NEW: All tornado warnings have expired in the Chicago area. Some much needed good news!!! Now the damage assessment begins. Hope everyone stayed safe. See you at 10pm on ABC 7 Chicago. We'll have extensive coverage and have four reporters fanned out across the area.

Selective admissions started out as a way to integrate Chicago’s schools. It became a highly competitive program the school board wants to deemphasize. by Sarah Karp via Curious City wbez.org/stories/whats-…

this is just terrible :(

Dear listeners: In the near future, Curious City will no longer be a podcast. But you’ll still find us on the radio and at the WBEZ website. We’re collecting your favorite memories of the podcast. See slides for more details 💙

The first podcast team that treated me like family. They provided me with opportunities to utilize my engagement skills to connect with diverse listeners. Their approach was both experimental and thoughtful — something I will miss so much. Thinking of you Curious City 💙

In the 18 years since Katrina, Louisiana’s southernmost territories had started to hollow out, steadily accelerating their quiet migration northward as Louisianans fled their coast. It is, indeed, the next great migration already well underway. propublica.org/article/climat…

Advocates say the federal government’s new rule to get rid of harmful synthetic chemicals is a public health win. by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco wbez.org/stories/foreve…

This week, @cecmunoz tells me why our outdated immigration system can’t keep up with the number of people trying to come to the US. “The entire system of laws…was designed for the border we had 30, 40 years ago… And that is not the border that we have now.” Listen:

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.Evan Gershkovich has spent more than 400 days in a Russian prison on bogus charges without trial and Austin Tice has spent more than 4,200 days in captivity after being abducted in Syria. The publishers and editors of the The New York Times The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post come together on World

Congratulations to Hannah Dreier and The New York Times. #Pulitzer

Hannah Dreier The New York Times Sarah Stillman The New Yorker Congratulations to Sarah Conway, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, City Bureau and Invisible Institute. #Pulitzer

The incredible Sarah Conway and tru_trill bring home THE BIG ONE! 🏆 Can't think of two more deserving reporters -- tenacious, compassionate, a joy to work with. "We don't do it for the awards" is almost a cliché at this point but it is TRUE, so let me share a lil more...

When the CIA got started in 1947, it recruited women for one type of job: typing and filing. But once they finally got the chance, they proved instrumental to obtaining secret codes and tracking down terrorists. Two former CIA officers and Liza Mundy are #InTheRoom discussing how

My friend Peter Bergen has created this very insightful podcast, looking at security for the upcoming Democratic national convention in Chicago. Peter brilliantly looks back for historical context and then flashes forward with what to expect. audible.com/podcast/Episod…

“The DNC event ticks a lot of the same boxes on the terrorist checklist, as other major events, but more so,” says John Miller. Catch up on my podcast, “In the Room,” to hear how federal and local law enforcement are preparing to avoid a repeat of the violence of the 1968 DNC.

Just wrote the newspaper lawyer's number on my leg with a Sharpie, as instructed. Ready to head downtown and face the day.

NEW: So many speeches about #abortion during #DNC2024CHICAGO. But is there access without $$? ✅Abortion funds low on $$ ✅Patient access could be in jeopardy ✅Cook County quiet on abortion until now tinyurl.com/4pm79sku WBEZ Chicago Abortion Fund Personal PAC Jessica Valenti

Very exciting news for our team!

El guía turístico de Sevilla acusado de violación daba champán a «niñas» hasta dejarlas casi inconscientes abc.es/sevilla/ciudad… via ABC.es