As our society continues to grow towards equality, women are gaining more leadership positions. This a crucial time for women to continue to push for the same professional opportunities as men.
Many Chicagoans almost had a heart attack this week when they heard their beloved Bears (the sports team kind) may be collaborating with an anti-gay hate group.
Chicago's data team develops futuristic tools with names like “Project Unicorn” and “Project Batman” and challenges civic-minded residents — and hackers — to glean ways to improve the city using data.
Increasingly, Chicago aldermen and department heads cite data before making decisions. As Mayor Emanuel deepens that commitment, we profile the community that is pressed hardest for digital tools and decision-making and ask whether there’s more to be done.
Andy Shaw and Alden Loury from the Better Governance Association join Niala to take listeners' local government questions. Curious City chats about the best double bills in Chicago music history. Public policy professor Don Taylor explains the difficulties of navigating care for the elderly.
Torn between the Tea Party and his ambitions, Marco Rubio asks the Senate to down immigration legislation – a move that could kill the first comprehensive immigration reform in a generation.
