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Mask mandates do remain in effect in a lot of public spaces, so even vaccinated people might want to carry their masks with them when they go out. Find all our coverage at WBEZ.org/VaccineFAQ

The bill would require the release of all records related to COINTELPRO, which targeted numerous civil rights leaders and organizations. Jeffrey Haas, a lawyer who defended the panthers, shares more on how bill that would open up secret FBI files to the public. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Natalie Moore

Tens of thousands of emails from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s staff were posted online. Experts weigh in on what should happen next. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel

Former president Barack Obama tells WBEZ that society needs to broaden its definition of masculinity. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Aarti Shahani

Reporter Adriana Cardona Maguigad follows a high school principal on Chicago’s Northwest Side as she tries to connect with students who are falling behind academically. Host: Mary Dixon

The City of Gary is celebrating the opening of Northwest Indiana’s first and only land-based casino on Friday. While there’s much excitement, some worry of a future casino in Chicago, which could draw away customers. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Michael Puente

Dr. Emily Talen, professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago, shares how the pandemic might impact cities' ability to adapt to a post-COVID world. Host: Mary Dixon; Producer: Cianna Greaves

The player filed a lawsuit May 7 alleging the team's then-video coach harassed and assaulted him in 2010 and that the team did nothing. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Tony Arnold

Superintendent Tony Sanders of Elgin School District shares options for parents who are weighing their child’s educational and social needs over the summer. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Katie O'Connell

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently updated its so-called “Climate Normals,” finding the new, average temperature for the lower 48-states in the U.S. is half a degree hotter than before. Host: Melba Lara; Guest: Dr. Scott Collis

After a Naperville school district seminar, participants got hate mail and threats, reflecting a national backlash against diversity efforts. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Susie An

Experts say after months of convincing people why they’re safer with a mask, it’s understandable why some aren’t yet ready to leave the house without them. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Reporter: Mariah Woelfel

The FDA is expected to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for kids as young as 12 this week. Chicago’s Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady says parents should then be able to book appointments pretty much anywhere Pfizer is offered. Find all our coverage at WBEZ.org/Vaccine FAQ

As NPR continues to celebrate 50 years on the air, we hear from NPR’s Lulu Garcia Navvaro about her time reporting and now hosting for NPR. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Producer: Cianna Greaves

The Chicago Tribune looked into the city’s new deputy mayor for public safety and his voting record on the police board. Host: Melba Lara; Guest: Gregory Pratt

Medical student Keven Stonewall Jr. got his start working in a lab, but he also learned a lot from his dad, Keven Sr., who drove him to and from the internship each day. Producer: Billy Healy

As CPS CEO Janice Jackson prepares to step down, she urges the next CEO to focus on academics and not get distracted by the “silly stuff.” Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Sarah Karp

WBEZ’s Araceli Gomez-Aldana talks with NPR’s Senior Washington Editor, Ron Elving about covering politics on radio from the 90s to now. Producer: Cianna Greaves

As National Public Radio continues to celebrate 50 years on the air, we hear from NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli about her decades of public radio reporting. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost

An article from ProPublica examines how the pandemic has contributed to delays in detecting and treating cancer, sometimes with heartbreaking consequences. Host: Melba Lara; Guest: Duaa Eldeib

The U.S. Drought Monitor lists Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will counties all in a state of Moderate Drought, as of last week. Illinois State Climatologist, Dr. Trent Ford, shares what that means for us in this week’s climate conversation. Host: Melba Lara; Producer: Lauren Frost

CEO Janice Jackson is resigning after more than three years on on the job. She joins other top CPS leaders who recently announced their departures. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Sarah Karp

Freelance reporter Gabriel Thompson found one McDonalds on Chicago’s South West side where workers weren’t given face masks and social distancing policies weren’t enforced. Host: Araceli Gomez-Aldana; Producer: Mariah Woelfel

Dr. Mia Taromina, an infectious disease expert with the DuPage Medical Group, says your chances of being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19 after vaccination are 1 in a million. Find all our coverage at WBEZ.org/VaccineFAQ

A new report details a lack of leadership and communication in response to an outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home in which 36 residents died. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Tony Arnold