Nereida Moreno
WBEZ
Chicago, IL, United States
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'Every Night Now Is A Treat': Joanna Connor On 35 Years Of Playing Chicago Blues
In the male-dominated world of blues guitar, Joanna Connor has been blowing the boys away for decades. → Read More
For Chicago Rapper Mykele Deville, It's His Job To Be Critical And Educate
A native to the West Side of Chicago, Mykele Deville has a unique take on the love, trauma and complexities of black life in America. → Read More
Security concerns come to light following shooting outside Mount Sinai Hospital
A day after two women were shot outside Mount Sinai Hospital, security concerns have come to light at the West Side hospital. → Read More
Lawmakers, advocates rally to support Salvadoran family split apart at U.S.-Mexico border
Lawmakers and advocates are calling on immigration officials to release a 22-year-old woman from El Salvador who was deported after fleeing gang violence in El Salvador with her mother and two brothers. → Read More
Security guard, friend used key to steal as much as $100,000 in church collections from Holy Name, prosecutors say
As they had been doing for at least a month, a security guard and his friend let themselves into Holy Name Cathedral with a key on April 15, went to the basement and unlocked a safe that held cash collected during services at the seat of Chicago’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese. → Read More
5-year-old shot on way to park on Northwest Side: 'It’s a shocking moment, a hurting moment'
Makayla Gant, 5, suffered a bullet wound to the ankle after an argument between two men Sunday in Albany Park led to gunfire. → Read More
1 killed, 8 wounded by gunfire in Chicago, including 5-year-old girl hit in ankle
A 5-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle on the Northwest Side, one of at least seven people shot in Chicago since Sunday morning, including one man killed, according to Chicago police. → Read More
With Dreamers' status uncertain, advocates seek funds for scholarships
Local students and community members are rallying around so-called Dreamers, who face an uncertain future as immigration policy continues to shift. → Read More
Woman testifies her ex-boss at tanning salon sexually assaulted her in 2009
An alleged rape victim testified Monday in the first full day of testimony in the trial of Marc Winner, a former owner of a West Loop tanning salon. → Read More
CTA approves $1.5 million wrongful death suit in death of 19-month-old girl
Cherish Meyers died May 26, 2014, after she ran into the street and was hit by the No. 6 Jackson Park Express bus in the South Shore neighborhood. → Read More
Man charged with reckless homicide in West Rogers Park crash
A West Rogers Park man faces reckless homicide charges after prosecutors say he drunkenly ran a red light while fleeing police, hitting and killing a 61-year-old motorist on Chicago's Far North Side. → Read More
Man charged in North Side cellphone store robbery that led to mileslong pursuit
A South Side man has been charged with armed robbery of a North Center cellphone store after police followed two suspects in a car and one jumped out before the driver continued to River North, where his car rammed into two other cars, Chicago police said. → Read More
Challenge at Chicago school construction site: Watch for 38,000 unmarked graves
An effort to build a school in Chicago is underway with an unusual complication: Construction workers are taking careful steps to avoid disturbing human remains that may lie beneath the soil. → Read More
CeaseFire boss: Accused gang leader did what was needed to prevent more bloodshed
Prosecutors say Francisco "Smokey" Sanchez resumed his role as a leader of the notorious Gangster Two-Six Nation while claiming to be a violence interrupter with CeaseFire. → Read More
Dispute with friend of child's mother ended in West Side stabbing, prosecutors say
A 28-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a friend of his child’s mother outside his West Town home. → Read More
New CPS school grounds being built on site of estimated 38,000 unmarked graves
Chicago is building a $70 million school on grounds in the Dunning neighborhood where more than 38,000 people may be buried in unmarked graves. → Read More
Loyola nontenured faculty members stage one-day strike
Members of Loyola's adjunct faculty went on strike Wednesday morning after more than two years of unsuccessful contract negotiations. → Read More
Salvadorans and other ‘temporary’ immigrants weigh what’s next after the U.S. withdraws welcome mat
Salvadorans and other 'temporary' immigrants weigh what's next after the U.S. withdraws welcome mat → Read More
Local 'Dreamers' remain in limbo after Trump's March 5 deadline
Immigration attorneys and lawmakers are calling on the White House to shield those who lost protected status after President Donald Trump moved to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in September. → Read More
Army veteran on a hunger strike who faces deportation no longer in solitary confinement
Miguel Perez Jr., 39, a Chicago resident who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan but was later convicted of drug charges and faces deportation, was transferred to Kankakee County Jail on Tuesday. → Read More