Adora is originally from the Detroit suburbs, received her undergrad in journalism from Wayne State University in Detroit and has spent her career working in Midwestern newsrooms. She was a general assignment reporter at WOSU, as well as their Weekend Edition Saturday host. Before making the jump into public radio, she was a live reporter for 9&10 News, a CBS affiliate in Cadillac, Michigan.
Adora loves hosting friends, exercising and meeting new people. She’s looking forward to learning more about Chicago (she is taking recommendations, too) and experiencing the city through the unique lens of a storyteller.
Adora Namigadde
Metro Reporter
Stories by Adora Namigadde
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The Rundown: Chicago to get a new top cop today
The Chicago City Council could confirm Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick for top cop as soon as this morning. The council is also working on expanding a 911 response program that does not include police. More fallout from a lifeguard-abuse scandal at the Chicago Park District. WBEZ has the story of three legal settlements with young women.
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The Rundown: Durbin joins UAW picket line
Chicago Public School officials say a literacy test shows its youngest students are improving in reading and vocabulary. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin stood with members of the United Auto Workers at the picket line in Bolingbrook. What to expect when a 12-foot puppet doll named Little Amal comes to Chicago.
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The Rundown: COVID vaccine supply in Chicago
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen opened its Dia de Los Muertos Exhibit this weekend and runs through December 10th. Chicagoans can expect to see fall colors peak by mid-October. Chicago’s Department of Public Health will begin hosting COVID and Flu vaccine clinics as early as next week.
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The Rundown: Johnson defends ‘base camps’ for migrants
Illinois is considering further tightening rules for restraining and isolating students in schools. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is defending its deal with a controversial security firm to prop up so-called “base camps” for migrants. Local advocates praise the Biden administration for fast-tracking work permits for migrants, but say the same should apply to other undocumented immigrants
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The Rundown: How Cook County residents can get financial relief after floods
Cook County is offering some property tax relief for residents and businesses whose properties suffered severe flood damage this summer. Sangamon County court officials continue to process prior cases under the new no cash bail system. And a new report says Illinois added thousands of clean energy jobs last year.
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The Rundown: Judges were still setting money bonds despite cash bail elimination
Some judges were still setting money bonds Monday. A demand for reform at the National Association of Realtors. Report shows uneven effects of pollution around Chicago.
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The Rundown: Cash bail officially ends in Illinois
Illinois fully abolished cash bail. Riot Fest attracted thousands of concert-goers. Chicago Public Schools still has unfilled preschool seats.
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As state leaders fight to protect access to books, Chicago-area libraries keep getting threats
Local librarians say the unfounded bomb threats have become almost routine and represent a deeper political and cultural divide.
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‘There There’ by Tommy Orange is the 2023 pick for One Book, One Chicago
‘There There’ author Tommy Orange talks about why he set his best-selling novel about Native Americans in contemporary urban California.
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South suburban Dixmoor to begin upgrading water system with $14 million in funding
The south suburb has gone through one water crisis after another. Now it’s hoping to overhaul an aging water system.
