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Morning News: Friday July 5, 2024 Jul 05, 2024

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Highland Park families explain why they wanted to come to the community's first parade following the mass shooting two years ago. A new report shows how federal housing voucher renters can become voucher homeowners. Some Chicagoans are confused about how much to budget for their monthly student loan payments in the face of dueling court decisions.

Afternoon News: Wednesday July 3, 2024 Jul 03, 2024

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The Jelly Belly Candy company will cease operations in North Chicago and lay off dozens of workers. Illinois ended its fiscal year with more money than expected. More than 1.7 million people are expected to travel through O’Hare and Midway airports this holiday weekend.

Zeshan B’s new album ‘O Say, Can You See’ is for the dreamers among us Jul 03, 2024

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When the pandemic hit, Zeshan B was living in the Bronx. His wife works in health care, so her job was considered essential. Meanwhile, he lost all his work as a performer, and he channeled his lockdown angst into new music. “My industry was considered nonessential,” he said. “While I was on the back burner, the only thing I could do was write.” Now, Zeshan B and his family live in Chicago, and he’s preparing to release his new album, “O Say, Can You See,” later this month. In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to Zeshan B about dreaming, his new album and surviving the concrete jungle.

Morning News: Wednesday July 3, 2024 Jul 03, 2024

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is stopping short of calling for Democratic President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. Most of the Chicago school board candidates are being challenged. That could mean the wide open field of 47 candidates might be whittled down. Adult educators at City Colleges of Chicago were on the streets yesterday calling for a fair contract.

Afternoon News: Tuesday July 2, 2024 Jul 02, 2024

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The Supreme Court declined to review Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, meaning that judgment will stand for now. Lurie Children’s Hospital says nearly 800,000 people may have been exposed in a cybersecurity attack this year. A new report from the Illinois Department of Transportation shows an increase in traffic stops last year – and that Black drivers were nearly twice as likely to be stopped by police than white drivers.

Morning News: Tuesday July 2, 2024 Jul 02, 2024

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Illinois Republicans celebrate while Illinois Democrats lament Monday’s SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity. A Cook County employee says he was fired for talking about wrongdoing at a county agency. Officials agreed on a plan to protect the Great Lakes from the invasive carp.

Afternoon News: Monday July 1, 2024 Jul 01, 2024

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker still believes the door to prosecute former President Donald Trump is still open even after the Supreme Court ruled a president holds "absolute immunity" for official acts. A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows one in three students in Illinois are chronically absent – meaning they miss at least 10 percent of their school year. Loyola Medicine is working with a charity to erase about $112 million of medical debt this year for low-income patients.

Cats, cartoons and mortality: Lucy Knisley on her graphic novel, ‘WOE’ Jul 01, 2024

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Linney was the name of a loud and melodramatic house cat who stars in a new graphic novel titled “WOE: A Housecat’s Story of Despair.”

Linney’s owner, Evanston-based graphic novelist Lucy Knisley, said she originally based Linney’s comic-strip voice off the character Sister Monica Jones, a British nun from the long-running BBC series “Call the Midwife.”

“She was complaining about stuff that was just so silly to complain about, but she was so eloquent about it, so I wanted to give her this eloquent, stately manner,” Knisley said.

In this episode of The Rundown podcast, Knisley tells host Erin Allen about her journey into comics – from her early love of “Calvin & Hobbes” to her education at both the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont.

Knisley also talks about the poignant comic strip she created following Linney’s death, one she says readers will still reach out to her about several years later.

Morning News: Monday July 1, 2024 Jul 01, 2024

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A former Chicago Police Officer is remembered for his years of service to his community and his country. Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing today – and tipped workers specifically will also be seeing a boost. Field Museum scientists have documented the oldest grape seed fossils ever found in the western hemisphere.

Afternoon News: Friday June 28, 2024 Jun 28, 2024

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Freelance workers in Illinois will enjoy new protections starting on Monday. Federal officials estimate a million fewer students will receive the Pell Grant this year. The Chicago Teachers Union announced yesterday the candidates it will support for the first school board election.

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