This Week in Chicago

I sat down with Michelle Gunderson, who is a first grade teacher and trustee for the Chicago Teachers Union, to discuss how to make remote learning effective and equitable for Chicago students.

Many people think of landlords as greedy corporate giants who don’t care about their tenants. But that’s not always the case. This week, we look at the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of two very different landlords in Hyde Park.

“It’s the biggest realization—to think you work so f***ing hard...what’s going to happen? I don’t know.” I spoke with three small-business owners in Chicago to find out how new restrictions imposed this past Friday will affect them going forward.

Gerald Reed was tortured by police into confessing to a crime he says he didn’t commit. He’s spent the last 29 years in prison, serving a life sentence. We explore how decades of corruption in Chicago’s criminal justice system led to this present moment.

This week, one Chicago high school sets a precedent by voting to remove law enforcement officers from its building. We dive into the debate around policing in CPS.

ICE released a policy that could force millions of international studies to leave the country. We talk to one Northwestern student about what this means for him.