Just 10% of Illinois’ original wetlands remain. Senator Laura Ellman and IL Rep. Anna Moeller are sponsoring legislation for more protections.
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BREAKING NEWS: The total solar eclipse and IVF? Basically the same thing. #science

Head over to wbez-dot-org-slash-reset to hear these great interviews on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

🎧 A proposed state bill would let Illinoisans store their driver’s licenses on their phones, but some have privacy concerns.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: 'Where do you do your grocery shopping? And why?' Leave us a message at 888-915-9945.

As we wait to hear what happens with the mega-merger between the parent companies of Jewel and Mariano's, tell us about YOUR shopping experience.

I can confirm that Micah Yason truly is 19 feet tall. If you are Gen Z (regardless of your height) WBEZ's m e n d y would like to hear about what your job search has been like for a project that's underway.

Chicagoans: What's your favorite local restaurant that opened in 2023?

Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week w/Simone Alicea Quinn Myers + Angela Rozas O'Toole wbez.org/stories/wbezs-…

Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week w/Simone Alicea Quinn Myers + Angela Rozas O'Toole wbez.org/stories/wbezs-…

Great interview with Eve L. Ewing used to go by wikipedia brown on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons today on the benefits of guaranteed basic income/direct cash payments and, more broadly, how we can take care of each other. Take a listen or read selected highlights: wbez.org/stories/direct…

My latest story for WTTW - Chicago PBS is one near and dear to my heart. A look into the personal journeys of Filipino Americans in Chicago discovering identity, Filipino heritage and Fil-Am history. 🇵🇭

Please give it a read! I hope you learn something new.

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it's an awful day at WNYC, my work home for 20 yrs
lots of talent cut
esp at WNYC Studios, which is (was) the place to develop new podcasts and talent

In 2023, with democracy in crisis in the U.S., how do you kill a show that uncovers the inner workings of a judicial body that's quickly transforming how people live, love, work, vote and even what they are allowed to do with their own bodies?

There’s no one way to be Filipino American and “More Than Lumpia” aims to prove it. Reset spoke with artists and the curator about the exhibition opening tomorrow at Epiphany Center for the Arts. trib.al/h2MhmMS

This segment was so fun! Can't wait to see 'Stop Making Sense.' Great panel Michael Phillips, WBEZ's Lisa Labuz and Camryn Lewis from Music Box Theatre wbez.org/stories/talkin…

AI is 'training' on how to write by gobbling up hundreds of thousands of books against authors' permission. Thank you Chicago writers Rebecca Makkai So-positively Dev + Ben Austen for coming on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss. Fascinating AND frightening! wbez.org/stories/titles…

Great breakdown of state and federal gun laws from Mary Norkol + Adam Winkler. Thanks for coming on the show to explains the changes in Illinois. wbez.org/stories/illino…

AI is 'training' on how to write by gobbling up hundreds of thousands of books against authors' permission. Thank you Chicago writers Rebecca Makkai So-positively Dev + Ben Austen for coming on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss. Fascinating AND frightening! wbez.org/stories/titles…

Another New York Times “36 Hours In Chicago,” another list that barely strays from downtown, North Side and Hyde Park.

I swear Kai Ryssdal has mentioned pumpkin spice on at least the last three episodes of Marketplace. Can someone fact check?

Will be doing some reporting abroad for Chicago Public Media's 'Democracy Solutions Project' ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Very excited to travel to Australia to explore what the U.S. might learn from how mandatory voting works Down Under. pulitzercenter.org/blog/pulitzer-…