About This Station

CRIS Radio (Chicagoland Radio Information Service) is a radio reading service operated by The Chicago Lighthouse, broadcasting daily readings of newspapers and periodicals for listeners with a wide range of disabilities. The service features news stories, sales circulars, and classified listings from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Southtown, Daily Herald, and other local publications, all read by volunteers. Programming airs Monday through Friday, with weekend, evening, and holiday rebroadcasts of previous weeks' segments. Listeners can tune in online, via the TuneIn or OOtunes apps, or by phone at 1 (631) 359-8639. The station also provides training and employment for people who are visually impaired and interested in broadcast communications.