Wednesday, December 10, 2025

WBEZ lost power at our studios at Navy Pier today and will return to its usual programming schedule as soon as we can. A group of alderpersons who oppose Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget have introduced their own revenue package. Chicagoans can expect more snow going into the weekend. Plus, the widest “death gap” across neighborhoods of any big city in America is between the Loop and West Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side. Between these seven stops on the Green Line, how long someone is expected to live plummets by 20 years. WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch takes us to West Garfield Park where a mom and her son talk about what it’s like to live in the death gap and what they’re trying to do about it.