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As World Leaders Meet on Climate, Local Institutions Moving to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Scientists are warning of a looming climate catastrophe if countries continue to burn fossil fuels. The effort to invest in a sustainable future.

3 Firms Bid to Build a Casino-Resort in Chicago: Officials

Three firms want to build a casino and resort in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office announced Friday. All five proposals are of a “high-caliber,” Lightfoot said in a statement released by the mayor’s office.

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Crain’s Headlines: CNA Hack Impacts 75,000 Individual’s Personal Info

Quarterly filings reveal a CNA hack exposed personal information of 75,000. Crain’s Chicago Business editor Ann Dwyer has details on that story and more.

ProPublica Report Finds Immigration Center Staff Ill-Equipped to Care for Afghan Youth

Some Afghan youth at a local immigration center are traumatized after fleeing their country, according to a recent report by ProPublica. We hear from the reporter who broke the story.

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Supreme Court Questions Texas Law Banning Most Abortions

A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.

Indigenous Artist Builds and Floats Birchbark Canoe on Lake Michigan

Wayne Valliere, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in northern Wisconsin, said he’s one of only six birchbark canoe builders among the Anishinaabe, an Indigenous collective in the Great Lakes region which includes the Ojibwe.

November 1, 2021 - Full Show

An update on the FOP versus city vaccine mandate. Three companies submit Chicago casino bids. A local shelter struggling to house Afghan refugee children. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a landmark abortion case.

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Illinois Lawmakers Approve New Congressional Map

Their final product, which still needs Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signoff, is designed to send 14 Democrats and three Republicans to Congress from Illinois. If the strategy works, Democrats will gain a seat from Illinois while the GOP will lose two.

‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Resurrection in Pilsen

Despite COVID-19 concerns, celebrations are coming together in Pilsen, a community just southwest of Chicago’s Loop with a substantial Mexican population.

June Beetle ID’d as Grub That Ate Welles Park, And It’s Likely to Raise a Stink on Its Way Out

June beetle larvae are responsible for devastating a pair of North Side parks. The Chicago Park District is set to begin treating the infestation, but things could get worse before they get better. 

Bell Bowl Proponents Sue To Stop Rockford Airport’s Bulldozers, Say ‘Prairies Are Illinois’ Redwoods’

The Natural Land Institute filed suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court to stop the Greater Rockford Airport Authority from tearing up the 8,000-year-old Bell Bowl Prairie as part of an airport expansion project.

‘Animalism’: Blackhawks Scandal Raises Culture Questions

According to the report, Donald Fehr, the leader of the NHL players’ association, was contacted twice about allegations connected to the assistant coach, including by a Kyle Beach confidant. 

October 28, 2021 - Full Show

The fate of an abortion bill and more from Springfield. Live from Pilsen ahead of Day of the Dead. The mystery grubs in Welles Park unmasked. And the Bears try to make things right against the 49ers.

Bears Looking for Redemption Against 49ers After Humiliating Loss to Bucs

After last week’s thrashing by the defending Super Bowl champs — the Bears are leading the league in one statistical category — the number of players on the COVID list.  What does this mean for the upcoming matchup with the San Francisco 49ers at Soldier Field?

Bridging the Gap Between Emerging Artists and Emerging Collectors

Everyone deserves to have art in their lives, whether they’re making it or buying it. That’s Allan Bergart’s philosophy. He’s working to make art more available, and we have a preview of his latest art show, “The Fall Review.”