Mr. Beat
Worst 10 American Governors
Here are the 10 worst governors in American history, according to Mr. Beat.
Curated Video
Lollapalooza: The Ultimate Music Festival Experience
Lollapalooza is a popular music festival that has been running for 25 years. Learn about its origins and how it became a huge success.
Curated Video
The Dangers of Clearview AI: How Your Photos are Being Used Without Your Consent
The video discusses the controversial use of Clearview AI's facial recognition technology, which claims to identify anyone with 100% accuracy using billions of photos scraped from social media. The accuracy and potential biases of the...
The Wall Street Journal
Agricultural Producers' Advice for a New Administration
Three farmers discuss their top priorities and how Joe Biden's agricultural and trade policies might affect their businesses with WSJ's Kate Linebaugh.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: German History
Interview with Dr. Reinhard Andress, German professor from Loyola University who points out interesting artifacts found in the Dank Haus museum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: Chief O'Neill's Pub
Learn about Irish culture in this visit to Chief O'Neill's pub in Chicago.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jeffry Prickett - Teaching in Challenging Times
Dr. Jeff is Principal of McHenry High School for McHenry Community High School District #156. He is also the 2021 Illinois High School Principal of the Year in recognition of the positive impact he's made on students, families and the...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Heroes of American Manufacturing Ace Metal Crafts Company
Ace Metal Crafts Company a client of IMEC; (the MEP Center in Illinois and part of the MEP National Network) was launched in 1960 by 16 sheet metal workers who invented techniques that are now standards in sanitary stainless steel...
Science360
Muon g-2 - Moving the worl'd largest electromagnetic ring
Muon g-2, the world's largest electromagnetic ring, is travelling in one piece from Brookhaven National Laboratory on New York's Long Island to Fermilab outside Chicago. Its arrival may lead scientists to the next big discoveries in...
The March of Time
1952: UFO SIGHTINGS MAP: United States map w/ pins, UNEXPLAINED: Highlighting area, 1951 Illinois AFB, SOT Allen Dumas talking about his sighting, CU UFO Photograph,
MOT 1952: UFO SIGHTINGS MAP: United States map w/ pins, UNEXPLAINED: Highlighting area, 1951 Illinois AFB, SOT Allen Dumas talking about his sighting, CU UFO Photograph,
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: Irish American Heritage Center
Learn about Irish pub culture, music, arts, and community at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago.
Science360
NCSA Installs New Hardware
NCSA recently installed new IBM 780 hardware at the National Petascale Computing Facility. This interim system helps our staff and the researchers we work with prepare for the massive Blue Waters system that will come online next year....
TLDR News
Gerrymandering is as Bad as Ever: Worst New Maps - TLDR News
Gerrymandering has been a political issue for decades and... it's still terrible. So in this video, we'll review the latest changes to political boundaries & why gerrymandering is getting worse than ever.
The Guardian
He died sitting on our front porch': the fight to stop Chicago's gang killings
Over the Fourth of July weekend, over 100 people were shot in Chicago – a worrying increase after the city’s murder rate had fallen to its lowest level in 40 years. Adam Gabbatt visits the city’s south side to understand why gang...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: Irish Genealogy
Learn more about how people trace their Irish history and how Irish people have made an impact on the culture of Chicago.
Hip Hughes History
1960 Presidential Election Explained
Mr. Hughes cuts through the 1960 election like a hot knife through butter. For the lazy AP Government student, the absent minded college student in a political science class they wish they could drop and weird random internet trolls.
Curated Video
A Tribute to Virgil Abloh: Creative Director Louis Vuitton
Ghanaian-American creative director Virgil Abloh broke boundaries in the tradition-soaked fashion industry, bringing streetwear to the highest levels of the luxury market, as well as becoming one of the few Black designers to take the...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? History of Cutting Ice
Learn how ice was harvested from the Illinois River system and distributed for home use before the invention of commercial refrigeration.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Q&A: The 1894 Pullman Strike
Questions and answers about the 1894 Pullman Strike.
Barcroft Media
The Service Dogs Helping Veterans With PTSD
A CHARITY is giving Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferers a new lease of life by pairing them up with service dogs. 1Pet1Vet, based in Kankakee, Illinois is a non-profit organization that specialises in pairing and training companion...
Oxford Comma
Poetry and the Afterlife: The Unknown
From the Master of monologue poems, "The Unknown" is my favorite piece in Spoon River Anthology. This reading, summary, and analysis of Edgar Lee Master's poem explores the meaning behind the unnamed speaker's tragic journey through life...
Curated Video
Illinois Supreme Court throws out actor Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 hate crime hoax
The actor's appeal argued that a special prosecutor should not have been allowed to intervene after the Cook County state's attorney initially dropped charges. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Activists demand justice for Sonya Massey in nationwide day of mourning
Activists across the country are observing a somber Sunday as they remember Sonya Massey, the Black mother who was tragically killed by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Sonya Massey bodycam footage released
Police body camera footage released on Monday shows the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman from Springfield, Illinois. (Scripps News)