Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage

Series produced by WBEZ

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Chicago Public Radio's coverage of the economic meltdown.

Chicago Public Radio examines how the economic meltdown is affecting the Chicago region, whether it's through home foreclosures or the etiquette of being unemployed.


11 Pieces

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It’s the season for holiday office parties. Awkward standing around…maybe some late night craziness with co-workers. This year, millions of people ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 03:34
Caption: Exelon's Tom O'Neill stands in front of a fleet of solar panels., Credit: (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)
On the Far South Side of Chicago, a vacant industrial site is being transformed into a state-of-the-art energy project. When it’s done, it will be ...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The government has shuttered 120 banks this year and 19 in Illinois alone. But few closures have caused as much consternation and community concern...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 03:55
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Chicago Public Radio's Adriene Hill visits Macy's in Chicago to find out how their holiday hiring is going.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 04:03
Caption:  Historic rail worker rowhouses in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood. The one on the right is boarded up and in foreclosure., Credit: WBEZ/Ashley Gross
WBEZ's Ashley Gross talks to people who are reviving neighborhoods hit hard by the foreclosure crisis.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
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The city of Chicago has $55 million to rehab, sell or rent more than 5,000 foreclosed residential buildings, so officials are enlisting the help of...

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Adriene Hill looks at the etiquette of being unemployed.

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:59
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Caption: Carole and her cat Romeo., Credit: WBEZ/Adriene Hill
Adriene Hill looks at what happens when unemployment benefits run out for some people.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 04:18
Caption:  The new Aqua tower is nearing completion at the northwest corner of Lakeshore East, a development that’s drawn families with kids and empty-nesters to downtown., Credit: WBEZ/Ashley Gross
There are 6,000 unsold homes in downtown Chicago, and that’s left many people questioning plans to create sustainable living in the area.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
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National banks are getting into the practice of modifying mortgages for homeowners facing foreclosure, and that worries some housing experts.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 05:42
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Some residents of a South Chicago neighborhood share what it's like to live on a "ghost block."

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 1