Why pregnancy and birth complications are up during the pandemic
COVID-19 and the conditions it created have made it harder to get prenatal care.
Environment & Public Health
Waste, sustainability, climate change and environmental justice. WBEZ covers our surroundings and the way we coexist with them.
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Chicago-area ride-share and delivery drivers working to unionize
Drivers from DoorDash and Grubhub join ride-share drivers in a nationwide call for better working conditions and pay.
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How LGBTQ advocates in Chicago are confronting monkeypox
The latest public health crisis impacts queer communities in Chicago, and those communities are mobilizing.
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What you need to know about the CDC’s relaxed COVID-19 guidance
Plus, what precautions do people with known monkeypox exposures need to take?
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Inside the CTA’s plan to address safety and reliability concerns
The transit authority has seen an increase in violent attacks on CTA trains during the pandemic and has struggled to make service reliable.
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Chicago’s under-5 set waited a long time for a COVID vaccine. Why is uptake so low?
Only one in 20 eligible kids under 5 in Illinois have received a first dose. That leaves pediatricians and child care providers trying to troubleshoot.
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Some of Chicago’s best birdwatching spots might surprise you
There’s more to Chicago-area birdwatching than Montrose Point. Local birders shared their tips for birding off the beaten path.
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The national organ transplant network’s repeated failures risk thousands of lives
Complaints ranged from outdated tech and weak cybersecurity, to network crashes for hours at a time.
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What to know about back-to-school immunizations in Illinois
As families prepare to send their kids back to the classroom, Reset checks in with two experts about staying up-to-date on vaccinations.
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Teen interns use the summer to learn about climate change
They’re part of the Nature Conservancy’s Youth Environmental Thinkers program in Illinois.
