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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino arrives outside federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Gets Out of Daily Check-Ins For Now After Appeals Court Grants Emergency Stay

The DOJ filed the motion with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday afternoon, hours before Bovino was set to appear at the Dirksen Federal Building to meet with U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis.

Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, left, is seen along with a crowd around a vehicle on Sept. 26, 2025, outside the Broadview ICE facility. (Credit: Kat Abughazaleh)

Kat Abughazaleh, Other Democratic Candidates Indicted for ‘Impeding’ Federal Agent Outside Broadview ICE Facility

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Former Top Aide to Ex-Ald. Carrie Austin Pleads Guilty to Stealing Food Stamps

October 29, 2025 Full Episode

Politics

File photo of a Metra train in Chicago in 2023. (Boarding1Now / iStock)

Pritzker Throws Cold Water on Public Transit Revenue Ideas: ‘As It Is, It’s Not Going Forward’

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday expressed skepticism about some of the revenue streams House Democrats pitched in a transit rescue bill filed late Tuesday night.

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Chicago, Cook County Appealing Trump’s Denial of Disaster Relief Funds Following Summer’s Severe Flooding

A pistol is pictured in a file photo. (Tóth Viktor via Pexels)

Chicago Leaders Applaud Glock’s Reported Decision to Phase Out Pistols That Easily Convert to Automatic Weapons

Brandis Friedman hosts the Oct. 29, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

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Politics

Nearly 2M Illinois Residents Stand to Lose SNAP Benefits Amid Government Shutdown

Oct 29, 2025 | Shelby Hawkins

Newspapers are pictured in a file photo. (Nodar Chernishev / iStock)

Business

Local News Deserts Rose to Record Levels as Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Public Broadcasting, New Report Finds

Oct 29, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

State Rep. Katie Stuart presents her bill aimed at protecting public officials from doxing on the Illinois House floor on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Lawmakers Advance Bill Allowing Public Officials to Conceal Personal Information

Oct 29, 2025 | Brenden Moore — Capitol News Illinois

Donna Massey, center right, wipes tears from her face as she listens to Rev. Al Sharpton, right, speak during a press conference over the shooting death of her daughter Sonya, who was killed by Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, at New Mount Pilgrim Church in the Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times via AP, file)

Crime & Law

Illinois Deputy Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in the Shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black Woman Who Called 911

Oct 29, 2025 | Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to meet with soldiers and servicemen at the USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko)

Politics

Trump Administration Moves to Overrule State Laws Protecting Credit Reports From Medical Debt

Oct 29, 2025 | Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Business

Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate as Government Shutdown Clouds Economic Outlook

Oct 29, 2025 | Associated Press

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Crime & Law

Cook County Forest Preserve Police Increasing Patrols After Bikers Harass Trail Users in Separate Incidents

Oct 29, 2025 | Patty Wetli

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Arts & Entertainment

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Oct 29, 2025 | Josh Terry

Brandis Friedman hosts the Oct. 28, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

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Local religious leaders appear on “Chicago Tonight” on Oct. 28, 2025. From left to right: the Rev. Quincy Worthington, Rami Nashashibi, “Chicago Tonight” anchor Brandis Friedman, rabbi Rachel Weiss and the Rev. Juan Vargas. (WTTW News)

Politics

Faith Under Fire: Chicago Religious Leaders Talk ICE Presence

Oct 28, 2025 | Blake Thor

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino arrives outside federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Politics

Federal Judge Orders Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino to Wear Camera, Report to Her Every Day

Oct 28, 2025 | Heather Cherone

A Lufthansa plane is pictured in a file photo. (iStock)

Crime & Law

Man Charged With Stabbing 2 Teens With a Fork on Flight From Chicago to Germany

Oct 28, 2025 | CNN

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Politics

Illinois Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Looming SNAP Cuts Amid Government Shutdown

Oct 28, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police on Monday, July 22, 2024, former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, left, points his gun at Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help, before shooting and killing her inside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024. (Illinois State Police via AP, file)

Crime & Law

Jury Deliberations Begin in Trial of Illinois Deputy Who Killed Sonya Massey

Oct 28, 2025 | Associated Press

A wall of masks at Fantasy Costumes in the Portage Park neighborhood. (Nicole Cardos / WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Dressing Up for Halloween, Chicago? These Local Costume Shops Can Help Your Dreams – or Nightmares – Come True

Oct 28, 2025 | Nicole Cardos

Tear gas cannot be used in combat, according to an international chemical weapons treaty, but it is not prohibited as a “riot control agent.” (Bobislav / iStock)

Crime & Law

What Is Tear Gas, And Why Is It Used on Civilians But Banned in Combat?

Oct 28, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Three sisters, whose single mother fears being mistakenly detained by federal immigration agents because she is of Puerto Rican descent and speaks Spanish, walk into Funston Elementary School after being dropped off for the start of the school day, in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo / Rebecca Blackwell)

Crime & Law

Chicago’s Children Are Getting Caught in the Chaos of Immigration Crackdowns

Oct 28, 2025 | Associated Press

Brandis Friedman hosts the Oct. 27, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

Oct. 27, 2025 - Full Show

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Federal agents walk through downtown Chicago in this file photo. (Courtesy of Christopher Sweat)

Crime & Law

What Can Local Police Do About Aggressive ICE Tactics? Experts Say Not Much

Oct 27, 2025 | Bridgette Adu-Wadier

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling. (WTTW News)

Politics

The CPD Study on How Officers Are Deployed Required by the Consent Decree is Nearly Complete, Officials Say

Oct 27, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Gov. JB Pritzker and lieutenant governor candidate Christian Mitchell prepare to file nominating petitions at the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Between them is Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, who is running for lieutenant governor on the GOP ticket alongside former state Sen. Darren Bailey. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Crowded Democratic Primaries, GOP Field for Governor Take Shape as Primary Election Filing Starts

Oct 27, 2025 | Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Berlioz’s "Symphonie fantastique." (Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Arts & Entertainment

Review: A Glorious Concert Celebrating Hector Berlioz by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Oct 27, 2025 | Hedy Weiss

(Capitol News Illinois)

Crime & Law

Laugh Factory Manager Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent in Lakeview

Oct 27, 2025 | Matt Masterson

Callery pear blossoms. (sharonshuping0 / Pixabay)

Science & Nature

Callery Pear Leads New Additions to Illinois’ List of Invasive Plant Species

Oct 27, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks during a Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative event in Indianapolis, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo / Michael Conroy, file)

Politics

Indiana Governor Calls a Special Session to Redraw the State’s Congressional Boundaries in Favor of Republicans

Oct 27, 2025 | Associated Press

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Politics

Police Misconduct Agency Identified Troubling Pattern of Stops of Black Chicagoans in Downtown Police District, Records Shows

Oct 27, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Nick Blumberg hosts "Week in Review" on Oct. 24, 2025. (WTTW News)

Week in Review: Federal Immigration Tactics Questioned; City Budget Hearings

Oct 24, 2025 | Nick Blumberg

The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, near 31st Street and Western Avenue. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Science & Nature

The 125-Year-Old Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Reversed the Chicago River, Now It Needs to Shed That Image

Oct 24, 2025 | Patty Wetli

A Department of Homeland Security sign is pictured in a file photo. (iStock)

Politics

Illinois Lawmaker Wants to Help Federal Immigration Officials ID Undocumented People in State Custody

Oct 24, 2025 | Blair Paddock

An image taken from a video entered as evidence in the court case, showing Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino firing tear gas, circled in red by lawyers for the Chicago Headline Club, at a crowd of protestors. (Provided)

Politics

Federal Judge Orders Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Into Court

Oct 24, 2025 | Heather Cherone

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Politics

Crews Have Replaced Less Than 4% of Lead Service Lines Shown to Contaminate Tap Water in Chicago Homes in 5 Years

Oct 24, 2025 | Heather Cherone