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Fallout reporting from Dave McKinney : Chicago Public Media faced public pushback and criticism from a city council member after ending the Vocalo broadcast and the podcast unit. wbez.org/stories/chicag…

ICYMI: Here’s a link to the GoFundMe started by @pksmid for union members who were laid off by WBEZ this week: gofundme.com/f/raising-fund…

NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday announced a 7-2 decision in favor of Army veteran James Rudisill, whose case questioned whether the government could limit college money for veterans who’d earned benefits under more than one GI Bill. trib.al/J49jIor

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul is suing “deceptive” real estate firm MV Realty, which got $40 million from Chicago’s Monroe Capital. 10 states, HUD and CFPB are all investigating. My Chicago Sun-Times story: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

So Chicago … 8 piece band Lawrence Tome playing a concert on a cement pylon in the middle of the Chicago River Lawrencetome Shermann Dilla Thomas Chicago Bars Chicago Urbanist Robert Loerzel Mayor Brandon Johnson (Power to the Parody!) Johnny Mars #riverconcert

Sex dungeon on Chicago's Near West Side has gotten property tax breaks for decades chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

Not a story you see everyday ... sex dungeon in Chicago gets property tax breaks for decades, via Tim Novak @stephaniezim Stephanie Zimmermann Frank Main: tinyurl.com/mptz5frh

As a consumer reporter, I expected this car would heat up in the sun but was surprised by how fast it became deadly-hot. Here’s what to know about heatstroke and vehicles, plus our test video, via Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

Coming to the Montrose public beach soon enough will be the chicks so our message of the day for plover allies to share among your networks is "please, no dogs on the public beach." A chick could be gone in an instant. 1/2 📸: Chicago Piping Plovers

I'm headed to teach full-time at Northwestern Medill this fall and run their audio program. I love WBEZ and my 17 years there, but I'm ready to take on a new adventure. I will still keep my Sun-Times column and I will find ways to collaborate with WBEZ. medill.northwestern.edu/news/2024/medi…

Illinois used to create a list of the most complained-about car insurance companies, relative to the amount of premiums they write. But they stopped after 2020 — so we crunched the new numbers for you. My latest Watchdogs investigation for Chicago Sun-Times — chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

Lowball offers. Unfair denials of claims. Delayed payment. Some car #insurers in #Illinois amass much higher rates of complaints than others, Stephanie Zimmermann of Chicago Sun-Times found. JB Pritzker Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch Senate President Don Harmon: How about some regulation already? chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

Hello, Twitter friends — I’ve relocated to Threads (I’m still @szreports)