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Celebrating Chicago’s birthday, United Center strike, low voter turnout Mar 06, 2023

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Chicago turns 186 years old. Unionized concession workers at the United Center staged a one-day strike during the Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers game. Experts are analyzing why most Chicagoans stayed home on election day.

J. Ivy talks Grammys, gratitude and poetry GOATs Mar 03, 2023

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J. Ivy is a writer, narrator and poet who recently took home the first Grammy ever awarded in the new category of Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. “When I’m creating an album, I don’t listen to anybody else,” the multi-hyphenate artist said on The Rundown. “If I found myself sounding like anybody else I switch that up real quick.” He came by WBEZ and talked with Erin about the differences between rap and spoken word poetry, his influences and inspirations, and about how he produced the tracks on his Grammy-winning new album “The Poet Who Sat By The Door.”

Vallas endorsement, South Side call for affordable housing, reparations efforts Mar 03, 2023

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Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is throwing his endorsement into the Chicago mayor’s race. A ballot measure passes on Chicago’s South Side that calls on the City Council to address affordable housing near the Obama Center. Illinois launched a website for a newly created commission on reparations.

Brown resigns, first-ever police district councilors, sluggish state hires Mar 02, 2023

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Chicago’s Police Superintendent David Brown will step down. We hear from one of the newly-elected, and first-ever Chicago police district councilors. Illinois lawmakers are raising concerns over how long it takes to fill job vacancies at the state’s child welfare agency.

Wait, so who won? A Chicago election recap Mar 01, 2023

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid Tuesday night. It’s the first time in 40 years a sitting mayor in Chicago won’t see a second term. Instead, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson have advanced to the runoff election in April. We’ll get you context on the mayoral race, along with the competitive aldermanic contests and the results of the first-ever police district council races.

Lightfoot out, Vallas and Johnson advance to runoff, roadwork on the Kennedy Mar 01, 2023

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her reelection bid Tuesday making her the first elected mayor in 40 years to not win a second term. Former Chicago Public School CEO Paul Vallas will face Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson in Chicago’s mayoral runoff. Drivers should anticipate major delays on the Kennedy starting March 20.

Teen election judges, SCOTUS student debt arguments, locals help migrants Feb 28, 2023

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It’s election day, and hundreds of teens are serving as election judges. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could impact more than one million student people in Illinois with college debt. Local groups are stepping up to provide shelter for asylum seekers arriving in Chicago.

Magic, music and gratitude in Ghana: a Black Star Line Festival review Feb 27, 2023

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Vic Mensa and Chance the Rapper hosted a music festival in Ghana last month – the Black Star Line Festival, featuring sets from Erykah Badu, T-Pain, Dave Chappelle, Jeremih and more – and WBEZ sent Vocalo morning host Stephen Bekoe to take in the scene. Bekoe tells us about the concert, about his first trip to the continent of Africa, and about the people and experiences he’ll never forget.

Election looms, Russians protest Ukraine invasion, mental health workers for 911 Feb 27, 2023

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The Chicago municipal election is tomorrow, so be sure to get that mail-in ballot returned. Russians in Chicago gathered Saturday to protest their country’s year long invasion of Ukraine. Chicago will soon be able to send mental health workers to more 911 calls.

Joe(y) saves lives — and wants to teach you how to save lives, too Feb 24, 2023

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After a serious life-threatening injury, most people’s first reaction is to call 911 and get to an emergency room. But what happens when those resources aren’t available in your neighborhood? Meet Joe(y), who goes by his first name only. He’s a 22-year-old training coordinator for Ujimaa Medics, or UMedics. It’s a grassroots nonprofit collective of Black individuals around Chicago dedicated to spreading life-saving, emergency first response knowledge to its community for when city first-responders aren’t there to help. He tells us his story through the series “Chi Sounds Like” on our sister station Vocalo.

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