Courtney Kueppers
Digital Producer/Reporter
Stories by Courtney Kueppers
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The Rundown: Will CPD’s gang database be gone for good?
Plus, meet this all-women garbage crew. Here’s what you need to know today.
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The ‘9 to 5’ commuter is going extinct. That spells change ahead for Metra.
The Chicago region’s commuter railway is taking a cold, hard look at a future with fewer officegoers.
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WBEZ names veteran journalist Gilbert Bailon executive editor
Bailon comes to Chicago after a stint at Dallas’s NPR station and decades of leading newspapers.
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Sisters to sail the Race to Mackinac 100 years after their great-grandfather’s win was overturned
John P. O’Rourke sailed to victory in 1923, only to later be disqualified on a technicality. Today, his descendants are driven to clinch their own win.
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Everything you need to know about NASCAR weekend in Chicago
From road closures to ticket prices, here’s the lowdown on the street race happening July 1-2 downtown.
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For parents who bike in congested Chicago, it’s a summer of riding defensively
After a trio of tragic crashes last summer, parents say their vigilance and activism is in high gear.
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Tom Hanks says the real superhero battle is Hollywood vs. TikTok
In Chicago to promote his debut novel, Hollywood’s beloved nice guy says it’s harder than ever to convince people to put down their phones.
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Crews cut down a legendary 300-year-old tree at Lincoln Park Zoo
Believed to be older than the city itself, the bur oak next to the primate house had reached the end of its life.
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Note to NYC: Chicago already has a rat czar, and her name is Josie Cruz
One woman has been leading the war on the city’s rat population for years — and she has advice for her counterpart in New York.
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Following my compost bucket from food scraps to finished product
I wanted to know what happens after my compostable waste gets picked up off my front porch. So I hopped on an electric van to find out.
