Aug 05 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Chicago police release video from fatal shooting of unarmed black teen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, authorities in Chicago released video footage of a car chase and altercation between police and black teenager Paul O’Neal, who was fatally shot. Reports indicate O’Neal was unarmed. Also, in South Africa, the African National… Continue watching
Jun 03 10 videos to watch from Chicago’s police misconduct investigators By Nsikan Akpan, Joshua Barajas On Friday, Chicago officials publicly released hundreds of videos, audio recordings and other evidence related to 101 police incidents to an online portal. There, anyone could sift through about 300 videos from cases that fell under the jurisdiction… Continue reading
Jun 03 Chicago releases hundreds of videos of police-related incidents By Joshua Barajas Chicago officials publicly released hundreds of videos, audio recordings and other evidence on Friday from 101 incidents involving the city’s police department. Continue reading
May 24 Despite the TSA shake-up, long airport security lines likely to continue By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration has ousted its head of security operations, but long checkpoint lines already pervading the busy summer travel season are likely to continue. Continue reading
May 16 The poetry of simmering Chicago summers By Mary Jo Brooks Parneshia Jones is a child of the North and grandchild of the South, and her poetry reflects that duality. The smells, tastes and sounds of Mississippi and Louisiana mingle with the rhythms and realities of the northern industrial city she… Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:49 Chicago’s high murder rates drive exodus of black middle class By PBS News Hour Chicago is the nation’s third most populous city, but holds the unenviable title of being America’s murder capital, with 489 homicides documented last year. And since most of the victims are black, the high murder rates have provoked a gradual… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:23 Why neighborhood demographics are shifting in Chicago By PBS News Hour Chicago has the unenviable distinction as the nation’s murder capital, and crime has middle class black families increasingly leaving the city. What impact does so-called “Black flight” have on the neighborhoods of Chicago? For more, USA Today reporter Aamer Madhani… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 6:32 Artist Theaster Gates turns Chicago’s empty spaces into incubators for culture By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 7:12 Playwright Tracy Letts unravels different ages of identity in a single life By PBS News Hour Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts has famously depicted family dysfunction, but his latest play, “Mary Page Marlowe,” is more concerned with questions of identity, examining the life of its protagonist from infancy to old age in non-linear fashion to find… Continue watching
Apr 04 This boutique-style health plan offers yoga and free doctor visits By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News With little fanfare, UnitedHealthcare launched an independent subsidiary in January that offers unlimited free doctor visits and 24/7 access by phone. Every member gets a personal health coach. Mental health counseling is also provided, as are yoga and cooking classes,… Continue reading