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A family of foxes has taken up residence in Chicago’s Lurie Garden. (Courtesy of Lurie Garden)

This Week in Nature: Fox Kits and Wolf Pups Show Chicago’s Wild Side From Different Angles

For a bunch of hardened urbanites, Chicagoans sure do have a soft spot when it comes to animals.

The Archbishop Quigley Center in Chicago. (WTTW News)

AG Raoul ‘Surprised and Dismayed’ by Cardinal Cupich’s Response to Child Sex Abuse Report

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Illinois’ legislative session is wrapping up in earnest, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker will soon face the task of deciding whether to crystalize legislators’ ideas by signing them into law. 

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is questioned by reporters after the GOP leader spoke privately to his Republican colleagues, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

Debt Ceiling Explained: Why It’s a Struggle in Washington and How the Impasse Could End

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Non-Citizen Veterans Face Deportation for Post-Service Infractions

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Circus Vazquez Returns to Chicago Area With Shows Through June 11

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Author and DePaul University forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News)

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Fraud Big and Small Detailed in New Book ‘Fool Me Once’

May 27, 2023 | Erica Gunderson
Hector Perez of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs appears on "Latino Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News)

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‘La Ultima Palabra’ on How Mentorship for Kids Changes Lives

May 27, 2023 | Erica Gunderson
My Block My Hood My City founder Jahmal Cole gives appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News)

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‘The Last Word’ on Saving Street Basketball in Chicago

May 27, 2023 | Erica Gunderson
Chesa Rollins, owner of Chesa’s Bistro & Bar, appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News)

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How a Celiac Diagnosis Led This Chicago Chef to Open a Gluten-Free Restaurant

May 27, 2023 | Erica Gunderson
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These Organizations Help Connect Black Veterans to Mental Health Resources

May 27, 2023 | Eunice Alpasan
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Week in Review: Johnson’s First City Council Meeting; State Budget Deal

May 27, 2023 | Paul Caine
FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)

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Study Finds 1 in 10 Get Long COVID After Omicron, Starts Identifying Key Symptoms

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A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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From the Civil War to Today’s Mattress Sales, Memorial Day is Full of Contradiction

May 26, 2023 | Associated Press
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State Senate Approves $50B Illinois Budget Deal, House Set to Vote Next

May 26, 2023 | Amanda Vinicky
An aerial view of the Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility, a 45-acre site on Chicago’s Southeast Side that has been in operation since 1984. Inset: The CDF is outlined in red. (Credit: Army Corps of Engineers)

Science & Nature

In a Win for Opponents, Army Corps Pulls Back on Pre-Construction Activity at Site of Proposed 25-Foot ‘Toxic Tower’

May 26, 2023 | Patty Wetli
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How Chicagoans Are Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 25, 2023 | Blair Paddock
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Reviving a Gospel Musical with Ancient Roots

May 25, 2023 | Marc Vitali
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Supreme Court Wetlands Decision Further Muddies Already Murky Environmental Area, Conservationists Say

May 25, 2023 | Patty Wetli
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks about Memorial Day weekend safety plans on May 25, 2023. (WTTW News)

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Brandon Johnson Touts Collaborative Public Safety Efforts Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend in Chicago

May 25, 2023 | Matt Masterson
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Opponents Scrambling to Block Parking Meter-Style Deal Brewing in Springfield Over Proposed I-55 Expansion

May 25, 2023 | Patty Wetli
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Arts & Entertainment

5 Things to Do This Weekend: Memorial Day Parade, Free Summer Workouts

May 25, 2023 | Erica Demarest
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More Than 100 Chicago Police Officers Who Lied Were Not Fired, Despite Vows of Zero Tolerance: Watchdog

May 25, 2023 | Heather Cherone
No rain in the Memorial Day weekend forecast. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Science & Nature

No Chance of Rain: Flash Drought Hits Chicago With Second-Lowest May Rainfall on Record

May 25, 2023 | Patty Wetli
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Democrats reached a budget deal May 24, 2023. (WTTW News)

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Pritzker, Illinois Democrats Tout State Budget Agreement, But Deal Not Done Yet

May 25, 2023 | Amanda Vinicky
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Janice Jackson, CEO of Hope Chicago, appears on “Chicago Tonight” on May 24, 2023. (WTTW News)

Education

Former CPS CEO Janice Jackson on Elected School Board, Creating Equitable Access to College

May 24, 2023 | Eunice Alpasan
WTTW News arts correspondent Angel Idowu learns how to use a tufting gun at Freestyle Ceramics and Tufting. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

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Bridgeport Tufting Studio Lets Crafters Make One-of-a-Kind Rugs

May 24, 2023 | Angel Idowu
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over his first City Council meeting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Heather Cherone/WTTW News)

Politics

Vote on Plan to Spend $51M to Help Care for Migrants Blocked

May 24, 2023 | Heather Cherone
Mayor Brandon Johnson takes the rostrum in the Council Chambers for the first time on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Heather Cherone/WTTW News)

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Chicago City Council Votes 41-9 to Ratify Johnson’s Picks for Leadership Team

May 24, 2023 | Heather Cherone
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Tina Turner, Unstoppable Superstar Whose Hits Included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ Dead at 83

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Education

CTU Leader Touts ‘Historic Reset’ in Labor Relations Between Union and Chicago Public Schools

May 24, 2023 | Matt Masterson
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. DeSantis has filed a declaration of candidacy for president, entering the 2024 race as Donald Trump's top GOP rival (AP Photo / John Raoux, File)

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Formally Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign to Challenge Donald Trump

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People dump everything, including the kitchen sink, in Cook County's forest preserves. (Courtesy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County)

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Cook County Forest Preserves Proposes Jacking Up Penalties for Fly Dumping

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