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- Jul 16, 20211 min
Chicago News Update: Stay Tuned...
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- Jul 15, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 15, 2021
The watchdog of the Illinois legislature is resigning over an inability to open investigations, and an independent commission is asking for input on redrawing Chicago's ward map. Find the latest at WBEZ.org
- Jul 14, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 14, 2021
Care workers in Chicago join a nationwide push for federal home healthcare funding, and researchers are looking for ways to help the immunocompromised by studying the effectiveness of a COVID-19 “booster shot.”
- Jul 13, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 13, 2021
Police Superintendent David Brown took part in a meeting about gun violence with President Joe Biden on Monday, and Chicago Public Schools is getting an influx of federal COVID relief money. Find the latest at WBEZ.org
- Jul 12, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 12, 2021
Chicagoans reveled in a newly formed pop-up pedestrian mall on State Street, and Covid-19 vaccines are going to some local farmers markets. Find the latest at WBEZ.org
- Jul 9, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 9, 2021
Black Chicagoans apply to become police officers but few make it onto the force, and Miami University in Ohio acknowledges two sexual assault allegations involving a former Chicago Blackhawks coach. Find the latest at WBEZ.org
- Jul 8, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 8, 2021
More public meetings ahead of recommendations for the city's controversial monuments, and Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown still hasn’t backed up claims he made about the July 4th weekend violence. Find the latest at WBEZ.org
- Jul 7, 20214 min
Morning Update - July 7, 2021
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is again urging Congress to pass federal gun control legislation, and for the first time in nine months the city is experiencing days without any COVID deaths. Find the latest at WBEZ.org
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