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Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Both Down More than 30% Through First Half of 2025: Police

According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, while there have been 90 fewer homicides and more than 400 fewer shootings compared to last year.

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More Rain, Continued Threat of Flash Floods Forecast for Chicago Friday Through Saturday

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City Lawyers Recommend Paying $2.5M to Family Who Say They Were Held at Gunpoint During Botched No-Knock Raid

July 11, 2025 Full Episode

Politics

FILE - Farm workers gather produce on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Moorpark, Calif. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes)

How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Impact the Illinois Farming Industry

Nationally, construction and agriculture workforces had the highest shares of undocumented workers as of 2022, according to the American Immigration Council.

Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain, left, longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

Feds Seek Nearly 6 Years in Prison For Madigan’s ‘Henchman’ Mike McClain

Former Ald. Carrie Austin (34th Ward) leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (WTTW News)

Ex-Ald. Carrie Austin Too Sick to Stand Trial on Corruption Charges, Federal Judge Rules

Nick Blumberg hosts the July 11, 2025, episode of "Week in Review." (WTTW News)

Week in Review: Pritzker and Johnson Warn of Fallout From Trump Cuts; Federal Agents Descend on Humboldt Park Museum

Jul 11, 2025 | Paul Caine

Chipmunk specimens in the Field Museum’s collection were used to assess how mammals are adapting to urbanization. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Science & Nature

Chicago’s Chipmunks Are Evolving in Front of Our Eyes, and That’s Not a Good Thing, Researchers Say

Jul 11, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Brandis Friedman hosts the July 10, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

July 10, 2025 - Full Show

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“Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt” at the Loyola University Museum of Art runs through Nov. 15, 2025. (Marc Vitali / WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

New Exhibition on Richard Hunt, Chicago Sculptor Who Made Monuments for the Nation, Provides an Intimate Look

Jul 11, 2025 | Marc Vitali

California Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced a bill this year that would mandate coverage for menopause evaluation and treatment options. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP via CNN Newsource)

Health Politics

‘A National Movement’: Illinois, Other States Consider Laws Around Menopause Care and Training for Doctors

Jul 11, 2025 | CNN

The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen as a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices takes place, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo / Mike Stewart)

Health

CDC Finds Nearly 1 in 3 US Youth Have Prediabetes, But Experts Question Scant Data

Jul 11, 2025 | Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a media briefing during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur Friday, July 11, 2025. (Mandel Ngan / Pool Photo via AP)

Politics

State Department Firing More Than 1,300 Employees Under Trump Administration Plan

Jul 11, 2025 | Associated Press

FILE - Easterseals Head Start program teaching assistant Tania Ortiz helps a student practice writing his name, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo / Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Education Politics

Head Start Will Be Cut Off for Immigrants Without Legal Status, Trump Administration Says

Jul 11, 2025 | Associated Press

At least 120 are dead following devastating flash flooding in Texas. (Courtesy of Team Rubicon)

Science & Nature

In the Wake of Deadly Flooding in Texas, How Disaster Relief Groups Help Communities in Need

Jul 10, 2025 | Shelby Hawkins

Officials comb through the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)

Politics Science & Nature

The US Faces More Frequent Extreme Weather Events, But Attitudes and Actions Aren’t Keeping Up

Jul 10, 2025 | Associated Press

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Crime & Law Politics

City Poised to Pay $3M to Man Severely Injured During Police Chase

Jul 10, 2025 | Heather Cherone

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, File)

Politics

Federal Judge in New Hampshire Decides to Pause Donald Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Jul 10, 2025 | Associated Press

Jackie Wilson responds to a question from the media at a news conference announcing a lawsuit filed on his behalf on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (WTTW News)

Chicago Should Pay Jackie Wilson, Exonerated in 1982 Cop Killings, $12.7M, Lawyers Say

Jul 10, 2025 | Heather Cherone

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Crime & Law

Pay $17M to Man Who Spent 23 Years in Prison After Being Framed by Disgraced Ex-Detective, City Lawyers Recommend

Jul 10, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Barrio Arts Festival. (Nomee Photography)

Arts & Entertainment

From an Ethiopian Circus to a Barrio Arts Festival, Here Are 7 Things to Do This Weekend

Jul 10, 2025 | Marc Vitali

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Health

Introducing Peanuts to Children Early Can Help Cut Allergy Risk. But That Guidance Isn’t Reaching All Families, Study Finds

Jul 9, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

Brandis Friedman hosts the July 9, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight: Black Voices." (WTTW News)

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, July 9, 2025 - Full Show

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Arts & Entertainment

Chosen Few Picnic and Festival Celebrates 35 Years in Jackson Park

Jul 9, 2025 | Shelby Hawkins

Loretto Hospital. (WTTW News)

Health Politics

Safety-Net Hospitals Face an Uncertain Future With Planned Medicaid Cuts

Jul 9, 2025 | Bridgette Adu-Wadier

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Humboldt Park is pictured on July 9, 2025. (Felix Mendez / WTTW)

Politics

Chicago Officials Say Federal Agents Targeted Puerto Rican Museum; Homeland Security Pushes Back

Jul 9, 2025 | Matt Masterson

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)

Politics

Trump Tariffs Goods From Brazil at 50%, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Trial Against Its Former President

Jul 9, 2025 | Associated Press

Exposed streetcar rails are a blast from Chicago's transit past. Seen in the 4600 block of North Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Back in Time: Lincoln Square Construction Project Excavates Remnant of Chicago’s Not-so-Distant Streetcar Past

Jul 9, 2025 | Patty Wetli

FILE - A person looks at their phone at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo / Jenny Kane, File)

Crime & Law

Job Scams Are on the Rise and More People Are Falling for Them. Protect Yourself With These Tips

Jul 9, 2025 | Associated Press

FILE - A sign is displayed outside the Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez, File)

Health

The US Is Having Its Worst Year for Measles in More Than Three Decades

Jul 9, 2025 | Associated Press

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Health

Planned Parenthood of Illinois Braces for Medicaid Cuts: ‘Closures Are Not Off the Table’

Jul 9, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

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Arts & Entertainment

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for July 9-15

Jul 9, 2025 | Josh Terry

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Science & Nature

Flash Flood Hits Chicago, Localized Storm Dumps 5 Inches of Rain in 2 Hours on City’s West Side

Jul 9, 2025 | Patty Wetli

A United Airlines Boeing 737 May taxies on the runway at O’Hare International Airport. (OntheRunPhoto / iStock)

Business Politics

Trump’s Budget Bill Sets Aside $12.5B to Modernize the Air Traffic Control System. Aviation Workers Say More is Needed

Jul 8, 2025 | Shelby Hawkins

Brandis Friedman hosts the July 8, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

July 8, 2025 - Full Show

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Republican members of Congress reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center bottom, after Johnson signed President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo / Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Health Politics

Democrats Warn Medicaid Cuts Could Impact 330K Illinois Residents. Republicans Say Waste, Abuse Need to be Targeted

Jul 8, 2025 | Abena Bediako

The Center on Halsted's rooftop pollinator garden, June 12, 2025. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Science & Nature

This Magical Rooftop Pollinator Garden in Lakeview Is Normally Off Limits. Enjoy a Rare Glimpse

Jul 8, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Apples are displayed in a grocery store. (Valerii Apetroaiei / iStock)

Health Politics

Federal Food Assistance Changes Threaten Benefits for 360,000 Illinois Residents

Jul 8, 2025 | Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois