State and federal orders are in place to keep renters from being evicted during the pandemic. Landlords say those orders are hurting them because many can no longer afford to pay their mortgages.

Host: Mary Dixon

Reporter: Michael Puente

Donald Dew directs the Counting on Chicago Coalition, and he's working to increase Chicago’s response rate in the 2020 census. Data collection is ending in just a few weeks, after the U.S. Census Bureau bumped up the deadline by a month to September 30th.

Host: Kate McGee

Producer: Lauren Frost

College is taking many forms this fall as some students return to campus for remote classes and others login from home. Reporter Kate McGee is following a few freshmen from the Chicago area during their first semester as part of a new project from WBEZ’s Education Team called 2020 lessons.

Host: Mary Dixon

Chicago public school students logged in this morning for their first day of remote school. Reporters were with students and school leaders Tuesday, capturing the mix of hope and nerves across the city.

Host: Kate McGee

Reporter: Minju Park

For decades, Nancy Green played the Aunt Jemima character that has long been on pancake boxes. She died in 1923 and was buried in an unmarked plot of land on the city’s South Side. Over the weekend she got a headstone honoring her life and her legacy.

Host: Mary Dixon

Reporter: Natalie Moore

A social worker in Chicago raised money over the summer so each of her students could get a special basket of things to help them deal with their feelings.

Host: Susie An

Reporter: Sarah Karp

Republicans triggered a House investigation into State House Speaker Michael Madigan’s dealings with ComEd, but the speaker’s ouster appears to be a political longshot.

Host: Mary Dixon

Reporter: Dave McKinney

Seniors struggle with isolation and the pandemic has only made that worse. Experts say isolation can be risky for their physical and mental health. But organizations around the Chicago area are trying to help with online classes, teletherapy, and visits to senior citizens’ homes.

Host: Mary Dixon

Reporter: Edie Rubinowitz

Sister Carol Fox is 83 years old, a Dominican nun who lives on her own in suburban Chicago. A few months ago, Lenore Fox Monti asked her aunt to record a remote interview for StoryCorps.

Producer: Bill Healy

Some families are hiring tutors to oversee remote learning pods, and some worry this could leave some kids further behind.

Host: Melba Lara

Reporter: Susie An