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Verónica Zaragovia was born in Cali, Colombia, and grew up in South Florida. She’s been a lifelong WLRN listener and is proud to cover health care for the station. Verónica has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master's degree in journalism. For many years, Veronica lived out of a suitcase (or two) in New York City, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, D.C., San Antonio and Austin, where she worked as the statehouse and health care reporter with NPR member station KUT.

On this week's episode of Out and About, WCBU's Jody Holtz is joined by assistant director Michelle Tipsword, stage manager Chris Peterlin, and actor Ryan Salisbury to talk about Corn Stock Theatre's upcoming production of She Kills Monsters.

Quentin Colón Roosevelt is pulling off a delicate balancing act between school and life as he gets ready to head off to college.

Illinois retirees' would lose their tax break, if lawmakers sign onto the recommendation of a nonpartisan government research group. The plan has fallen…

The Chicago Board of Education has unanimously approved a $5.4 billion budget that will include increased property taxes. The vote followed protests by…

The city of Chicago has officially submitted its bid to be home to Amazon's second headquarters.Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner say the…

Shoppers were told to report to jury duty right away. It was a last resort decision because of a juror shortage, which was preferable to denying someone's right to a trial by jury.

The city of Pekin is taking a new approach to interacting with its homeless population by hiring a social worker dedicated to working with unhoused individuals.

The hedge fund Alden Global Capital is poised to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing. It already owns nearly 200 papers around the country. Those who have worked for the company say: beware.

Mumbai native, and author, Suketu Mehta talks with Steve Inskeep about his home town. With 16 million people, it's the cultural and financial capital of India. Mehta describes the jammed trains in the densely populated city as a "great social laboratory." He also details how the city's name came to be changed from Bombay to Mumbai.