Dan Tucker

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Matt Moore |Lynn Sweet |Dan Tucker |Kaitlin Washburn

Mayor Brandon Johnson has been in Washington, D.C., since Sunday preparing for a high-stakes congressional hearing Wednesday before a GOP-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The committee also invited the mayors of New York, Boston and Denver, who will appear with Johnson. In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about Johnson’s upcoming testimony.

2 months ago | wbez.org | Lynnea Domienik |Dan Tucker |Andrea Guthmann |Meha Ahmad

What is the purpose of schools? Most people would say to teach children to meet their potential and to prepare for the world. But in her new book Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, Chicago author and sociologist Eve Ewing presents readers with an exhaustively researched history of how U.S. schools have instead been a place where separation and inequality have been enshrined by design.

2 months ago | wbez.org | Dan Tucker |Andrea Guthmann |Lynnea Domienik |Ari Mejia

Illinois is investing in electric vehicles. The Trump administration is going in the opposite direction, cutting plans for more EV charging stations, among other moves. Reset gets the latest and learns what might be ahead for EVs in Illinois and beyond. GUESTS: Karen Weigert, Reset sustainability contributor, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and ResponsibilityDany Robles, legislative relations director, Illinois Environmental Council

2 months ago | wbez.org | Ari Mejia |Micah Yason |Dan Tucker |Lynnea Domienik

Kevin Fee is the permanent replacement for the previous legal director who was appointed to the federal bench in 2023. Fee formerly worked at the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP focusing on white collar government investigations and consumer class actions while maintaining a pro bono practice. Reset hears about his priorities and how he plans to hold the Trump administration accountable. GUEST: Kevin Fee, ACLU Illinois legal director

2 months ago | wbez.org | Micah Yason |Dan Tucker

“A Raisin in the Sun” is a Chicago classic. The play by Lorainne Hansberry tells the story of a Black family looking to move out of a cramped South Side apartment and defy social and political limits to realize their dreams. There would be no “A Raisin in the Sun” without Lorraine’s father Carl Hansberry, a real estate broker turned civil rights activist who helped end restrictive covenant laws that prevent certain people from buying and living on a property. Reset learns more about Carl Hansberry.