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Holiday Tamale Making
For many people, the most evocative memories of Christmas are
the smells and tastes of food. Food is a focal point for many
celebrations...but Christmas is one of those times when food
really comes to the forefront. Tamales are central to the Christmas
culinary tradition for lots of Mexican families. But just as
important as the tamales is getting together to make them. Chicago
Public Radio's Tony Sarabia shares his family's annual Tamale
Day with this audio postcard.
12.20.02 |
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Investigation moves
closer to George Ryan
Federal prosecutors are moving full speed ahead in their investigation
into the licenses-for-bribes scandal. The U.S. Attorney's office
in Chicago filed new papers last night that indicate the investigation
is moving ever closer to Illinois Governor George Ryan. Chicago
Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez-Gomez has more.
12.19.02 |
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Re-segregation in
Evanston Schools?
The nation has had some success in the nearly fifty year struggle
to integrate schools, but some school districts are now seeing
a backlash. Schools in north suburban Evanston are racially
mixed, but educators and parents are frustrated about what has
come to be known as "the achievement gap." White kids
in Evanston consistently out-perform their black and Hispanic
peers in the same schools. Chicago Public Radio's Jody Becker
reports on a push to open a school to serve some of Evanston's
Black elementary school students.
12.18.02 |
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Thompson on 9-11 Panel
Former Illinois Governor James R. Thompson will sit on President
Bush's commission looking into the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Thompson
served from 1977 until 1991, making him the state's longest-serving
chief executive. He's now chairman of the law firm of Winston
& Strawn and is considered one of the state's most powerful
lobbyists. Governor Thompson spoke to Carlos Hernandez-Gomez
about his appointment to the 9/11 panel. Thompson began by describing
how he was chosen.
12.16.02 |
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Small Business Health
Care
As health insurance premiums continue to rise, many working
poor just can't afford coverage. The lack of a national consensus
over how to make health coverage available to the uninsured
is prompting local communites to create innovative plans to
insure employees. In Rockford, Illinois, one such program would
help small businesses employers to extend coverage to the uninsured.
Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports.
12.13.02 |
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Zakat
One of the five major tenets of Islam, Zakat, requires that
Muslims give a portion of their wealth to the needy. Many choose
to do their annual giving during the month of Ramadan. Some
people are giving Zakat differently this year, as Catrin Einhorn
reports.
12.02.02 |
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Harold Washington
Anniversary
November 25th is the fifteenth anniversary of the death of former
Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor.
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez presents this retrospective.
11.25.02 |
| Audio |
Foster Child Abuse
website
The website, launched by the county's Public Guardian, allows
people to get graphic details of abused and neglected foster
kids in Cook County, adding a new wrinkle to the debate over
the role of confidentiality in child welfare cases. Jay Field
reports.
11.22.02 |
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Radiation and Wireless
Electronics
Chances are someone near you is using a cell phone, but people
aren't the only ones going wireless. Offices and schools use
wireless technology, adding a new wrinkle to the controversy
over the long-term health affects of 'microwave radiation.'
Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports.
11.20.02 |
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CPS Plan to Reward
High-Scoring Schools
by Jody Becker
10.30.02 |
| Audio |
CPS Teachers Caught
Cheating
by Jody Becker
10.3.02 |
| Audio |
Civil Rights and Arab Americans
by Shirley Jahad
9.17.02 |
| Audio |
Welfare to Work in
Chicago
by Jay Field
9.5.02 |
| Audio |
"Third Wave"
of Reform at Chicago Public Schools
by Jody Becker
9.3.02 |
| Audio |
Jackie Mason &
Ray Hanania controversy
by Shirley Jahad
8.29.02 |
| Audio |
Chicago a No-Show
at UN Environment Conference
by Jody Becker
8.26.02 |
| Audio |
Dutch Elm Disease
by Jody Becker
8.13.02 |
| Audio |
Michigan Primary Results
by Lisa Labuz
8.7.02 |
| Audio |
Preventing Abuse at
Metropolitan Community Church
by Jason DeRose
8.7.02 |
| Audio |
Chicago Beach Closings
by Shirley Jahad
8.5.02 |
| Audio |
O'Hare Bill Reaches
U.S. House
by Jay Field
7.23.02 |
| Audio |
Fighting the Invasive
Asian Carp
by Diantha Parker
7.22.02 |
| Audio |
Latino Muslims
by Shirley Jahad
7.8.02 |
| Audio |
Arthur Andersen Employees
React to Verdict
by Jay Field
6.18.02 |
| Audio |
Guilty Verdict for
Andersen
by Shirley Jahad
6.17.02 |
| Audio |
Chicago's Melting
Cup
by Jay Field
6.14.02 |
| Audio |
Leadership of the
Chicago Teachers Union
by Jody Becker
6.12.02 |
| Audio |
Anniversary of Lakefront
Theatre
by Tony Sarabia
6.11.02 |
| Audio |
Dreaming in Farsi
by Shirley Jahad
6.10.02 |
| Audio |
Civil Suit Against
Islamic Charities
by Shirley Jahad
6.7.02 |
| Audio |
NPR President Kevin
Klose on covering the Middle East
by Jason DeRose
6.7.02 |
| Audio |
Energy Bill and Wind
Power
by Jay Field
6.3.02 |
| Audio |
Illinois State Budget
by Lisa Labuz & Carlos Hernandez-Gomez
5.31.02 |
| Audio |
"Queer Is Folk"
Concert
by Tony Sarabia
5.31.02 |
| Audio |
Issues Facing Younger
Catholics
by Jason DeRose
5.21.02 |
| Audio |
Francesco diPenido:
overdue recognition for a record-breaking Italian pilot
by Tony Sarabia
5.15.02 |
| Audio |
Preview of Indiana
Primary
by Lisa Labuz
5.6.02 |
| Audio |
Doomsday Clock
by Shirley Jahad
4.15.02 |
| Audio |
Teaching Violin in
Ramallah
by Shirley Jahad
4.15.02 |
| Audio |
Death penalty commission
by Shirley Jahad
4.15.02 |
| Audio |
William Heirens clemency
hearing
by Jody Becker
4.3.02 |
| Audio |
New indictments in
Operation Safe Roads
by Carlos Hernandez-Gomez
4.3.02 |
| Audio |
Cox: Republican Challenger
to Durbin Senate Seat
by Jay Field
3.13.02 |
| Audio |
Durkin: Republican
Challenger to Durbin Senate Seat
by Jay Field
3.13.02 |
| Audio |
Overview of Attorney
General race
by Shirley Jahad
3.12.02 |
| Audio |
Oberweis: Republican
Challenger to Durbin Senate Seat
by Jay Field
3.11.02 |
| Audio |
Closing Zeller Mental
Health Center
by Jay Field
2.26.02 |
| Audio |
Native American Flute
Player R. Carlos Nakai
by Steve Shadley
1.24.02
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| Audio |
Achievement Gap Seminar:
Oak Park and Evanston
by Jody Becker
1.21.02 |
| Audio |
Illinois Sends "Moving"
Letters to Peotone Residents in Path of Proposed Airport
by Jay Field
1.16.02 |
| Audio |
The Collapse of Enron
and Arthur Andersen
by Shirley Jahad
1.16.02 |
| Audio |
The Closing of Joliet
Prison
by Jay Field
1.11.02 |
| Audio |
Illinois' Election
Primary Season
by Carlos Hernandez-Gomez
1.11.02 |
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