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May 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline Attack Highlights Growing Cybersecurity Threats

Some parts of the country still face gas shortages related to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, and the incident has drawn attention to the growing threat cyberattacks pose in the U.S. and around the world. We discuss the increasing threat and what to do about it.

May 17, 2021

NU President Says He Knew ‘Optics’ of Hiring Polisky Would Be Tough

Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro has faced intense criticism over his handling of sexual harassment allegations involving cheerleaders, donors and Wildcat fans. He joins us in discussion.

May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021 - Full Show

The growing threat of cyberattacks. New guidelines spark confusion over wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Why our spring has been cold and dry. And business headlines from Crain’s.

May 17, 2021

Crain’s Headlines: United Adds Hundreds of Flights to Summer Schedule

The number of daily flights from the Chicago-based airline is set to take off. Crain’s Chicago Business editor Ann Dwyer takes us behind the headline of that story and more.

May 17, 2021

Notice Anything Different This Spring? It’s Been Really, Really Dry

Normally, nearly 11 inches of rain falls on Chicago in the spring. This year, the city has only measured 2.32 inches and is on track to set a record for the driest spring ever.

May 13, 2021

Ask Geoffrey: Remembering Helmut Jahn

German architect Helmut Jahn died Saturday after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle in the western suburbs. Geoffrey Baer takes a look at Jahn’s work and his legacy in a special edition of Ask Geoffrey.

May 13, 2021

Monty and Rose Are on the Nest, Three Eggs Spotted, Officials Confirm

The beloved pair of piping plovers have established a nest, smack in the middle of habitat only just protected for the birds this spring. 

May 13, 2021

Northwestern Team Develops Wireless Monitors for Pregnant Moms

For pregnant women, fetal monitoring devices are a cumbersome array of wires and tape that require constant adjustment and, quite literally, tether the patient to a hospital bed. A team of researchers at Northwestern University is working to change that.

May 13, 2021

Vivian Maier in Vivid Color at Chicago History Museum

When she died 12 years ago, photographer Vivian Maier went from anonymous to fairly famous. Now the onetime North Shore nanny is receiving more posthumous praise, this time for a show of her mostly unseen color photographs of local people and places. 

May 13, 2021

Israel Begins Firing Shells Into Gaza as Fighting Escalates

Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion.

May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021 - Full Show

A deeper look at the conflict in Israel. We visit the Village of Riverdale as part of our community reporting series. Transforming prenatal care with technology. Remembering architect Helmut Jahn.

May 13, 2021

‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Village of Riverdale

The Village of Riverdale lags behind the rest of suburban Cook County in vaccinations. As part of our community reporting series, we speak with elected officials, community leaders and physicians about the vaccine rollout, and what they’re doing to make the vaccine more accessible.

May 12, 2021

Use Crescent Moon To Spot Trio of Planets This Week

Look to the night sky this week for fascinating celestial show: the solar system’s three inner planets — Mercury, Venus and Mars — will all be visible. Use the crescent moon as a guide to find them in the sky.

May 12, 2021

NASA’s Perseverance Mission Begins Hunt for Ancient Martian Life

NASA’S Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars. We get an update on the space agency’s most ambitious mission to date on the Red Planet from local astronomer and space enthusiast Mark Hammergren. 

May 12, 2021

Chicago’s Top Federal Prosecutor Hospitalized with Stroke-Like Symptoms

U.S. Attorney John Lausch was hospitalized Saturday after suffering from stroke-like symptoms, according to the spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois. Lausch, 51, returned to work on Monday, his spokesperson said.