WBEZ News

About WBEZ News

The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.

Publisher

WBEZ Chicago

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Dec 2019

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2,850 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Judges Speak

   Since President Donald Trump got reelected, more than 100 veteran immigration judges across the country have lost their jobs or resigned amid a sweeping overhaul of immigration courts. The Trump administration says it's making the courts more efficient. Several former judges who used to hear cases in Chicago’s court say the courts are being weaponized to increase deportations. They spoke recently with WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times. About what drew them to the bench, the pressures they faced before their departures and what the changes mean for the future of the court HOST: LARA

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   A new Chicago exhibit is bringing presidential history to life

   This fall, the Chicago History Museum will display some rare presidential artifacts. Among them is an item from Mary Todd Lincoln’s wardrobe that really brings the past to life. HOST: LABUZ

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Flock refused to remove this Illinois community college’s cameras

   Some Illinois students are calling on colleges to cancel their contracts with Flock, a maker of automatic license plate readers powered by artificial intelligence. Federal agents and other law enforcement have accessed the data captured by Flock surveillance cameras for immigration enforcement. Some students want them gone. But taking down the cameras is not as simple as it sounds. HOST: LABUZ

Who has been a guest on WBEZ News

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lili-Anne Brown
• Tina Sfondeles
• Keerti Gopal
• Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
• Daisychain

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Does not typically book guests

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