Carolina Garibay
Reporter at WBBM-AM (Chicago, IL)
Reporter @wbbmnewsradio | former: @ILpublicmedia, @thedailyillini, @WPGU1071 | UIUC journalism ‘22 | @HearstAwardsSF Second Place Audio Champion (she/her)
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1 month ago |
audacy.com | Carolina Garibay
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Members of the Chicago Teachers Union staged rallies at Chicago schools on Tuesday as they continue to fight for a new contract they say protects teachers and students. A walk-in at Minnie Miñoso Academy in Bridgeport kicked off a day of rallies at various schools on a "National Day of Action."CTU Vice President Jackson Potter said members are calling for a contract that prioritizes disabled students, students of color, and CPS staff.
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1 month ago |
audacy.com | Carolina Garibay
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - CTA commuters will not have to wait as long for buses thanks to a new plan the agency is rolling out later this month. The launch of "Frequent Network" aims to increase reliability and improve frequency of CTA buses. The plan includes increasing service so that buses arrive every 10 minutes or sooner on 20 key bus routes. The agency says this means riders won't have to wait as long for the next bus if they miss one.
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1 month ago |
audacy.com | Carolina Garibay
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Coffee prices are on the rise and local coffee roasters are figuring out how to handle growing concerns. "I've been seeing this coming for a long time," Tim Coonan with Big Shoulders Coffee said. He's been having conversations for months about how to navigate coffee prices, which reached a record high in January. "This change that we're seeing now [kind] of happen rather quickly, and some people have been caught off guard.
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1 month ago |
audacy.com | Carolina Garibay
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Illinois is now the first state to offer students at public universities free access to test prep courses. The Prepare for Illinois' Future Program allows thousands of students attending public universities to access more than 40 test prep courses at no cost.
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1 month ago |
audacy.com | Carolina Garibay
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Gov. JB Pritzker expresses concern amid the Trump administration's threats to slash the Affordable Care Act expansion. Pritzker said cutting The Affordable Care Act expansion would be "devastating" for 770,000 Illinoisans who rely on Medicaid. "If Donald Trump and the Republican Congress eliminate the Medicaid expansion, we will have people who get sick and die because they don't have coverage from that Medicaid expansion," Pritzker said.
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