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https://www.wbez.org/museums/2026/03/23/axolotls-where-to-see-the-tiktok-famous-amphibians-in-chicago
Where to see Axolotls in Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Mar 23, 2026 - The Brookfield Zoo took in 20 rescued axolotls last year after they were confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as they were illegally brought...
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https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/2024/01/17/artists-playing-tomorrow-never-knows-festival-in-chicago
Artists playing Tomorrow Never Knows festival in Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
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https://www.wbez.org/things-to-do/2025/11/21/chicago-holiday-events-activities-lights-christkindlmarket-christmas-hanukkah
60 classic holiday events and activities in Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Nov 21, 2025 - The city is bursting with merriment this time of year and we’ve rounded up the best festivities, in order to make planning the perfect holiday outing a little...
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https://www.wbez.org/dance/2025/12/04/nutcracker-chicago-2025-ballet-tickets-christmas-activities-holiday-things-to-do
Affordable and fun “Nutcracker” shows to see in Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Dec 4, 2025 - In Chicago this season, you can find a jazzy Duke Ellington version, a global “Nutcracker” with hip-hop mice and the 50th anniversary of the holiday story on...
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https://www.wbez.org/business/2026/03/28/hand-shoe-shine-chicago-cook-county-building-steve-fullerton
Last man at the shoeshine stand in downtown Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Mar 28, 2026 - For 20 years, Steve Fullerton has polished and buffed the footwear of famous Chicagoans and faithful regulars from his bench in the Cook County Building.
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https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/02/26/chicago-wine-tastings-classes-restaurants-bars
Eight places to take an interesting wine class in Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 26, 2026 - These local wine shops offer some interesting lessons with a twist, like a Rosé 5K and introductions to lesser-known wine regions.
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https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2026/04/21/titanic-john-jacob-astor-iv-gold-pocket-watch-patek-philippe-auction
Gold pocket watch of Titanic’s wealthiest passenger goes up for sale in Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 21, 2026 - The auction, hosted by Freeman’s in the West Loop, opens Wednesday.
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https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/02/06/local-ukrainian-group-fighting-to-keep-murals-of-slain-woman-out-of-chicago-iryna-zarutska
Local Ukrainian group fighting to keep murals of slain woman out of Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 6, 2026 - A second mural of Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed in August was proposed for the Ukrainian Village. Some Ukrainian...
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https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/03/04/the-things-we-do-to-fall-back-in-love-with-chicago
The things we do to fall back in love with Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
Mar 4, 2026 - Happy birthday, Chicago – we love you!
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What to know about Illinois’ 8th Congressional District Democratic primary - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 18, 2026 - The suburban seat held by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi for a decade is up for grabs among a crowded field of candidates with some familiar faces.
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https://www.wbez.org/chicago/2020/11/14/historical-photos-revisit-the-rise-of-parks-and-public-spaces-in-chicagos-bygone-eras
Archive Photos Revisit The Rise Of Chicago’s Public Spaces - WBEZ Chicago
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‘Chicago Rat Hole’ was not made by a rat, say rodent researchers - WBEZ Chicago
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South Loop Residents Sing Along To Bon Jovi And Queen - WBEZ Chicago
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https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2025/07/16/more-than-900-now-say-they-were-abused-at-illinois-youth-prisons
More than 900 people now say they were abused at Illinois youth prisons - WBEZ Chicago
Jul 16, 2025 - A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook County juvenile jail.
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https://www.wbez.org/housing/2025/12/03/chicago-homelessness-trump-housing-policies
As cold weather hits Chicago, Trump's new policies on homelessness criticized - WBEZ Chicago
Dec 3, 2025 - Feds said they plan to shift $3.9 billion from long-term housing to housing that requires work and addiction treatment. More than 7,500 Illinoisans could lose...
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https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/04/24/tax-protest-civil-disobedience-tax-avoidance-trump-israel-iran-gaza
Some Chicagoans aren't paying federal taxes in protest of Trump policies - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 24, 2026 - President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, his administration's deportation efforts and U.S. support of Israel's attacks in Gaza have turned the...
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https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/05/25/northwestern-uic-medical-researchers-diabetes-hiv-trump-funding-budget-cuts
Northwestern, UIC medical researchers reeling from Trump funding cuts - WBEZ Chicago
May 27, 2025 - Researchers have spent years digging into solutions, including on HIV prevention and for healing diabetic wounds, but are now scrambling to find money to...
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https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/02/09/tracy-letts-bug-carrie-coon-broadway-steppenwolf
Playwright Tracy Letts on reviving ‘Bug’ on Broadway - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 9, 2026 - Letts’ wife, Carrie Coon, stars in the critically acclaimed revival. Of her reprisal of a role she portrayed at Steppenwolf in 2021, Letts says: “She’s...
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Chicago’s Common Pantry Hopes To Feed Hundreds Of Families This Thanksgiving - WBEZ Chicago
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After a rewarding and sometimes strange career in classical music and music education, Lisa pivoted to journalism in the hopes of combining her love of music...
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https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons
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We’re unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago. Weekday...
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https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/10/23/what-does-civic-responsibility-mean-if-youre-sitting-behind-bars
Inside the civics classes taught in Illinois prisons - WBEZ Chicago
Oct 23, 2024 - An exonerated, formerly incarcerated Chicagoan gives an inside look into what political engagement looks like behind bars.
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https://www.wbez.org/housing/2025/11/25/sausage-king-of-chicago-south-side-housing-slum-section-8-alan-smolinisky-brian-chen
What happened when Sausage King of Chicago bought a South Side housing complex? - WBEZ Chicago
Nov 25, 2025 - The landlord has gotten millions in federal rent subsidies even as tenants complain about years of poor maintenance and deplorable conditions.
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https://www.wbez.org/dance/2025/09/20/joffrey-carmen-liam-scarlett-opera-bizet-ballet-review
Review: Joffrey’s ‘Carmen’ is lusty and frisky but has an enigma at its heart - WBEZ Chicago
Sep 20, 2025 - In this production with choreography by the late Liam Scarlett, there are moments that feel like a tour de force. But there are also moments that leave you...
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West Nile virus found in Chicago-area mosquitos - WBEZ Chicago
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https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/02/12/intuit-driehaus-art-chicago-acquisition-bellows-outsider-hawkins
Intuit, Driehaus museums to get nearly 100 prestigious art works - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 12, 2026 - A spate of acquisitions announced this week includes works by famed outsider artist William Hawkins and early 20th-century realist George Bellows.
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https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/04/17/burdened-by-costs-of-an-ice-facility-in-town-broadview-reckons-with-a-spotlight-it-never-wanted
Chicago suburb pays the price for an ICE facility and spotlight it never wanted - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 17, 2026 - While communities elsewhere have been shielded from the costs of ICE facilities, the west suburb was stuck with bills for nearly $400,000.
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https://www.wbez.org/2024/04/14/nadhmi-shakir-auchis-white-sox-stadium-plan-involvement
Nadhmi Shakir Auchi's White Sox stadium plan involvement - WBEZ Chicago
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/arts-and-culture/2026/02/19/chicago-diversity-survey-arts-organizations-joffrey-ballet-goodman-theatre-architecture-center
More Chicago arts orgs agree to share diversity data following WBEZ/Sun-Times survey - Chicago...
Mar 3, 2026 - Last year, we surveyed the city’s largest cultural players on diversity of their full-time staff and boards. Fresh data from three groups help paint a broader...
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PHOTOS: How One Chicago Family Navigated The First Day Of Remote School - WBEZ Chicago
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https://www.wbez.org/books/2025/12/16/jane-austen-250th-birthday-regency-ball-chicago-suburbs
Inside a modern-day Jane Austen ball in the Chicago area - WBEZ Chicago
Dec 16, 2025 - Partygoers ditched pop music and booze for a string quartet and tea cakes at a dance in Glen Ellyn, kicking off a week of parties around the author’s 250th...
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https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2025/11/17/lessons-learned-from-operation-midway-blitz
Lessons learned from Operation Midway Blitz - WBEZ Chicago
Nov 17, 2025 - What do Chicagoans want Charlotte, North Carolina, to know about federal immigration enforcement tactics?
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https://www.wbez.org/sports/2026/01/16/chicago-bears-jersey-collection-playoffs-caleb-williams-fans
One Bears fan opens up his closet of 350 jerseys - WBEZ Chicago
Jan 16, 2026 - WBEZ’s own Noah Jennings has been collecting jerseys since he was in sixth grade. He's got 90 Bears shirts featuring players from Dick Butkus to Caleb Williams.
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https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2026/04/21/doc10-chicago-documentary-festival-davis-theater
Doc10 lost federal cash. The fest is still swinging big. - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 21, 2026 - A running theme of this year’s event, which opens Friday, is ‘collective courage.’ Expect political heavy hitters, immigration themes and Oscar preludes.
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https://www.wbez.org/housing/2026/03/05/obama-presidential-center-impact-woodlawn-barack-gentrification
Tenants near Obama Presidential Center battling to stay in building as sale nears - WBEZ Chicago
Mar 5, 2026 - Residents of a Woodlawn building near the soon-to-open presidential center say they’ve been told a prospective owner is offering low-income renters $2,000 to...
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https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/02/05/chicago-immigration-lyons-elgin-trump-ice-raids-border-wall-immigration-know-your-rights
Trump’s immigration arrests in Chicago raise questions about 4th Amendment violations - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 7, 2025 - President Donald Trump has said his administration is targeting dangerous criminals for immigration arrests, but attorneys working with those detained in...
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https://www.wbez.org/transportation/2025/12/19/cpd-officers-cta-surge-plan-security-crime
Under CTA 'security surge plan,’ more officers to be on trains, platforms and buses - WBEZ Chicago
Dec 19, 2025 - The CTA announced the program will begin Friday, the same day the Federal Transit Administration demanded the agency implement a security plan or face a claw...
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David Struett is a general assignment reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. He has written about transportation issues including the Greyhound station lease...
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https://www.wbez.org/prisoncast-illinois/2025/12/14/living-through-the-holiday-season-behind-prison-walls
Living through the holiday season, behind prison walls - WBEZ Chicago
Dec 14, 2025 - Listen here for this year's Prisoncast! holiday show for conversations on grief, money and spending the holidays away from loved ones.
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Originally a California girl, Nudia Hernandez has been on radio stations in Riverside (99.1 KGGI), Palm Springs (Mix 100.5), Las Vegas (98.5 KLUC, Mix 94.1)...
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https://www.wbez.org/sports/2026/04/24/berwyn-eagles-club-wrestling-fight-venue-aaw-chicago
Berwyn Eagles Club to stop hosting wrestling after fight - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 24, 2026 - This weekend brings the final blows, leaving promoters and audiences wondering what happened.
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https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2026/04/02/america-250-events-chicago-illinois-nea-trump-arts-culture
In Illinois, a diverse lineup celebrates America’s 250th anniversary - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 2, 2026 - Arts institutions from Chicago to downstate are offering a slew of both celebratory and thought-provoking programs.
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https://www.wbez.org/the-rundown-chicago-news-podcast/2026/04/03/friday-april-3-2026
Friday, April 3, 2026 - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 3, 2026 - Illinois lawmakers are trying to shut down the sale and manufacture of certain pistols they say can be too easily modified. Chicagoans can circulate their...
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https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2025/10/15/john-wayne-gacy-devil-in-disguise-michael-chernus
How “Devil in Disguise” creators retraced John Wayne Gacy’s steps - WBEZ Chicago
Oct 15, 2025 - “Severance” actor Michael Chernus portrays Gacy in the Peacock series, which aims to refocus the narrative on Gacy’s victims.
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https://www.wbez.org/sports/2026/04/23/bears-stadium-arlington-heights-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-northwest-indiana
Bears exit from Chicago closer to reality as House passes bill helping Arlington Heights bid - WBEZ...
Apr 23, 2026 - The measure represents the first major legislative step toward ensuring the Bears stay in Illinois.
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https://www.drsammy.online/dr-sammy-media/wbez-chicago-nerdette-podcast-the-chauvin-verdict-mother-grains-and-the-incoming-cicada-rager
WBEZ Chicago Nerdette Podcast: The Chauvin Verdict, ‘Mother Grains,’ And The Incoming Cicada Rager...
Jun 8, 2021 - Dr. Sammy sits down with the Nerdette crew about the upcoming Cicada emergence.
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Dan is executive producer of WBEZ’s daily talk shows In the Loop and Say More. He manages the talk show staff and day-to-day production.
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https://www.wbez.org/environment-public-health/2023/09/12/chicagoans-to-be-told-this-week-where-they-can-receive-free-updated-covid-19-vaccine
Chicagoans to be told this week where they can receive free updated COVID-19 vaccine - WBEZ Chicago
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https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/02/17/what-to-know-about-illinois-7th-congressional-district-democratic-primary
What to know about Illinois’ 7th Congressional District Democratic primary - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 19, 2026 - A crowded field of candidates with some familiar names are vying for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis for nearly three decades.
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2026/04/20/wbez-chicago-expands-prisoncast-into-a-new-seasonal-podcast-to-bring-stories-of-incarceration-to-light
WBEZ Chicago expands 'Prisoncast!' into a new seasonal podcast to bring stories of incarceration to...
Apr 20, 2026 - The entire series is built around the questions, requests and ideas of people incarcerated in Illinois and their loved ones.
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Michael joined WBEZ in 2016 as a digital editor. He currently edits WBEZ’s daily newsletter and works with reporters, editors, photographers and producers to...
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https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/04/01/onion-burgers-oklahoma-hot-take-smash-burger
A foodie hot take: The onion burger is underrated - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 1, 2026 - Some argue that the onion burger deserves credit for originating the smash burger. A food writer argues why we should respect the Sooner-born indulgence.
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CPM has a clear mission: To be the single most trusted news source in the communities that we serve. To do that, we need diverse, passionate people who want to...
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Noah Jennings serves as a PM Producer at WBEZ. Jennings received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, where he served as...
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https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/04/27/what-would-make-you-feel-safer-on-the-cta
What would make you feel safer on the CTA? - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 27, 2026 - Security presence on the CTA will change after the agency ends its unarmed guard contract.
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https://www.wbez.org/pressroom/2026/04/04/letter-from-the-ceo-a-meaningful-ruling-and-what-it-means-for-chicago-public-media
Letter from the CEO: A meaningful ruling — and what it means for Chicago Public Media - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 4, 2026 - What the court decision changes, and what it doesn’t.
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Wondering about Chicago music, festivals, arts, theater and food? WBEZ brings together the best stories about Chicago's arts and culture scene. What's more,...
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https://www.wbez.org/music/2025/07/17/kim-deal-solo-steve-albini-olivia-rodrigo-thalia-hall-chicago-concert-breeders-pixies
Kim Deal on making music with Steve Albini and warming up crowds for Olivia Rodrigo - WBEZ Chicago
Jul 17, 2025 - The former Pixies bassist and singer returns to Chicago for a solo set at Thalia Hall on July 23.
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https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2026/02/17/formerly-incarcerated-celebrate-passage-of-illinois-clean-slate-act
Formerly incarcerated celebrate passage of Illinois’ Clean Slate Act - WBEZ Chicago
Feb 17, 2026 - Nearly 2 million Illinoisans with non-violent criminal histories could have their records sealed automatically under a new state law enacted by Gov. JB...
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https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/04/01/supreme-court-hears-fight-over-trumps-bid-to-limit-birthright-citizenship
Chicagoans react to birthright citizenship arguments before the Supreme Court - WBEZ Chicago
Apr 1, 2026 - The Supreme Court took up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to...
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https://www.wbez.org/politics/2023/07/27/chicago-park-district-employees-could-face-firing-in-ppp-fraud
Chicago Park District employees could face firing in PPP fraud - WBEZ Chicago
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https://www.wbez.org/author/alex-degman
Alex Degman - WBEZ Chicago
Alex Degman is WBEZ's permanent substitute anchor. Previously, he covered Illinois state government for WBEZ; his work was also shared with public radio...
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https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith?p=2
Say More with Mary Dixon & Patrick Smith - WBEZ Chicago
Hear what Chicago’s talking about — and chime in on topics that matter to you — from tariffs to construction, the Bears to “The Bear.” Weekday mornings at 10am
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https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/09/10/good-news-for-chicagoans-life-expectancy-is-nearly-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels
Good news for Chicagoans: Life expectancy is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels - WBEZ Chicago
Sep 10, 2025 - New city data shows the stark life expectancy gap between Black Chicagoans and residents of other races has also shrunk, though the gulf is still wide.
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/sam-naftzger
Sam Naftzger | WBEZ - Chicago Sun-Times
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https://www.wbez.org/author/dan-mihalopoulos
Dan Mihalopoulos - WBEZ Chicago
Dan is an investigative reporter at WBEZ. Since joining the station in 2018, Dan has won three National Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the 2022...
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