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Monday, June 16, 2025 Jun 16, 2025

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A Chicago city council committee has greenlit a $14.75 million settlement in a wrongful conviction case tied to disgraced former police commander Jon Burge. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the $55 billion state budget for the next twelve months into law. The James Beard Awards – sometimes called the “Oscars of the food world” – is happening Monday night in Chicago. Plus, we hear voices from the “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration in downtown Chicago on Saturday afternoon.

Friday, June 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025

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A man carrying a loaded gun and impersonating a police officer was arrested Thursday during anti-ICE protests in the Loop, according to Chicago police. “No Kings” demonstrations are scheduled in Chicago and across the country to coincide with President Donald Trump’s planned military parade in Washington DC on Saturday. Chicago is reporting its first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes this season. Plus, ahead of Father’s Day, WBEZ’s Araceli Gomez-Aldana reports on a local dads group that is hoping to change the misconception about what dads want and need during the birth process.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 Jun 12, 2025

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker testified before a Congressional committee about the state’s immigration policies and sanctuary state status. A Chicago woman who was injured by the person who drove through an anti-deportation protest on Tuesday says she thinks the driver should lose their license. Brookfield Zoo’s new baby bottlenose dolphin has died.

Plus, Chicago’s home for so-called “outsider art” has reopened after a multi- million-dollar renovation and expansion. WBEZ’s Courtney Kueppers took a trip to the newly reimagined Intuit Art Museum in Chicago’s West Town.

Editor’s note: After this episode was recorded, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved President Trump's request to cut public media funding. Find more information on that story at wbez.org or on your radio at 91.5 FM.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Jun 11, 2025

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Chicago police made at least 17 arrests during Tuesday’s anti-ICE protest downtown. Chicago officials are bracing for more immigration raids as President Donald Trump has announced he’ll target five Democratic-led cities, including Chicago. Chicago aldermen could soon have a bigger say in banning AirBNB rentals in their wards. Plus, ahead of WBEZ's Father's Day Prisoncast special this Sunday, we hear from a father and son who rebuilt their relationship while both were incarcerated.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Jun 10, 2025

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Immigration and labor organizers rallied in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago to protest the Trump administration travel ban. Activists and community members plan to gather Tuesday to protest recent ICE raids in Chicago and Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors want a new trial for Illinois lawmaker Emil Jones III. Plus, the decade-long criminal pursuit of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan concludes this Friday. Sun-Times reporter David Struett and WBEZ reporter Dave McKinney give a preview of what to expect.

Monday, June 9, 2025 Jun 09, 2025

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Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling says he feels for the officer who accidentally shot and killed their partner last week. Travelers into O’Hare International Airport this morning reacted to President Trump’s travel ban that went into effect at midnight. Dozens of immigrant and labor organizers rallied in Daley Plaza today to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Plus, local rapper Jay Wood visits our studios to share his fashion inspirations in the latest segment of Vocalo’s Getting Dressed series.

Friday, June 6, 2025 Jun 06, 2025

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Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford said haze from Canadian wildfire smoke will persist for the rest of the day and through the weekend. Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera, who was shot and killed Thursday night, is being remembered as a “vibrant” “hero.” The Chicago Sky will head to the United Center for Saturday’s game against the Indiana Fever. Plus, some experts are crediting community violence intervention for Chicago’s decline in murders this year. WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell takes a closer look at the publicly-funded street outreach program.

Thursday, June 5, 2025 Jun 05, 2025

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The Chicago area is under an air quality alert until midnight for people in sensitive groups because of wildfire smoke from Canada. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is condemning the ICE arrests of nearly a dozen immigrants Wednesday in the South Loop. The Chicago White Sox have announced a deal between owner Jerry Reinsdorf and investor Justin Ishbia that lays the groundwork for Ishbia to become the majority owner of the team. Plus, the NBA Finals tip off tonight between the Indiana Pacers and the Thunder in Oklahoma City. WBEZ’s Michael Puente talked expectations with Chicago-area fans of the team next door.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Jun 04, 2025

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Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy electricity from the nuclear power plant in downstate Clinton. A federal court has ordered the city of Chicago to install thousands of accessible pedestrian signals over the next 10 years. And two notable local deaths: influential Chicago media columnist Gary Deeb has died at age 79. And Edmund White, who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, memoirs and novels, died at age 85. Plus, Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell talks with WBEZ’s Melba Lara about the rescissions package that the Trump administration submitted to Congress, asking them to eliminate over a billion dollars in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Jun 03, 2025

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the state should consider alternate revenue sources before taxing everyday riders to make up for a $770 million budget shortfall for local transit agencies. Despite a state law barring cooperating with immigration officials, Illinois State Police are sharing their gang database with ICE. The Chicago Fire plan to build a new stadium at The 78, a vacant space on Roosevelt Road along the Chicago River in the South Loop. Plus, we look at a new opera premiering at the Chicago Opera Theatre that highlights the lesser-known women at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement: “She Who Dared.”

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