson Transferred Reported Love-Interest Out Of Plum Assignment As Scandal Snowballed wbez.org - Patrick Smith As the scandal around Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson widened in the weeks after he was found asleep in his car after an evening of …
WBEZIcon version of the Flipboard logoLori Lightfoot Eddie Johnson Transferred Reported Love-Interest From Plum Assignment As Scandal Snowballed wbez.org - Patrick Smith As the scandal around Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson widened in the weeks after he was found asleep in his car after an evening of …
WBEZLori Lightfoot Mayor Says She’ll Likely Release Investigation Materials Behind Top Cop’s Dismissal wbez.org - Chip Mitchell Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday she is likely to release a report from the investigation that led to former Police Superintendent Eddie …
