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Skip to main content WBEZ.org Listen Live Search Menu Donate Top Stories High School And College Students Cope With Remote Learning As we continue our series on education, we hear what it’s been like to be a junior in high school and a freshman in college during the pandemic. read more Listen 20:16 These Black Barbers Offer A Fade, A Shave And A Trained Ear A national initiative called the Confess Project is training Chicago barbers to become front-line supports for the mental health of their customers. read more Nursing Home Union Tries To Increase Pressure Before Talks Resume Workers at 11 nursing homes are seeking higher wages and adequate personal protective equipment as part of their negotiations with management. read more Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Tests Positive For COVID-19 Dart is recovering at home and has not been to the office since Nov. 19, according to a statement from his office. read more Editors’ Picks Amazon’s Massive Chicago-Area Expansion Was Fueled By $741 Million From Taxpayers read more The ComEd Scandal Shows Every Illinoisan The True Cost Of Taxpayer Funded Corruption read more During The Pandemic, Who Owns A Nursing Home Can Be The Difference Between Life And Death read more The Demand For COVID-19 Testing In Illinois Is Rising — But Access Remains Unequal read more Historical Photos Revisit The Rise Of Parks And Public Spaces In Chicago’s Bygone Eras read more More Headlines Latest Updates Coronavirus in Illinois Read continuing coverage of how COVID-19 is affecting Illinois. Chicago-Area Workers Log 1,000 Complaints About COVID-19 Conditions On The Job From sick coworkers to no PPE to a lack of sanitation, workers detail their grievances. WBEZ is publishing every complaint. read more Listen 6:37 MAP: Find The Number Of COVID-19 Cases In Illinois By ZIP Code read more Coronavirus In Illinois: Today’s Case Count And Death Toll read more ‘Voters, Not Lawyers, Choose The President’: Trump Team Dealt Another Blow In Court In a blistering opinion, a federal appeals court has thrown out the Trump campaign’s challenge to the certification of votes in Pennsylvania. read more A Black Friday With Masked Shoppers And Booming Online Sales Shoppers encountered temperature checks and mall Santas behind plexiglas shields. But online sales may have stolen the show. read more NPR Environment & Public Health A COVID-19 Vaccine For Children May Still Be Many Months Away The first COVID-19 vaccines to hit the market will not be approved for use in children. Researchers must figure out if the vaccines are safe and effective in kids. read more Get tickets NPR Culture & The Arts Argentine Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Dies At 60 Maradona rose from the slums of Buenos Aires to lead the Argentine national soccer team to World Cup glory, suffered from substance abuse and then had a second career as a coach. read more Curious City What Some Chicagoans Are Most Thankful For In 2020 Celebrations may look a little different this year, but we asked Curious City question askers and experts about one Thanksgiving tradition. read more NPR Supreme Court Says New York Can’t Limit Attendance In Houses of Worship Due To COVID Justices said the Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order limiting attendance in places of worship violates the First Amendment. read more NPR Culture & The Arts Educators And Native Leaders Recommend Bringing Anti-Racism To The Thanksgiving Table This year the beloved holiday comes on the heels of a national movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that “people want to resolve the burdens of our history.“ read more Nerdette Culture & The Arts LISTEN: Happy Zoomsgiving From Nerdette To You Nerdette asked about the things you’re grateful for this year. From cookies to game shows to Zoom conference calls, here’s what you told us. read more Listen 15:00 Race, Class & Communities ‘Bittersweet’ Chicago Budget Approval Offers A Hopeful Sign For Future City Budgets One advocate says the narrow margin of approval offers promise that future city budgets will better serve vulnerable communities. read more Politics ComEd Dumps Cache Of Emails Relating To Illinois House’s Madigan Probe The emails reveal that a Cook County elected official and key ally to House Speaker Michael Madigan got secret payments from the utility. read more WBEZ.org About Us Careers Staff Contact Us The Sounding Board Radio Schedule Board of Directors Pressroom Public & Financial Documents Connect Sign Up for our Newsletter Volunteer Events Calendar Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me! Tickets Support Donate Join our Giving Circles Donate Your Car Gifts of Securities Planned Giving Matching Gifts Become a Sponsor Manage Your Membership Account © 2020 Chicago Public Media Inc. Privacy Policy Terms of Use FCC Public Filing Info Notice of FCC Applications...