Wed. 3-4-26 Cast

March 4, 2026: Incarceration and schooling, Beli: a popular food social-media, Well-versed. WNUR News broadcasts live at 6 pm CST on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on WNUR 89.3 FM.

As ridership struggles to remain high, Wildcats board the CTA with optimism

Back home in Hawai‘i, I sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic every day and watch as the Rail, our new, very expensive, and poorly planned train, passes over the road completely void of passengers. Here in Evanston, I board the CTA with a thoughtless swipe of my Ventra card onto a bustling train car.  At Northwestern, taking […]

Public art on the CTA

[Fade in nat sound of CTA] I take the CTA at least twice a week. Sometimes to visit my friends at Loyola, sometimes to go climbing, or sometimes just to get away from the suburbia of Evanston. What I always notice, though, are the quick flashes of art at the stops as I pass them […]

A Ride into the past: A look at the CTA Heritage Fleet

While we can’t go back in time, there are always opportunities to relive a bit of our past. The CTA offers this to the public through their Heritage Fleet of retired traincars and buses. Sophia Casa talked to the manager of the program to learn more.

The Daily Cat | Thurs. 2-26-26

<h2>WNUR News’ Daily Briefing – Thursday 26th, 2026</h2> <h3>Withholding of 259 million dollars, MrBeast employee insider trading, Evanston Main Street fair, Weather is cold</h3> WNUR News broadcasts live at 6 pm CST on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on WNUR 89.3 FM.

Meet Joabe Barbosa, the man running every street in Chicago

The CTA is a cheap and reliable option to traverse most of the city  — but for some residents, it’s not enough. Savannah Bond hops off the L and laces up her shoes to learn more about Chicago from the man running every one of its streets

The Daily Cat | 2-25-26

Wednesday February 25, 2026: Northwestern Sports, Bailey Sullivan, Black History Month Open Mic, State of the Union. WNUR News broadcasts live at 6 pm CST on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on WNUR 89.3 FM.

The Daily Cat | 2-23-26

Monday February 23, 2026: Northwestern sports, Evanston Public Library, District 65, Argyle Lunar New Year parade, Winter Olympics 2026. WNUR News broadcasts live at 6 pm CST on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on WNUR 89.3 FM.