Chicago taxpayers paid $295 million between 2019 and 2024 to resolve lawsuits naming officers whose alleged misconduct led more than once to payouts, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News. In all, the city spent $491.7 million to resolve lawsuits alleging 1,643 Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct.

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Gov. JB Pritzker sings a bill at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Pritzker Directs State Agencies to Limit Spending in Response to Trump’s Economic Policies

The latest order requires most state agencies to, within 30 days, “identify immediate spending reductions, including efficiencies that will result in reduced spending.”

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| Eunice Alpasan

Northwestern University Lab Helps Shape the Future of Medical Monitoring

| Paul Caine

Chicago’s Latino Communities See Surge in Grassroots Activism as Immigration Operations Continue

| Blake Thor

Hunger Researchers Put On Leave After Trump Administration Cancels Food Insecurity Report

| CNN

Chicago Is Making Holiday Plans. Search Is On for City’s Official Christmas Tree

| Patty Wetli

ISBE to Host Listening Sessions on New Plan to Boost Math Performance Statewide

| Matt Masterson

Trump Makes Unfounded Claims About Tylenol and Repeats Discredited Link Between Vaccines and Autism

| Associated Press

University of Chicago, Northwestern Ranked Among Top 10 Colleges in US News List

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New Book Explores Why Some Women Do Twice as Much Housework as Their Husbands

| Blair Paddock

Chicagoans’ Right to Compost Could Get a Boost From City Council

| Patty Wetli

The White House Says It Blocked US Steel’s Decision to Stop Processing Steel at Illinois Plant

| Associated Press

Hundreds of Stars Sign Letter Defending Free Speech After Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension

| Associated Press

2025 Chicago Festival Guide

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TikTok’s Algorithm Will Be Controlled by Oracle in the US After Trump-Backed Deal is Completed

| CNN

ICE Denies Using Excessive Force as Agency Broadens Immigration Arrests in Chicago Area

| Associated Press

Week in Review: Kimmel Suspension Sparks Free Speech Debate; Tear Gas Used Against Broadview Protesters

| Paul Caine

ICE Arrests Nearly 550 in Chicago Area as Part of ‘Midway Blitz,’ Officials Say

| Associated Press

Chicago Man Accused of Killing 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Was Wearing Body Camera, Prosecutors Say

| Associated Press

Nuclear Power, Battery Storage Funding at Center of Energy Policy Debate in Illinois

| Andrew Adams — Capitol News Illinois

Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Decline to Recommend COVID-19 Shot for All Americans

| Associated Press

Stewardship Programs Get Boost From Nearly $1M in Illinois DNR Grants

| Patty Wetli

Sale of Illinois Newspapers Puts New State Law to the Test

| Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

‘Harder Than Losing in Basketball’: NBA Legend Derrick Rose on His Chess Obsession and How It Could Save Lives

| CNN

Man Pulled Over by the Same CPD Officers Who Stopped, Shot Dexter Reed Sues the City

| Heather Cherone

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First Chicago River Swim in Nearly 100 Years Set for This Weekend

| Blake Thor

Uncertainty for Chicago’s Venezuelan Community as Trump Administration Seeks to End Temporary Protected Status

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

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| Associated Press
 

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