This month, Chicago Public Media laid off 14 staffers — and dramatically cut WBEZ's podcast unit and Vocalo Radio 91.1.

Don't ignore this distress call! Save Our Stations and keep the people who make CPM what it is!

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After 25 years of selling tamales in Chicago’s Little Village, an undocumented mother returns to Mexico without her family.

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I doobie? Weed wedding the latest sign of spread of cannabis events. Robert McCoppin always finds the best stories.
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Excited my book Life-Altering: Abortion Stories from the Midwest is now available on Audible as well! audible.com/pd/Life-Alteri…

Rose and Rob Bronstein, who live in Lincoln Park, lost their son after alleging he was bullied on Snapchat. Now, they’re looking to take on social media companies through legislation and education.

89yo Ginger Drinkwater, the wife of late-famed photog Harry Drinkwater, could get kicked out of the #Venice home that she owned for ~70 years. She alleges she was duped into signing over the $2.3m property. My student & I report for Westside Current westsidecurrent.com/news/89-year-o…

The Taylor Family Award is one of my favorite journalism awards - it is about craftsmanship, going about the work in the fairest possible way. Congrats to Megan Crepeau Joe Mahr Brian Cassella and fellow editor Jeff Coen.

As the Chicago Bears prepare to unveil their vision for a new downtown stadium, projects in other NFL cities could prove instructive chicagotribune.com/2024/04/14/chi…

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? chicagotribune.com/2024/04/10/abo…

Arizona Supreme Court rules a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable nbcnews.com/politics/arizo… via @nbcnews

So proud of this front page!!! So much hard work went into this. So happy with the work that Adriana Pérez and I did to cover this cosmic event!

Zombie malls becoming places for demolition and reinvention chicagotribune.com/2024/04/09/zom…

Solar flares coming from sun during #Eclipse2024 , seen in Historic Ste. Genevieve, Mo.

Thank you to the Chicago Tribune for publishing an excerpt of my book Life-Altering: Abortion Stories from the Midwest today! chicagotribune.com/2024/04/07/opi…

The IL State Board of Elections is very annoyed at the entity behind the faux “newspapers” engineered by far right activist Dan Proft and reporter-turned-political operative Brian Timpone for publishing voters’ birthdates and full street addresses even after requests for removal.

Girl, 5, at migrant shelter recovering from tuberculosis, her father says, as city officials confirm ‘small number’ of cases chicagotribune.com/2024/04/05/5-y…

The news about layoffs at WBEZ is tragic. The salt in the wound is that the CEO makes $633,310 – a nearly 19% increase from a year earlier. Sending love and solidarity to my former colleagues. You deserve better. Chicago deserves better.

A recent IL Supreme Court decision created an obstacle for defendants seeking a reduced sentence because of domestic violence. chicagotribune.com/2024/04/03/a-w…

My story: House speaker's top lawyer leaves post after being behind ban on lawmakers answering Tribune questions chicagotribune.com/2024/04/02/hou…

Excited to finally get my copy of The City Is Up for Grabs by Gregory Royal Pratt