AM News Editor with @wbez. Previously of @azcentral and @jsonline. Here for your dog pics and donut recs.
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All caps very intentional. So glad to hear this at #ona17audio xitter.cf/katieoc/status/9160119… – at Washington, DC
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When Black queer folks in Chicago were not welcomed at some gay clubs, The Warehouse warmly embraced them. The club became a space for Black queer joy and the home of house music.
This week, how the humble genre of house took over the world. bit.ly/3mdQhdj
This is the only thing I'm going to talk about today. xitter.cf/ForTheTrolley/status/1…
Bless this mess. xitter.cf/EliotHiggins/status/15…
Yesterday I asked my husband if it's too soon to start daydreaming about moving back to Phoenix. The answer is no. xitter.cf/NWSChicago/status/1582…
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"There is not a single man who would agree to have his body controlled in this way"
"I'm really appalled but not surprised"
"It's about keeping people in a cycle of poverty"
Our callers are firing off today on @WBEZreset
TUNE IN LIVE: WBEZ.org/live + WBEZ app
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Another South side grocery store has closed without warning, leaving the area with even less healthy options.
"This is just emblematic of how corporate America pilfers our communities and when they're done they leave with no engagement," one resident says: chicago.suntimes.com/busines…
We are the only people in our building sheltering in the basement and I’m assuming it’s because the basement looks like uhhhh this. Dogs are confused but safe.
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A reminder:
• ~60% of "crime guns" taken in by Chi police are bought in other states where laws are more lenient: chicago.gov/content/dam/city…
• The feds "let some of the Chicago area’s most notorious gun sellers off the hook for serious violations": chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/…
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What's also amazing to me is how unconcerned the Chicago Department of Water Management appears to be about explaining this glacially slow pace.
.@monicaeng @JustinKaufmann today in Axios: in 2020, "Lightfoot's water department said it would be using $15 million in federal funds to remove 400 to 800 lead service lines a year from low-income households for free. Instead, the city has removed just 60 in the last 20 months"
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this is such an amazing example of the service @WBEZreset and @WBEZ bring you every day, but *especially* on a day like #WorldPressFreedomDay. #wemakewbez
I’m so proud of the @WBEZreset team.
Several people are off today (including me), and they still threw out the ENTIRE planned show to pivot and focus on the important #SCOTUS news.
You’ll want to hear the voices they have on the show today.
>>>> WBEZ.org/live
Their statements come after POLITICO reported on an unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that purports to overturn the landmark abortion rights case. wbez.org/stories/illinois-of…
Data show the South and West sides of Chicago are the hardest hit. “We’re all struggling to keep up. There’s still a huge need.“ wbez.org/stories/cook-county…
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Big round of applause to the @WBEZ statehouse crew for working literally long enough to see the sunrise this morning. @Alex_Degman @mawa_iqbal @CKubzansky
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Call for #freelance: We’re looking for reporters/writers to add to a new pool for @wbez online. Must be familiar with the Chicago region + be willing to dig. Experience reporting on culture, transpo, environment, or biz a plus.
✏️Resume, clips + pitches: [email protected]
Truly the best St. Pat's news xitter.cf/FilmUpdates/status/150…
