Here and Now
Monday through Friday, Noon - 2pm
WNIJ's midday news magazine keeps you up-to-date with the news between Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Here & Now combines the best in news journalism with intelligent, broad-ranging conversation to form a fast-paced program that updates the news from the morning and adds important conversations on public policy and foreign affairs, science and technology, and the arts: film, theater, music, food, and more.
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Chef Jason Hammel opened the popular Lula Cafe in Chicago 25 years ago, and is about to open a new restaurant there called Loulou. He's a James Beard Award finalist and cookbook author.
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From now until May 12, some 300 comedians are taking over some of LA’s most iconic theaters to do live stand-up, table reads, sketch comedy shows and more. -
Among the recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor is Opal Lee, who led the effort to get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.
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Nearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to the risk of dying indoors. -
It's a sign that the American job market may be shifting into a lower gear this spring, a move that has been expected and hoped for by economists for a long time.
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Giant turbines spinning off the coast of Montauk are bringing New Yorkers enough renewable electricity to power more than 70,000 homes.
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In 1968, anti-Vietnam War protests caused upheaval on campuses across the country. -
Nickelodeon's megahit show "SpongeBob SquarePants" made its TV debut on May 1, 1999.
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There is a glaring data hole when it comes to records of people who are missing from reservations. -
The 14th Amendment specifies that a key census count must include the "whole number of persons in each state." But a growing number of Republicans are proposing measures to exclude non-U.S. citizens from that tally.
