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‘One of the great community events in Chicago’: The Rundown visits Soup & Bread Mar 05, 2024

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Soup & Bread is an event at a bar in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood – The Hideout – where anyone who wanders in can get a free meal of soup and bread the first Wednesday of every month during Chicago’s chilly season.

Organizer Martha Bayne said it’s not just about showing up and getting some free soup, but to invite people into a “classically third space, where people can come together outside of school or church or work and just share some quality time with each other.”

“This is one of the great community events in Chicago,” one attendee told us, “like, period.”

The Rundown went to check it out last month – to talk with the organizers, soup chefs and attendees – and to figure out how this event has made such a mark on its community over the last 15 years.

Soup & Bread returns to The Hideout on March 6 and April 3 at 6 p.m.

Morning News: Tuesday March 5, 2024 Mar 05, 2024

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says Democrats will benefit from having Donald Trump on the ballot this year. A former Illinois appellate judge has raised more than twice as much as her Democratic primary opponent in the race to replace Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. A Northwestern University alumna has created a drill to help surgeons operate on skulls.

Afternoon News: Monday March 4, 2024 Mar 04, 2024

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The Supreme Court is putting an end to an Illinois challenge to knock Donald Trump off the ballot. Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin continues to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. The suburbs outpaced Chicago last year in fatal pedestrian and bicycle traffic crashes.

What migrants’ grievances tell us about the state of Chicago shelters Mar 04, 2024

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Many of Chicago’s new migrants came to the United States seeking refuge. But once here, they can encounter shelters with dirty living conditions and, at times, staff who make racist comments and sexually harass residents, according to over 200 grievances obtained by WBEZ.

“There are still ongoing issues based on the data and my conversations with people,” said WBEZ immigration reporter Adriana Cardona-Maguigad.

In this episode, Cardona-Maguigad breaks down her investigation with WBEZ All Things Considered anchor Melba Lara.

This episode was produced for broadcast by Lauren Frost.

Morning News: Monday March 4, 2024 Mar 04, 2024

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Reproductive rights advocates are working to make fertility treatment more affordable in Illinois. Expanded early voting is underway today for the March primary election. A state commission released plans for a funding formula for public universities to address years of disinvestment and volatility.

Afternoon News: Friday March 1, 2024 Mar 01, 2024

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Democratic lawmakers in Illinois are bracing for impact after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered people. Starting Monday, voters in suburban Cook County will have more places to cast votes in the March 19th Illinois Primary. The CDC has new recommendations for those who test positive for COVID-19.

Meow kind of town: The story behind Chicago’s many feral cats Mar 01, 2024

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A few months ago, Rundown producer Justin Bull brought you the story of some of Chicago’s feral cats, the people who care for them, and why both are so present among us here in Chicago. In the time since, he heard from a few folks who say it’s not all whiskers and catnip.

This month for WBEZ’s Curious City, Justin went a little deeper, talking with more feral cat advocates and detractors, as well as a documentarian who knows how contentious this issue can get.

Morning News: Friday March 1, 2024 Mar 01, 2024

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A Cook County judge is siding with Donald Trump to put her order booting him from the Illinois ballot on hold. Oak Park’s contracts with two migrant shelter locations have ended. Seven more people say they were framed by former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

Afternoon News: Thursday February 29, 2024 Feb 29, 2024

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The six-figure state pension for the convicted aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is being suspended. A federal judge is postponing the sentencing of four former ComEd lobbyists and executives who were convicted of bribery in a major corruption trial. A Chicago-area economic development organization hosted a town hall to rally support for legislation to advocate for small business owners.

“Chairman Fred”: The story of Fred Hampton Feb 29, 2024

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This is the story of Chicago liberation activist Fred Hampton, former chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, who was just 21 years old when he was killed by Chicago police in 1969. In a special Black History Month collaboration between WBEZ’s Making and Rundown podcasts, hosts Brandon Pope and Erin Allen sit down with original members of the Black Panther Party, attorneys who fought Hampton’s post-assassination lawsuits, and family members who continue to carry on his legacy.

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