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  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Have An Interest And A Concern Beyond Yourself’

    A Dominican nun tells her niece what she’d like future generations to know about her.

    Sept. 5, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:42
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Would You Reconsider That Grade You Once Gave Me?’

    Author and longtime Knox College professor Robert Hellenga spoke from hospice to his former student, Joseph Lennon, about literature, death and grades.

    Aug. 14, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:50
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘When The Brakes Got Slammed’ On Her First Year Of Teaching

    First-year teacher Alexia Dukes spoke with her mentor, Maria Rivera, about how the pandemic changed everything.

    July 31, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:47
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘The Most Expensive First Date Of All Time’

    Haley Fitzsimons talked to her husband, Kevin, about meeting in person for the first time.

    July 16, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:02
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Want To Be Able To Say I Spoke Up’

    Alejandra Cano, whose parents fled a dictatorship in Chile and brought her to the U.S, talks about why she no longer chooses to stay silent in the face of fear.

    June 19, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:43
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Our Spirits That Have Always Been In Sync’

    Regina Holloway and her sister Lillian are each other’s biggest fan.

    June 5, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:31
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Every Generation Stands On The Shoulders Of Its Predecessors’

    An intergenerational conversation between Donald Bell, 70, and Jack Rothmund, 23, from the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

    May 22, 2020 read more
    Listen — 4:14
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘They Were The First Example I Ever Had Of A Healthy Home’

    A few months ago, Monica Cortes tracked down Tita Mely, a former babysitter who had a big impact on her life. Mely died earlier this week.

    May 1, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:45
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Had Closed The Door To You Being In My Life’

    For many years, Michael Strautmanis distanced himself from his biological father. But with some encouragement from his half-sister, he re-opened the door.

    April 17, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:44
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘It Takes A Lot More To Being Grown Than Just Saying That You’re Grown’

    Amari Allen and T-Nice Gresham talk about their childhoods and what it meant to take responsibility for their lives at a young age.

    Mar. 27, 2020 read more
    Listen — 3:21
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