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.
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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
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 ...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Dec 03, 2009
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 1
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
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
WBEZ's Ashley Gross talks to people who are reviving neighborhoods hit hard by the foreclosure crisis.
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 06:59
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...
Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 07:15
- Purchases: 1
Adriene Hill looks at the etiquette of being unemployed.
Bought by Michigan Radio Economy Special and KUOW
- Added: Nov 11, 2009
- Length: 01:59
- Purchases: 2
Adriene Hill looks at what happens when unemployment benefits run out for some people.
- Added: Nov 11, 2009
- Length: 04:18
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
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
Some residents of a South Chicago neighborhood share what it's like to live on a "ghost block."
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 11, 2009
- Length: 06:01
- Purchases: 1
