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CPS Planning All-Remote Learning For Fall, Sources Say

Sources tell WTTW News that CPS will announce an all-remote learning plan for the fall as soon as Wednesday, reversing plans for a hybrid model of at-home and in-person learning. Two Chicago aldermen weigh in on this and more.

(Brandis Friedman / WTTW News)

Life After COVID-19: What Will it Look Like?

What will life, concerts, the workplace and education look like in a post-COVID-19 world? A futurist and a University of Chicago epidemiologist weigh in.

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Democrats, Republicans ‘Miles Apart’ on Unemployment Insurance Deal, Says Bustos

As cities and states across the nation struggle to get control of COVID-19, members of Congress butt heads over another stimulus package. Illinois U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos weighs in on those topics and more. 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)

Mercy Hospital’s Plans to Close Resurface Concerns on South Side

Mercy Hospital announced plans to shut its doors by June 2021. Now, concerns of a health care desert on the South Side are resurfacing as residents prepare to find new providers.

Mercy Hospital (WTTW News)

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Local Guitarists Make Good Use of Downtime

2020 was supposed to be the Year of Chicago Music. Now, the vast and vibrant local music scene lies dormant. We check in on a Chicago family that can play guitars – and make them too. 

Goran Ivanovic plays guitar at a Chicago park. (WTTW News)

August 4, 2020 - Full Show

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Progress Slow on Virus Relief Bill as Negotiations Continue

Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed Monday afternoon in the Capitol, but multiple obstacles remain.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks as she stands next to Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)

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Is Campaign Money From Speaker Michael Madigan ‘Dirty’?

It’s about the time of year when your mailbox may start to fill up with glossy brochures, pitching you not on a product — but on a candidate. What impact the ComEd bribery scandal might have on the coming election.

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Lurie Children’s Hospital to End Intersex Surgeries on Children

Where the fight for intersex rights is headed after a recent victory in Chicago. We speak with activist Pidgeon Pagonis and Dr. Ellie Kim of Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (WTTW News)

Chicago Fair Housing Advocates Criticize Rollback in Regulations

Last month, the Trump administration announced it would end an Obama-era housing rule meant to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs. How that rollback could affect housing in the Chicago area.

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85-Year-Old Photographer Steve Schapiro Reflects on Civil Rights Movement

He took memorable pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and traveled with writer James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro talks about what he witnessed in the United States back then — and what he is seeing today.

Steve Schapiro speaks with WTTW News.

Crain’s Headlines: Citibank to Replace Gresham Branch in New Location

A bank franchise reassesses one of its locations on Chicago’s Far South Side. That story and more with Crain’s Chicago Business Editor Ann Dwyer.

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Large Nonprofits Struggle to Provide Services While Locked Out of Pandemic Aid

Their size and reach allow them to get assistance quickly and efficiently to people in need, but nonprofits with more than 500 employees cannot apply for forgivable loans under the CARES Act.

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August 3, 2020 - Full Show

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (WTTW News)

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan: ‘No Plans to Resign’

“I have no plans to resign,” Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday in a statement as a growing number of Democrats encourage him to step down due to his entanglement in Commonwealth Edison’s bribery scandal.  

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