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How WBEZ hires
Truth index
A 92/100
Median time to fill
54 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
33%
Reposted roles
0%
WBEZ scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 33% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 54 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
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How is artificial intelligence affecting Chicago workers?
Experts are split on what A.I. will ultimately mean for the workforce, and WBEZ listeners weigh in.
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Just how rare is this half-female, half-male bird sighting?
The bobolink spotted in Illinois this spring is a gynandromorph, meaning it is both genetically male and female.
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Why Illinois schools have to come up with A.I policies
The Illinois State Board of Education is leaving it in the districts' hands.
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Illinois Institute of Technology cuts 160 faculty and staff before fall semester
University officials say finances have taken a hit from declines in research funding and foreign student enrollment. Faculty say leaders' slow response and lack of transparency have deepened the crisis.
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Flooding in Chicago is getting worse. Here's why
Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found - putting health and homes at risk.
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NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.
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Nearly 1,500 CPS staffers got pink slips on Friday
But Chicago Public Schools says the majority will get hired at other schools within the district. The layoffs don't help CPS close its $734 million deficit.
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Political sites showed where state judges live despite law that protects privacy
WBEZ's analysis shows the sites published home addresses of most of the state's voters, including prosecutors involved in public-corruption cases, prominent Illinois-based actors, Chicago sports luminaries and several billionaires.
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The Damen Silos - now at the center of demolition drama
Grain elevators were Chicago's first skyscrapers, and they helped the city become an economic powerhouse. But only a handful are still standing.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at WBEZ over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
5
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
64/100
Languages
SQL
Cloud & platforms
Looker
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
Practices & domains
A/B Testing
SLI/SLO/SLA
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$100k
Typical range
$65k – $147k
Open positions
9
7
Jobs
Middle
28.6%
Staff
42.9%
Architect
28.6%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $82k | $65k – $100k |
| Staff | 3 | $97k | $86k – $130k |
| Architect | 2 | $138k | $129k – $147k |
Highest paying role
Director of Growth & Acquisition
$147k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at WBEZ
By role, level and city, against the market · 9 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
80/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
10
9 opened / 7 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
40 days
faster than 33% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
10/16/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Communications
73%
Product
7% ▲
Analytics
7% ▲
Sales
7% ▼
Industrial Engineering
7% ▲
Actively hiring for Communications (+8 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added Looker to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Sheets to stack
Sep 2026
Added A/B Testing to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Chicago
Chicago
United States
Sales office
Chicago Sun-Times
10 open roles 15 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $110k Avg Salary
hires for Communications, Sales, Industrial Engineering