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Older adults in the Chicago area are at risk this spring of losing food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – or SNAP.
It comes after President Donald Trump’s 20-25 sweeping tax overhaul expanded work requirements for the program to include 55- to 64-year-olds.
A new WBEZ analysis finds a significant number of Chicagoans in this age group could be affected.
Here to break it down for us is Sun-Times reporter Elvia Malagon.
HOST: LARA
Toni Preckwinkle is running in the Democratic primary for a fifth term as Cook County Board president.
She’s had the job for 16 years and also is head of the powerful Cook County Democratic Party.
But she’s getting some stiff competition from Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly.
HOST: LANCE
Climate change is intensifying extreme weather events and driving habitat loss across the country.
Now, a group of regional scientists want to produce more native seeds to replace what’s being destroyed.
WBEZ’s Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco visited Chicago Botanic Garden’s seed bank to get the story.
HOST: LARA
The Tony-award winning musical “Hamilton” is back on stage in Chicago after pulling out of a slate of performances at the Kennedy Center.
With all that’s happening in the world now, we wanted to know what fans thought of the story of America’s birth.
HOST: LANE
Reporter Araceli Gomez-Aldana with voting info ahead of Tuesday’s primary elections.
It’s important to know your rights and what security will look like at in-person polling places.
HOST: LANE
First elected in 20-16…Susana Mendoza has been Illinois’ comptroller for nearly a decade.
Now…she’s stepping aside. And four Democrats are vying for the seat.
HOST: MELBA
In West Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side, residents have the lowest life expectancy in the entire city.
They’re expected to live on average until they’re 67 years old in this mostly Black low-income neighborhood… compared to 87 in the Loop.
But there is a homegrown solution to help people live longer … a network of community gardens.
HOST: MELBA
The Trump administration deported hundreds of people from the Chicago area last fall.
We’ve heard a lot about their arrests, but rarely how they try to rebuild their lives after the trauma of being sent back.
One of them is a beloved Southwest Side neighbor who lived in Chicago for decades and was removed after being labeled a gang member. Like most people arrested, he did not have a criminal record, despite claims by the government.
HOST: MELBA
The Trump administration deported hundreds of people from the Chicago area last fall.
We’ve heard a lot about their arrests, but rarely how they try to rebuild their lives after the trauma of being sent back.
One of them is a beloved Southwest Side neighbor who lived in Chicago for decades and was removed after being labeled a gang member. Like most people arrested, he did not have a criminal record, despite claims by the government.
HOST: MELBA
Fifteen-term Congressman Danny Davis is retiring.
13 Democrats are competing to replace him.
Like Davis, several have roots on the West Side.
HOST: MELBA
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is running for reelection.
He faces Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes in next week’s Democratic primary.
HOST: LANE
After a private service at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, Jackson will be buried at Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery.
HOST: PUENTE
Being a Cook County Board of Review commissioner usually is a low-profile job.
But commissioners have enormous power – they can lower your property taxes.
And in recent years, there’s been plenty of attention on the tax-appeals board … thanks to rising tax bills … the Bears stadium drama … and a drunk-driving arrest.
WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos reports on the re-election battles involving two Board of Review commissioners.
HOST: LARA
Catholicism remains the religion most Latinos in the U.S. identify with.
But there’s been a steady decline over the last decade.
Some who have left have turned to Islam.
Now – there’s a new place for them to practice their faith even as events here at home and in the Middle East present challenges.
WBEZ’s Michael Puente reports.
HOST: LARA
Protesters arrested during the Trump Administration’s deportation campaign last fall are beating the charges in court.
Cases against 17 of 32 known defendants have already collapsed.
But even when charges are dropped, failed prosecutions take a toll on those arrested.
HOST: LANE
Today [FRI], dignitaries and celebrities will gather on the city’s South Side to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson.
A legacy that includes Operation Breadbasket, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and two presidential campaigns.
But before any of that, Jackson was just a kid from Greenville, South Carolina.
HOST: LANE
For most of the last 80 years, two people have represented a large chunk of Illinois’ 9th congressional district.
First, it was Sidney Yates – who served nearly a half century.
Then, Jan Schakowsky took office in 1999 and she’s been there since – but this is her last term.
It’s the first time in generations that so many people have fought for this seat.
WBEZ’s Alex Degman brings us an overview of the race.
HOST: LARA
Thirty year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will soon become the Chicago Symphony’s next music director.
While working with the orchestra, he’s become a familiar face inside another cultural gem: the Art Institute.
HOST: LANE
A new report by a court-appointed monitor found the more than 30-thousand people locked up in Illinois prisons are still receiving substandard medical care.
The Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree to improve health care since 2019.
HOST: MELBA
For nearly 200 years, the Black church has been a rock for its members in Chicago.
Through faith, they’ve shielded their fellow man from the harsh realities of racism.
HOST: MELBA
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