Illinois passed a law last year that requires public colleges and universities to establish protocols for what to do if immigration agents come on campus. It came in the aftermath of Operation Midway Blitz, as Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents descended on some local campuses in the fall. But a WBEZ and Sun-Times report finds that many Illinois schools still don’t have protocols in place. Here to tell us more is Sun-Times reporter Mary Norkol. HOST: LARA

Memorial Day is Monday. And the long weekend kicks off the summer fest season in Chicago. Sueños Music Festival is back for its fifth year in Grant Park. It celebrates Latin music and culture. HOST: LANE

The Declaration of Independence turns 250 this summer. Commemorations are beginning to sweep the performing arts world, including one by a Chicago group called the Newberry Consort. HOST: DEGMAN

Singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra has carved out a space as a leading voice in modern folk music. And the singer-songwriter recently found a home right here in Chicago, playing with a group of local musicians. HOST: LANE

Hot dogs are not just a Chicago thing. They’re very much a Gary, Indiana thing too. And now the smash-hit TV show “The Bear” is putting a spotlight on one of Gary’s best-kept secrets… a hot dog joint nearly as old as the city itself. HOST: LABUZ

For decades, Aadam Jacobs obsessively documented Chicago’s indie rock scene. He was a fixture at local venues, recording shows religiously in the 80s, 90s and beyond. For a while, the future of Jacobs’ personal archive was uncertain… much of it lived in his home, on shelves or in boxes… and tape *quality* degrades over time. But over the past few years … a team of volunteer audio archivists began converting the recordings to digital formats and releasing them to the public.

Cook County is known as the wrongful-conviction capital of America. The National Registry of Exonerations lists 215 murder cases cleared here since 1989. Brown University sociologist Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve is out next week [5/19] with a book about them. She writes that wrongful convictions stem from something more pernicious than shoddy law enforcement. HOST: LANE

A calm has returned to Chicago this spring. Groups of U.S. Border Patrol agents are no longer making surprise visits to Michigan Avenue or marching through neighborhoods like Little Village or Back of the Yards. But volunteer responders who warn residents about immigration enforcement activity say they remain on high alert. And they’re using this time to adapt their strategies and prepare for whatever comes next. HOST: MELBA

The Chicago Bears’ search for a new stadium is now approaching five years. It seems like a resolution may be coming soon. But many question marks remain around what the team – AND the Illinois and Indiana state legislatures – want to see happen. Sun-Times reporter Mitchell Armentrout is here to help us break through the noise and bring us up to speed on how we got here. HOST: DEGMAN

The popular annual Kilbourn Park plant sale on Chicago’s north west side is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend with over 15,000 plants for sale. But this year, along with the regular stock of tomatoes, herbs, and annuals… there are also many native plant species on offer — reflecting a growing trend across the country in favor of more climate change resilient gardens. WBEZ’s Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco has the story. HOST: LARA