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Morning News: November 8, 2023 Nov 08, 2023

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Chicago City alderpersons ultimately voted today [TUES] NOT to formally reprimand Alderperson Carlos Ramirez-Rosa following allegations of threats and bullying. Illinois lawmakers want answers: how is the state recouping some of the 5 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent unemployment claims? A surprising finding about Chicago shoplifting rates.

Afternoon News: Tuesday November 7, 2023 Nov 07, 2023

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The Chicago City Council approves the purchase of land in Morgan Park to open a migrant shelter. Voters will decide whether Chicago should increase a tax on the sale of high-end properties to fund homelessness prevention. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy kicked off his book tour for “World Within a Song” in Chicago this past weekend.

This year’s Black Harvest Film Festival focuses on past, present and future Nov 07, 2023

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This year marks the 29th Black Harvest Film Festival, which showcases work from Black filmmakers—past and present.

From a short film about Chicago’s South Shore Drill Team to a Black Barbie documentary, the 2023 lineup promises a wide range of Black joy onscreen. And the festival looks back to Black filmmakers that came before with screenings of films from the 20th cCentury.

Host Erin Allen previews the festival with Chicagoan and journalist Arionne Nettles. For more information about the festival, you can read Nettles’ story for WBEZ or head to siskelfilmcenter.org/blackharvest.

Morning News: November 7, 2023 Nov 07, 2023

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One of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top City Council allies is resigning from leadership amid accusations of bullying. The ramifications of a guilty plea from the father of the alleged Highland Park shooter. Latinos in Chicago are three times more likely to contract COVID than other demographic groups, according to experts with the city’s health department.

Afternoon News: Monday November 6, 2023 Nov 06, 2023

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The father of the man accused of last year’s July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park will spend 60 days in jail for helping his son get a gun permit when he was under age. The Chicago Cubs are hiring former Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell as their new manager. A second victim is suing the Chicago Blackhawks for alleged sexual misconduct by former coach Brad Aldrich.

‘Those fairytales were real’: Ayana Contreras on Black excellence in Chicago Nov 06, 2023

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Ayana Contreras is an influential figure in Chicago’s arts, music and history scene. She was an early-career mentor to artists like Chance the Rapper and Noname. She even wrote a book about Black excellence here in Chicago.

“Growing up in Chicago and the Chicagoland area and being a Black person, there were so many fairy tales honestly that we heard, but those fairy tales were real,” she said.

She’s talking about the likes of musicians Chaka Khan and Mavis Staples, “Ebony” and “Jet” magazine founders John and Eunice Johnson, Uncle Remus founders Gus and Mary Rickette, and so many more.

Contreras is an overall culture creator, a prolific DJ, a style-icon in her own right and has been the content director at WBEZ’s sister station Vocalo, a radio station she played a big role in creating. She talks with Rundown podcast host Erin Allen about why Chicago needed an urban alternative public radio station, her career in Chicago’s arts scenes and why afro-optimism is the antidote to afro-pessimism.

Morning News: November 6, 2023 Nov 06, 2023

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It’s been a long-time coming. Today, the trial of former Alderman Ed Burke begins. In more courtroom news, the trial is expected to get underway for the father of the Highland Park July 4th mass shooting suspect. Members of a Chicago-based medical aid organization are calling on locals to advocate for a humanitarian corridor in Gaza.

Afternoon News: Friday November 3, 2023 Nov 03, 2023

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Former Northwestern University athletes are calling for an end to racist abuse they say they experienced. Howard Brown Health Workers plan to go on a two-day strike later this month. The Village Board of Oak Park has approved an Emergency Disaster Resolution to provide aid and support to asylum seekers.

America tried permanent Daylight Saving Time once. It lasted less than a year. Nov 03, 2023

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The U.S. Senate voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent last year (the House of Representatives has yet to take up the bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act). As we mark another semi-annual clock change, we speak with Dr. James Rowley, the president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, who reminds us of an “experiment” back in 1974 when permanent Daylight Saving Time came and went quickly.

“People were so against it, Congress reversed themselves in less than a year,” he said.

Rowley explains why the Academy instead supports a change to permanent Standard Time. He also shares some tips for acclimating to Sunday’s change.

This episode originally aired on Mar. 17, 2023.

Morning News: November 3, 2023 Nov 03, 2023

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A former Chicago top cop is back in the Police Department. A Chicago City Council meeting ended abruptly over a debate on the city’s sanctuary city status. Congressman Mike Quigley thinks he and his colleagues could soon consider aid to cities to help care for migrants.

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