Cheryl Raye-Stout

Chicago

Married, one son, and a radio sports reporter for over 40 years. Covers Bulls, Bears, White Sox, Cubs and Blackhawks, Sky and other Chgo sports teams for @WBEZ.

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Lurie Children's pediatric psychologist Doctor Lauren Pothoff advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists

Oct 9, 2024 | wbez.org | Mike Puente |Adriana Cardona-Maguigad |Noah Jennings |Cheryl Raye-Stout |Clare Lane

As the war in Ukraine continues – Lurie Children's pediatric psychologist Doctor Lauren Pothoff advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists about how to support kids who are struggling there. On the heels of a 7-day trip volunteering with Voices of Children – a Ukraine based fund that provides mental health services to children caught up in armed conflict. Pothoff told WBEZ’s Clare Lane what she saw.
The Chicago Marathon takes place a week from today

Oct 7, 2024 | wbez.org | Noah Jennings |Cheryl Raye-Stout

I’ll be running in the marathon for the third time. For my colleague Adriana Cardona-Maguidad, it will be her first marathon. So I thought it would be fun to talk about why we’re both running it – what we hope next week looks like – and how we’ve been preparing.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of Patrick Daley Thompson, heir to Chicago political dynasty

Oct 4, 2024 | wbez.org | Jon Seidel |Tony Arnold |Tessa Weinberg |Cheryl Raye-Stout

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an appeal from convicted former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, signaling more close scrutiny of federal prosecutions in Chicago and across the country. A jury found Thompson guilty in February 2022 of two counts of lying to regulators and five counts of filing false income tax returns. U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama sentenced the heir to the Daley political dynasty to four months in prison.
Madigan judge refuses to toss counts after Supreme Court ruling limited bribery law

Oct 2, 2024 | wbez.org | Jon Seidel |Tessa Weinberg |Cheryl Raye-Stout |Courtney Kueppers

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss criminal charges leveled against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan involving an alleged bribery scheme at ComEd, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer that threatened the feds’ case against the powerful former politician. U.S. District Judge John Blakey’s ruling came down less than a week before Madigan is set to face trial, and less than an hour before a status hearing in the high-profile case.
Chicago shootings have become deadlier

Oct 1, 2024 | wbez.org | Cheryl Raye-Stout

In Chicago, if you were to be shot today - you’d be more likely to die from your injuries than you would have been 13 years ago. That’s the finding of a new report from nonprofit news outlet The Trace. It’s a stunning reversal of long-term trends, in which faster response times and better medical care had for years improved the chances of surviving a gunshot.
Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson is delaying his budget address by two weeks

Sep 30, 2024 | wbez.org | Mariah Woelfel |Tessa Weinberg |Cheryl Raye-Stout |Courtney Kueppers

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will make his budget address two weeks later than anticipated this year as the city works to close a $982.4 million budget gap. The original budget speech was expected for Oct. 16, officials from the city’s budget office told WBEZ, but is now slated for the day before Halloween on Oct. 30. The council will then hold two weeks of budget hearings from Nov. 6 through Nov. 20 before a Thanksgiving break.
What went wrong with Chicago’s MLB teams this year

Sep 30, 2024 | wbez.org | Cheryl Raye-Stout |Adriana Cardona-Maguigad

Chicago's major league baseball teams wrapped up a disappointing season Sunday. The Cubs lost to the Reds 3-0. They finished the season with an 83-and-79 record and didn't make the playoffs. The White Sox ended on a win, beating the Tigers 9-5. But they broke the modern record for losses over the weekend to finish with 41 wins and 121 losses. Here to break down what went wrong this season is WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout.
Cianna Greaves

Jul 29, 2024 | wbez.org | Cianna Greaves |Cheryl Raye-Stout

One year on from the start of the war in Ukraine, we’ll hear from a Chicago professor and Russian national, who says Moscow’s state media don’t reflect how the people really feel. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Cianna Greaves One year on from the start of the war in Ukraine, we’ll hear from a Chicago professor and Russian national, who says Moscow’s state media don’t reflect how the people really feel.