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Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward) speaks during a news conference in Little Village on Oct. 23, 2025. (WTTW News)

Border Patrol Agents Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd with No Warning, Ald. Sigcho-Lopez Says

If agents deployed tear gas without a warning, that would violate an order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis two weeks ago.

(WTTW News)

Johnson’s 2026 Budget Sets Aside Just $82.5M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits, Even Though Chicago Has Already Spent $90M

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Pritzker Forms Commission to Document ‘Abuses’ by Federal Agents During Immigration Raids

October 22, 2025 Full Episode

Politics

Former state senator and unsuccessful candidate for governor and later Congress Darren Bailey is pictured at the 2023 Illinois State Fair during his unsuccessful congressional campaign. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Darren Bailey’s Son, Daughter-in-Law, Grandkids Killed in Montana Helicopter Crash

Darren Bailey, the former state senator who is running to become Illinois’ next governor, announced early Thursday that his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash in Montana.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Order Barring National Guard Deployment in Illinois to Remain in Place With Supreme Court Decision Looming

A still from a video captured by State. Rep. Hoan Huynh of federal immigration agents.

Illinois State Rep. Says Border Patrol Agent Pointed a Gun as He Was Warning Residents About Immigration Raids

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Crime & Law Politics

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Him to Immediately Deploy National Guard in Chicago

Oct 17, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago President Ruben Salazar, left, and exhibit curator and FAHSC board member Reese Carolina Cuison Villazor, right, prepare the “Chicago in Quotas and Communities” exhibit at the organization’s museum space in Mana Contemporary on Oct. 16, 2025. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Exhibit Highlighting Filipino American History in Chicago Celebrates Opening Reception This Weekend

Oct 17, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

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Politics

Government Shutdown Forces Chicago’s Federal Court to Suspend Pay, Limit Some Operations

Oct 17, 2025 | Matt Masterson

Federal law enforcement officers stand guard in the open gate of the fence built on Beach Street outside the Broadview ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Politics

ICE’s Chicago Field Director Abruptly Returns to D.C. After Federal Judge in Illinois Demands His Presence in Court

Oct 17, 2025 | Matt Masterson

The Community Glue Workshop will be running a repair clinic at Sunday's Reuse-a-Palooza. (Community Glue Workshop / Facebook)

Science & Nature

Reuse-a-Palooza Is Back With More Ways to Choose Repair, Recycle and Repurpose Over Waste

Oct 17, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Thousands of people took to the streets for Chicago’s “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Politics

‘No Kings’ Protests Scheduled Across the Chicago Area Saturday. Here’s What to Expect

Oct 17, 2025 | Joel Ortiz

Nick Blumberg hosts the Oct. 16, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

Oct. 16, 2025 - Full Show

Oct 16, 2025 | WTTW News

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi were the fundraising leaders in the Democratic Senate primary, according to quarterly finance reports. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Krishnamoorthi Spends $450K Per Week on TV Ads in US Senate Race

Oct 16, 2025 | Brenden Moore — Capitol News Illinois

Left: The cover of “The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” (Provided) Right: Author John U. Bacon appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Oct. 16, 2025. (WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

50 Years Later, ‘The Gales of November’ Tells the Human Story Behind the Edmund Fitzgerald

Oct 16, 2025 | Blake Thor

Toni Preckwinkle appears on the Oct. 16, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

Politics

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on 2026 Budget, Federal Funding Cuts

Oct 16, 2025 | Bridgette Adu-Wadier

Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16, 2025, news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Former Military Leaders Decry National Guard Deployment in Illinois

Oct 16, 2025 | Andrew Adams — Capitol News Illinois

Officer Radule Bojovic in a photo shared by the Hanover Park Police Department. (Hanover Park Police Department via CNN Newsource)

Crime & Law

ICE Arrests Suburban Police Officer and Accuses Him of Being in US Illegally

Oct 16, 2025 | CNN

Courtney Thomas, left, and Salvador Ramirez, right, practice their basketball skills at the UIC Flames Athletic Center on Oct. 16, 2025. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Students With Disabilities Practice Alongside UIC Women’s Basketball Team as Part of the Beautiful Lives Project

Oct 16, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo / Laura Bargfeld)

Politics

Appeals Court Upholds Federal Judge’s Temporary Order Blocking National Guard Deployment in Chicago Area

Oct 16, 2025 | Heather Cherone

The Republican candidates for governor who are leading the fundraising race include former state Sen. Darren Bailey, conservative researcher Ted Dabrowski and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Dabrowski Sets Fundraising Bar at $1.5M in GOP Primary for Illinois Governor

Oct 16, 2025 | Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

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Politics

Chicago City Council Approves New Firefighters Union Contract

Oct 16, 2025 | Heather Cherone

A federal agent prepares to throw a tear gas canister at community members during clashes on Chicago’s South Side on Oct. 14, 2025. (Jim Vondruska / Reuters via CNN Newsource)

Crime & Law

Federal Judge Wants Immigration Agents in Chicago to Wear Body Cameras, Address Tactics: ‘I’m Really Not Happy’

Oct 16, 2025 | CNN

Gov. JB Pritzker and wife MK are pictured at an event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield in April 2024. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Pritzker Tax Summaries Show More Than $10M in 2024 Income — Not Including Trusts

Oct 16, 2025 | Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

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Politics

Mayor Brandon Johnson Calls for $617M in New Taxes to Close Budget Gap, Avoid Layoffs

Oct 16, 2025 | Heather Cherone

(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Politics

Chicago to Pay $35.6M to Settle 6 Police Misconduct Cases

Oct 16, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Chicago Police Department Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Politics

After 6 1/2 Years, CPD Now in Compliance With 22% of Consent Decree: Monitors

Oct 16, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Ald. Walter "Red" Burnett appears on "Chicago Tonight" on Oct. 15, 2025. (WTTW News)

Politics

Same Name, New Legacy: Ald. Walter ‘Red’ Burnett on His New Role and Development in the West Loop

Oct 15, 2025 | Joel Ortiz

Tonika Lewis Johnson is pictured. (Courtesy of Tonika Lewis Johnson)

Arts & Entertainment

Newly Minted MacArthur Fellow Tonika Lewis Johnson on How Art Can Connect Communities

Oct 15, 2025 | Shelby Hawkins

More than a dozen libraries will now serve as food scrap drop-off sites in Chicago. (Credit: City of Chicago)

Health

Chicago Expands Food Scrap Compost Drop-Off Program to 13 Public Libraries

Oct 15, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Brandis Friedman hosts the Oct. 15, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Oct. 15, 2025 - Full Show

Oct 15, 2025 | WTTW News

A sign reads "Stop Deportations Defend Immigrants" on Chicago's Northwest Side. (WTTW News)

Politics

Federal Immigration Agents Targeted Northwest Side Neighborhoods. Residents Banded Together to Push Back

Oct 15, 2025 | Joanna Hernandez

Inset: Jason Lee (Chicago for the People, Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson's Transition Committee)

Politics

Chicago Watchdog Says Mayor’s Senior Adviser Failed to Cooperate With Probe, Should be Fired

Oct 15, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Voting rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo / Cliff Owen)

Politics

Supreme Court Appears Inclined to Limit Race-Based Electoral Districts Under the Voting Rights Act

Oct 15, 2025 | Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listens during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

Health

Illinois Joins Other States in Forming a Public Health Alliance in Rebuke of Trump Administration

Oct 15, 2025 | Associated Press

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Crime & Law

Warrantless Immigration Arrests Banned at Cook County Courthouses Under New Order

Oct 15, 2025 | Matt Masterson

A child receives a vaccine in a file photo. (iStock)

Health

Respiratory Virus Season Has Arrived. Here’s How Chicago-Area Residents Can Receive Flu and COVID-19 Shots

Oct 15, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters on Oct. 15, 2025. (WTTW News)

Politics

‘Back Off’: Pritzker Blames ICE Strike Teams for Creating ‘Mayhem’ Across Chicago

Oct 15, 2025 | Heather Cherone