Becky Vevea
WBEZ
Chicago, IL, United States
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Past articles by Becky:
Forget ComEd: What If The City Of Chicago Ran Its Own Electric Utility?
Advocates say a city takeover of ComEd could mean cleaner energy and more public accountability. But the initial cost could be huge. → Read More
Liquor Outside Wrigley? Affordable Housing In Logan? What You Missed At City Council
Aldermen talked Wrigley Plaza, a 100% affordable housing development in Logan Square and making Juneteenth an official city holiday. → Read More
Out With (Some Of) The Old: Track Lightfoot’s Picks To Run City Hall
We're keeping an eye on City Hall’s revolving door: where Rahm Emanuel’s top aides are going, and who Lori Lightfoot taps to replace them. → Read More
Out With (Some Of) The Old: Track Lightfoot’s Picks To Run City Hall
We're keeping an eye on City Hall’s revolving door: where Rahm Emanuel’s top aides are going, and who Lori Lightfoot taps to replace them. → Read More
Who is Toni Preckwinkle?
There are a lot of ways people describe Toni Preckwinkle. Progressive pioneer. Party boss. Prickly county board president. But the image of her in the race to become Chicago’s next mayor doesn’t tell the entire story of her long career. WBEZ’s Becky Vevea digs into Preckwinkle’s life and just a few of the moments that tell voters something more about the kind of mayor Preckwinkle might be. → Read More
Chicago Mayor Pitches Affordable Housing Plan For Priciest Neighborhoods
Amid criticism about rising costs, Rahm Emanuel hopes a new loan program will spur more affordable housing in gentrifying neighborhoods. → Read More
How Will Chicago Use Its Land Near The Obama Presidential Center?
A WBEZ analysis of 2,430 properties found that the city and its sister agencies own the most property in East Woodlawn. → Read More
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Unveils Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign With The Help Of A 'Friend' (Hint: David Schwimmer)
Actor David Schwimmer joined the mayor to kick off the new campaign, which comes as Emanuel is expected to run for a third term. → Read More
The Pros And Cons Of Illinois’ Proposed Tax-Credit Scholarships
WBEZ education reporter Becky Vevea breaks down why the proposed tax-credit scholarship is so controversial. → Read More
Blue State Students Take A Red State Field Trip
A group of Chicago teens still reeling from the presidential election results headed to Wisconsin, searching for answers and understanding. → Read More
CPS Greenlights Merger Of Gold Coast And Cabrini-Green Schools
CPS moved forward with plans to merge two schools on opposite ends of income divide. The plan still needs formal approval. → Read More
How Chicago Public Schools Could Avoid Closing Early
CPS has a number of options to plug its budget gap, but they could carry hefty consequences for the district, city and taxpayers. → Read More
Parents Prepare For Heated Hearings On Gold Coast, Cabrini Green School Merger
A heated debate is expected to reemerge in February over a plan to merge a Gold Coast school with one that serves mostly black students. → Read More
Chicago School Board Passes New Budget With $215 Million Hole
The revised budget covers costs associated with the new Chicago Teachers Union contract, which union members ratified last month. → Read More
CPS Proposes Spending Nearly $1B On Construction
The plan comes a day after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed state aid, resulting in a possible $215 million hole in CPS' budget. → Read More
Teaching Trump: Chicago Teacher Retools Post-Election Lesson Plan
Students at Hancock College Prep, a predominantly Latino high school on Chicago's Southwest Side, said they are worried about deportation. → Read More
Charter School Parents Push For Local School Councils
Mothers at the UNO Charter School Network want something traditional public schools have had since 1988: elected local school councils. → Read More
Merger Of Two Disparate Chicago Public Schools Resurfaces
An effort to combine two public schools -- one in Chicago’s Gold Coast with one in the Cabrini Green neighborhood -- is resurfacing. → Read More
Chicago Has 11,000 Fewer Public School Students
There are 11,000 fewer students enrolled in the city’s public schools than there were last year, according to numbers released Friday. → Read More
Timeline: CPS, CTU Conflicts
A timeline of the events that lead up to a potential teacher strike on Tuesday. → Read More