CRIS Chicago

Listeners can access daily programming via the CRIS Radio/Chicago Lighthouse Telephone Reader.

Chicagoland Radio Information Service (CRIS Chicago), a program of The Chicago Lighthouse, provides daily readings of newspapers and periodicals for listeners with a wide range of disabilities. With the extensive help of volunteers, we broadcast readings of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Defender, Daily Herald and many more local newspapers and magazines. By using a special SCA re

ceiver and broadcasting on WBEZ-FM’s subcarrier frequency, listeners have access to the same printed information available to sighted individuals. More than 45,000 listeners tune in from free receivers placed in private residences, schools, libraries, hospitals, nursing homes, retirement centers, hospices, low vision clinics and community centers. CRIS also broadcasts on CAN-TV, Channels 19 and 21, to a potential one million cable subscribers in the Chicagoland area and to listeners around the world via streaming online audio. CRIS Radio recently expanded broadcast operations into northeastern Indiana, broadcasting from WBEW-FM in Chesterton, Indiana.

03/09/2020

CRIS Chicago is moving to a new page! Effective immediately, you will be able to stay informed about the latest developments at CRIS Radio on our main Chicago Lighthouse page. Be sure to like The Chicago Lighthouse page to stay updated on Lighthouse and CRIS Radio news!

10/15/2019

This evening on our popular community affairs show FAACT, listen to an interview with Joshua Blake Carter, Operations Manager and Director of Giordano Dance Chicago. Joshua shares information about current performances, as well as his involvement with the organization. The show will also air on Friday at 8:30 pm, and the following Sunday at 7:30 pm. Listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

10/10/2019

By popular demand, we will be rebroadcasting two full hours of performances from Center Stage for Access and Inclusion! The special broadcast will air tonight (Thursday) at 7 pm Central. Listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

10/08/2019

Coming up on FAACT, listen to an interview with Emily Reusswig, Executive Director of the Chicago Cultural Alliance. Emily discusses the Chicago Inherit Festival taking place throughout October. The show will air this evening at 7:30 pm. Listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

10/04/2019

Missed The Chicago Lighthouse’s Center Stage for Access and Inclusion event? Listen to a rebroadcast featuring two hours of live recordings from the event on CRIS Radio throughout the weekend! The special program will air tonight at 6 pm, tomorrow Saturday at 9 pm, and on Sunday at 8 pm. Listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

Picture description: A crowd is shown enjoying the Center Stage concert. In the foreground, a woman with her back turned towards the camera holds up a sign that has a multicolored hand on it and the text “All IN! for access and inclusion”

09/27/2019

Tonight on FAACT, listen to an interview with Scott Speck, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Chicago Philharmonic Society. Scott gives an overview of the Chicago Philharmonic Society and upcoming performances. Listen to the broadcast this evening at 8:30 and on Sunday, September 29 at 7:30 pm on CRIS Radio. To listen, go to www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio, on your smartphone listen with the TuneIN app (search for CRIS Chicago), dial 814-485-7314, or via the Victor Reader Stream with ooTunes.

09/05/2019

Join us on Saturday, September 14 at Navy Pier for Center Stage for Access and Inclusion, an event showcasing some of the city's most talented performers with and without disabilities! For details visit http://www.chicagolighthouse.org/centerstage.

08/30/2019

The Chicago Jazz Festival kicked off yesterday. Tonight on FAACT, listen to an interview with Howard Mandel, President of the Jazz Journalists Association. Mr. Mandel gives us an overview of the Jazz Fest, being held from Thursday, August 29 through Monday, September 2. The broadcast will air tonight at 8:30 and on Sunday, September 1, at 7:30 on CRIS Radio. Listen online at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio, on your smartphone by using the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago), on your Victor Reader with ooTunes, and via telephone by dialing 814-485-7314.

08/29/2019

Daniel and Hannah, two of our CRIS Radio summer interns, had a very special opportunity to interview Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker. You can watch the video below, or listen to the full interview at https://chicagolighthouse.org/news/gov-interview/

07/26/2019

Tonight, tune in to CRIS Radio’s weekly community affairs show, FAACT. Host Ruth Fairfax-Frazier interviews Paul, Christina, and Katherine Bourné. The Bourné Family (pictured) is a music group including five sisters, three brothers, and their mother. This family of singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists have been performing together as a family for many years all over Chicagoland and the Midwest. The program will air tonight at 8:30 and on Sunday at 7:30 pm. Listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

07/16/2019

Tonight on FAACT, listen to an interview with Justin Cooper, Head Marshal of the 16th annual Disability Pride Parade. The parade will take place this Saturday, July 20 in Downtown Chicago. For more information, visit www.disabilityprideparade.org. The show will air this evening and on Sunday, July 21, at 7:30 pm. Listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

07/12/2019

This evening, listen to a special edition of FAACT on CRIS Radio. Dominic Calabrese, Senior Vice President of Public Relations at The Chicago Lighthouse, speaks with host Ruth Fairfax-Frazier. Mr. Calabrese discusses his extensive background in the Public Relations field, as well as his most recent accomplishments and recognitions. Listen to the interview tonight at 8:30 and on Sunday, July 14 at 7:30 pm. You can listen at www.chicagolighthouse.org/radio. You can also listen via the TuneIn app (search for CRIS Chicago,) via ooTunes on the Victor reader Stream, or by telephone at 814-485-7314.

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