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Thursday, September 24, 2026

The National Weather Service has issued a new report on two back-to-back extreme weather events from this summer. Data from the Illinois Department of Public Health shows

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

A Cook County Board committee has deferred a vote on a resolution that would authorize an independent review of the county jail. Some residents in the Lincoln Park neighb

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is losing a pillar in the city’s first line of defense against the Trump administration. Illinois’ top law enforcement official is touting a

Monday, September 21, 2026

Some advocates are pushing for an independent review of the Cook County Jail, citing concerns about deaths and inadequate supervision. Riot Fest organizers have until Fri

Teaching History: The Asian American experience in Illinois public schools

Five years ago, Illinois became the first state to require every public elementary and high school to teach a unit of Asian American history. Lawmakers passed the Teachin

Friday, September 18, 2026

In Illinois, people who are terminally ill with fewer than six months to live can now request a prescription for medication to end their lives. This last summer weekend i

Thursday, September 17, 2026

More people are waiting in line to access higher education inside Illinois prisons. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time si

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Cook County state’s attorney is firing back after Governor JB Pritzker criticized prosecutors for not going after rogue immigration enforcement agents. The renovated

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Chicago has reached a tentative deal with an investment firm called Stonepeak Partners to buy the city’s parking meters from the company that currently owns them. Tuesday

Monday, September 14, 2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has some serious fundraising to do after he launched his reelection campaign at the DuSable History Museum on Sunday. The Centers for Diseas

Friday, September 11, 2026

Illinois' new "medical aid in dying" law goes into effect on Saturday. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Chicago will mark Mexican Independence Day with festivities all ar

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Enrollment is up at the University of Illinois system, hitting more than 102,000 students for the first time. A Chicago man is offering walking tours that highlight the h

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Dozens of students walked out of class today at Lincoln-Way East High School in south suburban Frankfort. A second case of measles has been reported in Kane County. The N

Bearing Witness to the Blitz

It's been a year since the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz, an aggressive anti-immigration campaign they said was targeting the "worst of the worst,”

Friday, September 4, 2026

With national arts funding under threat, advocates say local government support is more critical than ever. Thousands of people will turn DuSable Lake Shore Drive into a

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Chicago faces an $882 million dollar budget gap next year, one of the largest in city history. Joffrey Ballet President and CEO Greg Cameron is stepping down next year. J

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The owners of South Chicago Chapel are facing litigation. ComEd says they need to raise more than $15 billion through rate increases to deal with worsening weather condit

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

A heat wave advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Tuesday night. It’s been nearly one year since hundreds of federal immigration agents arrived in Chicago to accelerate thei

Monday, August 31, 2026

A man was killed and 14 others were wounded in the largest mass shooting in Chicago this year. Recent analysis by the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois

Friday, August 28, 2026

A men’s homeless shelter in Gary is trying to raise money to outfit a new facility. The Chicago Bears’ season is right around the corner, and the team is gearing up with