Chicago has paid $178 million to resolve wrongful conviction lawsuits since 2019, according to WTTW. Now the city faces yet another suit from Lee Harris, who spent 30 years in prison for a crime he claims police officers coerced him into confessing to. The Triibe’s Tonia Hill and the new cohost of WBEZ’s The Rundown, Adora Namigadde, are here with the latest. We’re also discussing the need for more midwives at area hospitals, improved reading scores in Chicago Public Schools, and we’re celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary and Chicago’s place in the genre.

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