Bianca Cseke

Chicago, Grand Rapids

Digital Producer at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

Articles

The Rundown: An Illinois nuclear plant to help power AI

3 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Wednesday, and Wicker Park Fest has announced this year’s music headliners: Hotline TNT, Letters to Cleo and Deep Sea Diver. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. Meta struck a deal with an Illinois nuclear plant to power AIThe Instagram and Facebook parent company has a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to buy electricity from its operation in the Central Illinois town of Clinton, Brett Chase reports for the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Rundown: The Chicago Fire’s new $650 million stadium

3 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and several ramps on the Kennedy Expressway will be closing over the next two weeks. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1.
The Rundown: Chicago’s first new med school in 100 years

3 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Hey there, happy Monday — and happy Pride Month! Here’s what you need to know today. 1. The first medical school to open in Chicago in nearly 100 years will strive to curb a physician shortageThe Chicago School is currently accepting applications for the Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine, set to begin classes in Fall 2026, Shannon Tyler reports for the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Rundown: Campus police stop Black drivers more

4 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon, and happy Friday! Kennedy express lanes to O’Hare Airport are expected to reopen Sunday. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. At Illinois public universities, campus cops pull over Black drivers at higher ratesThe Investigative Project on Race and Equity and WBEZ compared the share of Black drivers among those stopped and ticketed by campus police departments with the share of Black students among all students enrolled at the universities in the fall of 2022.
The Rundown: Reforming Chicago-area mass transit

1 month ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! Fans of warmer weather should get what they’ve been waiting for this weekend. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1.
The Rundown: COVID shots no longer recommended for all

1 month ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Wednesday, and here’s a video of a Lincoln Park Zoo bear named Birch eating some flowers. Here’s what you need to know today. 1. Illinois doctors are sounding the alarm about dropping COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for kids and pregnant womenHealth organizations and doctors in Illinois are expressing concern over the decision by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
The Rundown: Watch out for new speed camera tickets

1 month ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and this year’s Lollapalooza aftershows have been announced. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. Sixteen new Chicago speed cameras are set to start ticketing drivers just days from nowSome drivers in Chicago will be walloped with unexpected tickets beginning Sunday, my colleagues David Struett and Alden Loury report.
The Rundown: How federal Medicaid cuts may affect us all

1 month ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s finally Friday, and heads up: The newsletter will take a break Monday for Memorial Day. I’ll be at the beach with a book and a sweater. But first, here’s what you need to know today. 1.
The Rundown: Chicago man accused in Israeli Embassy shooting

1 month ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and the Treasury Department has announced it will stop minting pennies. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1.
The Rundown: Student loan uncertainty under Trump

1 month ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! Keke Palmer, David Archuleta and Sasha Colby have been announced as this year’s Northhalsted Market Days headliners. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1.