Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is running for reelection.He faces Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes in next week’s Democratic primary.HOST: LANE

After a private service at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, Jackson will be buried at Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery.

HOST: PUENTE

Being a Cook County Board of Review commissioner usually is a low-profile job.

But commissioners have enormous power – they can lower your property taxes.

And in recent years, there’s been plenty of attention on the tax-appeals board … thanks to rising tax bills … the Bears stadium drama … and a drunk-driving arrest.

WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos reports on the re-election battles involving two Board of Review commissioners.

HOST: LARA

Catholicism remains the religion most Latinos in the U.S. identify with.

But there’s been a steady decline over the last decade.

Some who have left have turned to Islam.

Now – there’s a new place for them to practice their faith even as events here at home and in the Middle East present challenges.

WBEZ’s Michael Puente reports.

HOST: LARA

Protesters arrested during the Trump Administration’s deportation campaign last fall are beating the charges in court. Cases against 17 of 32 known defendants have already collapsed. But even when charges are dropped, failed prosecutions take a toll on those arrested.HOST: LANE

Today [FRI], dignitaries and celebrities will gather on the city’s South Side to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson.A legacy that includes Operation Breadbasket, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and two presidential campaigns. But before any of that, Jackson was just a kid from Greenville, South Carolina.HOST: LANE

For most of the last 80 years, two people have represented a large chunk of Illinois’ 9th congressional district.

First, it was Sidney Yates – who served nearly a half century.

Then, Jan Schakowsky took office in 1999 and she’s been there since – but this is her last term.

It’s the first time in generations that so many people have fought for this seat.

WBEZ’s Alex Degman brings us an overview of the race.

HOST: LARA

Thirty year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will soon become the Chicago Symphony’s next music director. While working with the orchestra, he’s become a familiar face inside another cultural gem: the Art Institute. HOST: LANE

A new report by a court-appointed monitor found the more than 30-thousand people locked up in Illinois prisons are still receiving substandard medical care.

The Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree to improve health care since 2019.

HOST: MELBA

For nearly 200 years, the Black church has been a rock for its members in Chicago.

Through faith, they’ve shielded their fellow man from the harsh realities of racism.

HOST: MELBA