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Officers reported using force far more often during traffic stops last year — even as scrutiny grew following the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity have found.

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The author and self-professed “bad feminist” has curated a sweeping new book called _The Portable Feminist Reader._

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Mar 21, 2025, 10:00am UTC

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[How gutting the U.S. Education Department impacts Illinois schools and universities](https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/02/10/how-trumps-education-plans-might-affect-illinois-schools)

Mar 20, 2025, 11:49pm UTC

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[The pandemic’s essential workers: Then and now](https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/03/20/covid-pandemics-essential-workers-then-and-now)

They were told their jobs were crucial. Five years later, do they still feel essential?

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Mar 20, 2025, 8:57pm UTC

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The Asian Pop-Up Cinema opening the fest today featuring Taiwanese film “Dead Talents Society.”

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Mar 20, 2025, 8:57pm UTC

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[Musician Greta Morgan lost her voice to long COVID. In a new book, she finds it.](https://www.wbez.org/books/2025/03/20/greta-morgan-long-covid-lost-voice-memoir-vampire-weekend)

The singer-songwriter, formerly of The Hush Sound and Vampire Weekend, says she’s still navigating the impact of the virus on her musicianship and her health.

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Mar 20, 2025, 10:00am UTC

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Mar 18, 2025, 10:00am UTC

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[Prospect of a CTU contract deal delays pivotal CPS budget vote](https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/03/20/ctu-contract-deal-in-sight-delaying-pivotal-cps-budget-vote)

School Board President Sean Harden on Thursday afternoon said CPS and CTU were “extremely close” to a deal. But the day ended without a deal, with a strike vote possible in the days ahead.  

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After 30 years with a CEO in charge, CPS’ next leader will be a superintendent. The board approved a resolution requiring a licensed educator to run the school district.

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The White House says the department would not close completely right now. It is to retain certain critical functions, like managing federal student loans and Pell grants.

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U.S. District Judge LaShona Hunt’s has ordered the city to speed the painfully slow installation of electronic audio signals, which are now in place at just over 3% of Chicago’s 2,800 intersections.

By [Fran Spielman](https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/fran-spielman)

Mar 20, 2025, 1:08pm UTC

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The former Illinois House speaker’s sentencing is set for almost one year after the sentencing of former Ald. Edward M. Burke for a racketeering conviction that involved the same broader FBI investigation.

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Mar 20, 2025, 1:04pm UTC

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Mayor Brandon Johnson gathered CPS and CTU leaders ahead of a critical vote to amend the school district’s budget to pay for the teachers contract and possibly cover a city pension payment.

By [Nader Issa](https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/nader-issa) , [Sarah Karp | WBEZ](https://chicago.suntimes.com/sarah-karp-wbez) , and 1 more

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[Illinois legislators renew push for ‘junk’ fee transparency for hotels, restaurants and concerts](https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/03/19/junk-fees-transparency-proposed-legislation-illinois-general-assembly)

An Illinois measure would target the disclosure of fees for businesses, including restaurants, hotels and lodging, food delivery apps, live-ticketed events and independent contractors. So-called “junk” fees include service fees for popular concerts, resort fees for hotels and additional fees tacked onto restaurant bills.

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Mar 19, 2025, 6:16pm UTC

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Alice Hamilton was known for her “shoe leather” epidemiology — wearing out the soles of her shoes from all the trips to factories, hospitals and even saloons to carry out research.

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Mar 19, 2025, 10:00am UTC

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The Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to several public media stations saying they were under investigation over on-air sponsorships, commonly referred to as “underwriting.”

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Mar 19, 2025, 2:07am UTC

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A north suburban mom says her teenage daughter was forced to change in front of a transgender classmate. Advocates and the district say it isn’t true.

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Mar 19, 2025, 1:02am UTC

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[Chicago Sun-Times to lose 20% of staff after buyout offer](https://www.wbez.org/business/2025/03/18/chicago-sun-times-lose-20-staff-buyout-offer)

Columnists, editorial writers and many more head for the exits as the paper’s nonprofit owner, Chicago Public Media, deals with fiscal hardship.

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Mar 18, 2025, 10:44pm UTC

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The memo comes as Mayor Brandon Johnson ramps up pressure on the school board to include in its amended budget a payment for a city pension fund that covers some CPS staff.

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Yolanda Talley, who most recently served as internal affairs chief and led recruitment efforts, was previously embroiled in a bizarre incident involving a drug bust centering around her personal car and her niece.

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Mar 18, 2025, 3:29pm UTC

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Abel Orozco Ortega was among 22 people from the Chicago area whose arrests by federal immigration agents violate a federal settlement, according to attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and ACLU of Illinois.

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Mar 18, 2025, 3:21pm UTC

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The union is now “barreling toward an escalated conflict,” sources said. The teachers union can take a strike vote at any time. It could then walk out with 10 days’ notice.

By [Sarah Karp | WBEZ](https://chicago.suntimes.com/sarah-karp-wbez)

Mar 18, 2025, 10:37am UTC

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[What’s That Building? The Gerber Building and former Uptown Station](https://www.wbez.org/architecture/2025/03/10/whats-that-building-the-gerber-building-and-former-uptown-station)

A structure that used to house what is now the Wilson Red Line stop could soon be a grocery store owned and operated by customers.

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