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Pope Leo XIV greets followers for the first time after being elected pope.

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Opinion: My hometown pope

News of an American pope, and a Chicagoan, causes NPR's Scott Simon to remember what it was like attending Mass in his hometown.

May 10, 2025
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Chicago has toured since the 1960s and swings through Macon on April 9., 2025.

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Rock Hall of Famers Chicago are heading to Macon. Check out the band's fun Georgia connection

Chicago's tour stops at the Macon City Auditorium April 9. Band co-founder and trumpeter Lee Loughnane gives GPB a preview.

April 04, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler arrives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

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  • News

Small Business Administration to relocate 6 offices in so-called 'sanctuary cities'

The Small Business Administration said it will relocate six of its regional offices in so-called "sanctuary cities," part of a broader Trump administration effort to crack down on cities that it deems have immigrant-friendly policies.

March 07, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Brianna Buckley (center) as voodoo priestess Minerva, who calls on spirits to help win Jim Williams an acquittal.

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  • Performing Arts

‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical heading to Broadway in 2025

The 1994 nonfiction bestseller was adapted into a musical earlier this year in Chicago.

October 03, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Yellow tape blocks off the parking lot of the Forest Park Blue Line train station in Forest Park, Ill., after four people were fatally shot on the train early Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

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  • National

4 people were killed on a train in the Chicago area on Labor Day, police say

The suspect initially escaped from the scene, but was later found through Chicago Transit Authority surveillance video. Police now have the person in custody and seized a firearm in their possession.

September 03, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Pro-Palestine protesters march ahead of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 18, 2024 in Chicago.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Chicago's protests show democracy's shifts since 1968

The past and present merge for NPR's Scott Simon, who attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a teen in 1968 and now as a senior citizen.

August 24, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
Students crowded around General Logan Monument during the 1968 National Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 1968.

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  • Politics

Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other

In the months leading up to DNC 2024, "Chicago ‘68" has been repeatedly conjured. But there is nothing in this political climate to compare to '68 and the all-encompassing anxiety over Vietnam.

August 12, 2024
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  • Ron Elving
Scott Simon (top right) and Ina Jaffe (center left) pose for a picture with other NPR Chicago Bureau staff.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remembering our colleague and friend, Ina Jaffe

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ina Jaffe, who first edited this program and later reported on seniors for NPR. Jaffe died this week at the age of 75.

August 03, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
J. Harrison Ghee performs as The Lady Chablis in a scene set at Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery, surrounded by ensemble members.

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  • Performing Arts

Review: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ takes the stage in lively musical adaptation

The musical's producers hope to bring Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil to Broadway after its initial run in Chicago. GPB Savannah reporter Benjamin Payne attended opening night in Chicago, and has this review.

July 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Left: An Ebony Fashion Fair Model. Right: A hand holds up a copy of Ebony magazine in front of a Chicago skyline.

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  • Arts & Life

How Chicago's Black press shaped America

Host Brittany Luse sits down with Arionne Nettles, author of We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything. Arionne shares how Black media in Chicago influenced the way Black Americans see themselves and why the city deserves to be called 'the heart of Black America.'

April 30, 2024
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  • Brittany Luse,
  • Corey Antonio Rose,
  • and 3 more
The Flint River water starts flowing to Flint, Mich. on April 25, 2014. Without corrosion control, lead leeched from the pipes.

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  • Science

10 years after Flint, the fight to replace lead pipes across the U.S. continues

Ten years ago, Flint, Mich. switched water sources to the Flint River. The lack of corrosion control in the pipes caused lead to leach into the water supply of tens of thousands of residents. Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha recognized a public health crisis in the making and gathered data proving the negative health impact on Flint's young children. In doing so, she and community organizers in Flint sparked a national conversation about lead in the U.S. water system that persists today.

Today on the show, host Emily Kwong and science correspondent Pien Huang talk about the state of Flint and other cities with lead pipes. Efforts to replace these pipes hinge on proposed changes to the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule.

Have questions or comments for us to consider for a future episode? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you!

April 26, 2024
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  • Emily Kwong,
  • Pien Huang,
  • and 2 more
Pamela Hill-Veal says that while she and her family were flying first class on Feb. 10 from Chicago to Phoenix, an American Airlines flight attendant stopped her as she returned to her seat and accused her of slamming the restroom door.

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  • National

American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.

April 25, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl and wounds 7 people including small children

Eight people were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city's South Side on Saturday night.

April 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Many cities have older lead service lines connecting homes to the water system.

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  • Health

Lead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S. — especially in Chicago

The Windy City has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city. A study estimates that more than two-thirds of children there are exposed to lead in their home tap water.

April 03, 2024
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By:
  • Pien Huang
A security guard stands outside the Glock, Inc. headquarters, Oct. 8, 2014, in Smyrna, Ga. The city of Chicago sued Glock Inc. on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city.

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  • News

Chicago sues Georgia gunmaker Glock over conversions to machine guns

The city of Chicago has sued Smyrna, Georgia-based Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city.

March 20, 2024
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