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What's missing from the encyclopedia? This artist aims to fill in the gaps

10 hours ago | northernpublicradio.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How taking a second look can change your everything"At an early age, Tavares Strachan noticed there was a lot missing from his family's encyclopedia. Today, the artist searches for lost stories to include in his own Encyclopedia of Invisibility. About Tavares Strachan Tavares Strachan is a conceptual artist from the Bahamas.
State Week: The legacy of Michael Madigan

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Sean Crawford

For decades, Michael Madigan was the main power broker in Illinois government. Along with his record-setting tenure as Illinois House Speaker, he also served as the state Democratic Party chair. Not much happened without his approval. While Madigan had numerous accomplishments, he will also be remembered for his corruption conviction. He was sentenced June 13 to seven and a half years in prison and ordered to pay a $2.5 million fine.
Which organization snubbed Trump this week? Find out in the quiz

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Holly J. Morris
We interviewed the same Rockford elementary schoolers every month of the school year | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Today, is one of my favorite episodes of the entire year — it's our 3rd annual student correspondent episode!If you’re not familiar, student correspondent is a segment we do every month on our Teachers’ Lounge Radio Show and at the end of the school year we collect all of them here. On student correspondent, we follow a group of students in a club, sport, or activity throughout their entire season -- the highs and lows and the friends they make along the way.
Desde Head Start hasta la educación superior: cómo los líderes educativos de Illinois abordan la incertidumbre federal

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Read in EnglishLa educación es un pararrayos para los recortes, amenazas y órdenes de la administración Trump. Como parte de la serie "Uncertainty" de WNIJ, Peter Medlin pregunta a los líderes educativos de todos niveles cómo planifican el futuro cuando los fondos están inestables. Centros de primera infanciaEn un lado del salón, los niños señalan palabras de vocabulario en un tablero mientras su maestro cambia sin esfuerzo entre inglés y español. Por el otro lado, comen sándwiches de pavo.
Miles de personas en el norte de Illinois protestan contra Trump en las manifestaciones "No Kings"

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Read in EnglishEl sábado, millones de personas en todo el país protestaron en contra del presidente Trump en manifestaciones "No Kings" incluidas varias en el norte de Illinois. En Rockford, cientos de personas marcharon. Los oradores criticaron las políticas de Trump, desde el aborto hasta la inmigración, particularmente después de los presuntos arrestos de ICE en la ciudad la semana pasada. Irene Arreguin vino con tres generaciones de su familia.
Triathlete discusses upcoming 70-mile Rockford Ironman triathlon.

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Jason Cregier

WNIJ host Jason Cregier is joined today by triathlete and owner of Athletic Movement Perfected and TriLabs in Plainfield and Rockford Mary Tobiason. Tobiason has completed many full and half triathlons, and trains athletes to compete and finish the endurance races. She and Jason discussed the upcoming Ironman 70.3 half triathlon, which takes place this coming Sunday in Rockford.
Illinois just passed a 'direct admissions' bill to simplify the college application process

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Illinois lawmakers just passed a bill creating a “direct admission” program to simplify the college application process.
How Apple turbocharged China's development

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Greg Rosalsky

This is Part 4 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing and America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into economic research that finds that manufacturing jobs pay a higher premium than many other industries. Part 3 asked whether manufacturing-based economic development could help America's heartland catch up with its major cities. Subscribe here for the next installment. As always, our podcast is here.
Northern Illinois students reflect on pandemic learning, 5 years later

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Five years ago, COVID-19 upended education. Schools shuttered and classes moved online. WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin asked a group of students from DeKalb and Earlville to reflect on what they remember about that strange time and how much the pandemic still impacts their education... When did you realize COVID would be a big deal? Maddux Fitch, a DeKalb 5th grader, says he was too young to understand what exactly was happening when his school first shut down.