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Cook County Health Program Focuses on ‘Whole Person Care’

How addressing homelessness, access to food and other social needs improves a patient’s overall health – and reduces costs. A 2017 study found treating patients with just one risk factor was $65 more per month than those with none.

June 18, 2019 - Full Show

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US Sending Troops to Mideast Amid Gulf Tensions over Iran

The U.S. is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions in the Persian Gulf mounted over Iran’s announcement it will not comply with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons. 

High Court Avoids New Case over Same-Sex Wedding Cake

The Supreme Court decided Monday against a high-stakes, election-year case about the competing rights of gay and lesbian couples and merchants who refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

June 17, 2019 - Full Show

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State Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke Angers Some with Judicial Pick

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke received blowback from faith and community leaders on Chicago’s West Side for appointing a white woman to fill a vacancy formerly held by a black woman.

Ready or Not, Electric Scooters Arrive on Chicago’s West Side

Dockless electric scooters – 2,500 of them – arrive in Chicago as the city launches its pilot program, but will riders stay safe?

Move of Beachside Music Fest Prompts Pushback Over Endangered Birds

Organizers of Mamby on the Beach want to move the music festival to Montrose Beach, but conservationists are pushing back because of two endangered birds living at the site. 

Another ‘Empire’ Actor Arrested, But on Traffic Offense

A Chicago police spokeswoman said that Bryshere Gray, who plays a younger brother of Jussie Smollett’s character on the Chicago-based Fox TV show, was pulled over Thursday.

Brendt Christensen Researched Rape Fantasies Before Kidnapping Scholar

“I want to test my limits and experience everything,” Brendt Christensen wrote in his profile on Fetlife.com, a social media site for adults with alternative sexual interests, weeks before Yingying Zhang disappeared.

Art Institute Show Explores ‘Iconic Photographs’

Photography has long been used to make images of iconic works of art. Sometimes the photographs themselves become icons. A new show explores a collection of famous pictures from the 20th century.

Tracing the National Security Council’s ‘Unprecedented Evolution’

The National Security Council is an integral part of U.S. foreign policy, despite the fact that most Americans know little about what it actually does. In a new book, author John Gans traces the council’s “unprecedented evolution.”

Advocates Rally at Fairlife Over Alleged Animal Abuse at Indiana Farm

Chicago-based Fairlife has been under fire since an animal welfare group released videos showing workers at the company's top dairy supplier abusing cows. 

A Winningly Eclectic CSO Concert Mixes Contemporary, Classic Works

The unlikely combination of Vivaldi, Beethoven and Gershwin with two contemporary works was full of delightful surprises and unexpected revelations. 

Beekeeping Behind Bars: Inmates Raise Bees at Cook County Jail

Behind barbed wire fences, Cook County Jail inmates grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, and – as of May – they’re harvesting honey from two beehives provided by a former inmate.