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Chicagos first-ever police district council elections are next February. We hear from one of the candidates. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Anna Savchenko

Since the pandemic began, Chicago Public Schools has spent more than $300-hundred million dollars on classroom technology. But is that money being used effectively? Host: Melba Lara; Reporters: Mila Koumpilova and Lauren Frost

A new exhibit at the Field Museum highlights areas not often associated with each other, parts of Chicago’s South Side and Northwest Indiana known as the Calumet Region. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Michael Puente

Chicago Public Schools lacks a cohesive plan for using computers in the classroom or a reliable way to track them, WBEZ and Chalkbeat found. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Sarah Karp

New research led by University of Chicago professor Tiffany Shaw explains weather patterns in hemispheres and their growing asymmetry. Host: Melba Laura; Reporter: Lauren Frost

Have you heard about the Danish expression of hygge? We talk to an expert who will tell us how to incorporate its principles into our our lives this winter. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Reporter: Araceli Gomez-Aldana

The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.” Host: Mary Dixon: Reporter: Cianna Greaves

The city of Chicago is asking for ideas on ‘the other Michigan Avenue’ in the Roseland neighborhood. Planning officials will put together development teams to pitch housing and retail on the commercial strip. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Natalie Moore

But a rise in flu and respiratory illness among kids and a potential spike in COVID this winter worries doctors, students and school leaders. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Nereida Moreno

Wondering how to switch to solar power? A climate reporter walks us through the steps. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Lauren Frost

Despite approved revisions around the SAFE-T Act – a sweeping criminal justice reform bill – there was still plenty of opposition in the General Assembly. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporters: Alex Degman and Mawa Iqbal.

As Lightfoot faces a crowded field for reelection, previous supporters are questioning whether they’ll vote for her again. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel

Chicago winters are getting warmer, which has positive and negative consequences. Illinois State Climatologist, Doctor Trent Ford shares more. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost

In Chicago, it’s easy to find watch parties for fans of many different teams competing for soccer’s world championship. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dan Mihalopoulos

We sat down with one researcher that has been trying to to cut through the heated rhetoric and misinformation around cash bail. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Shannon Heffernan.

For nearly a century, Democrats have held Indiana’s 1st Congressional seat, but shifting population and politics could soon change that. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Michael Puente

The pandemic forced prison programs across Illinois to adapt to remote learning. It also paved a path for college students leaving prison. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Anna Savchenko

Yes, Chicago created the Pillsbury Doughboy and Rudolph. But its influence on the ad industry runs even deeper. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Cianna Greaves

Smaller and with less of a budget than many city departments, Lightfoot’s new climate office lacks enforcement power most of all, detractors say. Host: Melba Lara; Reporters: Mariah Woelfel and Lauren Frost

Because of extreme weather due to climate change, Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is thinking about how the city's water systems might need to adapt. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Indira Khera

An Illinois lawmaker says the state needs a single government agency to simplify regulation of the legal pot industry. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: Alex Degman

Dixmoor can’t afford to replace its aging infrastructure. Some band-aids are available, but residents aren’t hopeful. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Adora Namigadde

Lynn Sweet, the Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times analyzes the results of important House races in Illinois. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Tony Arnold

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth were re-elected, the state Supreme Court remained under Democratic control and suburban members of Congress won re-election. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporters: Cianna Greaves and Dave McKinney

Labor researcher Alison Dickson dives into how the Kroger-Albertsons merger could hurt local grocery store workers. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporters: Esther Yoon-Ji and Lauren Frost