Bianca Cseke

1 week ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon. A new executive order could cut nearly $2 million in funding to Chicago Public Media. Here is the potential impact. And here’s what else you need to know today. 1. A Plainfield landlord was sentenced to 53 years in prison in the hate crime killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boyJoseph Czuba, 73, was sentenced to 53 years in prison today for attacking his Palestinian American tenant and killing her son, Wadee Al Fayoumi.

1 week ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! Mayor Brandon Johnson visited the WBEZ studio today, and you can watch him answer listeners’ questions. Here’s what else you need to know. 1. Chicago finished this past month with 19 murders, the fewest of any April since 1962The city appears on pace to hit Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 goal: fewer than 500 murders for the first time in a decade, Chip Mitchell reports for WBEZ. Chicago’s 115 killings through this year’s first four months mark the lowest January-April tally since 2014.

2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! Mayor Brandon Johnson will be on WBEZ’s Reset tomorrow, and you can call the show live at 866-915-WBEZ starting at noon to ask your question. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1.

2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and today’s episode of Making: Stories Without End explores how soaps took the lead on nuanced storylines about queer life. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1.

2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Bianca Cseke

Good afternoon! It’s Monday, and though temperatures are expected to remain warm through tomorrow, make sure to bring an umbrella. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. Chicago City Council members are negotiating a plan to respond to ‘teen takeovers’As summer approaches, so does another debate on teen curfews. This time, opponents are working toward compromise, my colleague Mariah Woelfel reports for WBEZ.