Clare Lane
Reporter/Anchor Sub
For WBEZ, she was an associate producer of its former daily talk show: The Morning Shift in 2016 and host of Weekend Edition in 2020-21. Most recently, she anchored afternoon traffic for Audacy’s all news station - WBBM 105.9 FM in Chicago.
She’s thrilled to rejoin WBEZ and Chicago Public Media as a substitute anchor across all dayparts and general assignment reporter, covering the news of the city she’s called home for the past decade. She is an Oak Park native, University of Colorado Boulder graduate and avid CTA bus rider.
Stories by Clare Lane
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NASCAR tweaks its Chicago race plan after feedback from downtown residents
Downtown Chicago residents raised issues about the two-day racing event in July, and NASCAR says it listened.
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Walmart fought hard to open the stores now exiting Chicago’s South and West sides
By Sunday, four Walmart locations are set to close, a shock to those who remember the retailer clawing its way to do business in the city.
Illinois’ safety net for suicidal kids is riddled with holes
A new WBEZ investigation finds Illinois’ safety net for suicidal kids is riddled with holes. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: Sarah Karp
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With soaring inflation, Chicago parents are searching for back-to-school deals
To combat rising prices, the state sales tax on school materials — including clothing — has been reduced from 6.25% to 1.25% through Aug. 14.
