Anna Savchenko
Higher Education Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
Ukrainian-Cypriot radio reporter with @WBEZ. Former @Poynter fellow
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Violet Miller |Mohammad Samra |Mary Norkol |Anna Savchenko
Zelisa McCullom lives on West Side block where a 16-year-old girl was among five people seriously wounded in a shooting over the holiday weekend in 2022. But this year, with four men killed and at least 21 others wounded in shootings across the city, Chicago saw the least violent Memorial Day weekend in at least 16 years. Hearing about the drop in violent crime across the city was heartening, she said.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Anna Savchenko
City officials unveiled their summer safety plan on Thursday ahead of the warmest months of the year in Chicago, which also see a peak in shootings and homicides. Their plan focuses on curbing mass shootings and reducing youth-involved and gender-based violence. Leaders also pledged to focus on the times when data shows people are most at risk of getting hurt, which they said is from 9 p.m. to midnight, Thursday to Sunday during the summer.
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3 weeks ago |
wbez.org | Anna Savchenko
Roughly two dozen teens wearing business attire packed a conference room at Hinsdale Central High School in the southwest suburbs on a recent weekend. They were debating the best way to revive Sudan’s collapsing health care system. This United Nations simulation for teens is part of a growing program in DuPage County that participants say helps them feel connected and optimistic about the world.
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4 weeks ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Anna Savchenko
The first American Pope was born and raised in the Chicago area, and Catholics there are elated with the election of Pope Leo XIV. WBEZ’s Anna Savchenko reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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4 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Anna Savchenko
How Chicago Catholics are reacting to Pope Leo XIVPlay03:31Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/05/09/chicago-reaction-pope-leo-xiv"></iframe>Copy embed codeThe first American Pope was born and raised in the Chicago area, and Catholics there are elated with the election of Pope Leo XIV. This segment aired on May 9, 2025.
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