Alyssa Edes
America has 2.2 million prisoners, and millions of relatives, victims and law enforcement. The Marshall Project and WBEZ tell their stories.
Millions of Americans are impacted by the criminal justice system each year. The Marshall Project and WBEZ are telling their stories.
Millions of Americans are impacted by the criminal justice system each year. The Marshall Project and WBEZ are telling their stories.
Millions of Americans are impacted by the criminal justice system each year. The Marshall Project and WBEZ are telling their stories.
Russians hacked 76,000 IL voters in 2016. Now, state officials are bolstering security, but say they can’t guarantee it won’t happen again.
China is halting all deals for US farm products, which is bad news for soybean farmers in the Midwest. Illinois produces more soybeans than almost any other state, and China is one of its biggest buyers.
Chicago Magazine called this novel “a Midwestern Big Little Lies — an intimate character study of a group of affluent, secretive women.” In this bonus interview, Greta talks with author Claire Lombardo about her debut novel, ‘The Most Fun We Ever Had.’ It’s the story of four radically different daughters from suburban Chicago. And it’s about love, family, forgiveness and the importance of showing up.
The Colombian reggaeton singer is known for his start-studded collaborations -- working with everyone from Beyonce, to Cardi B, to Sean Paul.
A ProPublica Illinois investigation finds wealthy suburban Chicago parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college aid.
The investigation details how construction projects meant to improve the airport have been plagued by missed deadlines and political corruption for decades.
Jurors in Peoria are deciding whether a former University of Illinois doctoral student should get the death penalty for kidnapping, torturing, and killing a young scholar from China.
A new mental health emergency unit on Chicago’s Southwest Side is being praised as the first of its kind for the city. WBEZ’s Melba Lara talks with Dr. Paul Berkowitz, the chairman of the department of psychiatry at Sinai Health System, about what makes it so unique.
ProPublica Illinois reporters talked to officials at the shelters, who say they’re seeing a spike in contagious diseases unlike anything they’ve seen before.