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Crain’s Headlines: Capital One Looks to Leave Suburban Office Space
Credit card company Capital One plans to have local employees work in its downtown office or remotely. Crain’s Chicago Business editor Ann Dwyer has details.
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Dec. 20, 2020 - Full Show
Planning for college during a pandemic. A victory for opponents of the planned closure of Mercy Hospital. Remembering victims of gun violence during the holidays. Plus, a Kwanzaa throwback.
Illinois Surpasses 900,000 COVID-19 Cases
As Illinois reaches another grim milestone in the number of COVID-19 cases, December is on pace to become the state’s deadliest month, an analysis of public health data shows.
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, Dec. 19, 2020 - Full Show
What happens when you and your doctor don’t speak the same language. Immigrant teens working illegally in suburban factories. A holiday window display helps artists and businesses during the pandemic.
Crain’s Headlines: Mag Mile Tax Proposal Fails
Mag Mile landlords dodge a new tax aimed at revitalizing the shopping strip following this summer’s unrest. Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Danny Ecker has details on this story and more.
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Dec. 13, 2020 - Full Show
Our conversation on unity between Black and Latino communities continues. We check in with the new president of Governors State University. Meet an extraordinary athlete who just wouldn’t give up.
COVID-19 in Illinois: 7,216 New Cases, 115 Additional Deaths
A vaccine is on the way, but it will likely be months before it is widely available. That means masks and social distancing protocols will need to remain in place, the governor said this week.
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, Dec. 12, 2020 - Full Show
The uneasy history between Chicago’s Black and Brown communities. Fighting the stigma of food insecurity. The origins of La Guadalupana. And the Latino takeover at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Crain’s Headlines: Chicago Auto Show Put On Hold
The 2021 Chicago Auto Show will not take place in February due to the coronavirus pandemic. Crain’s Chicago Business reporter editor Ann Dwyer has details.
COVID-19 in Illinois: 7,598 New Cases, 76 Additional Deaths
Sunday marked the first day this month in which Illinois’ daily death toll dipped below 125. There were only 10 days in November when triple-digit numbers were recorded in the number of virus-related deaths.
Orion Samuelson on ‘The Friday Night Show’ (2003)
Chicago radio legend and National Radio Hall of Fame member Orion Samuelson is retiring at the end of 2020. In this 2003 interview with Bob Sirott, Samuelson talks about his career.
