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Protesters standoff with law enforcement outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

Federal Judge Imposes Strict Restrictions on Immigration Agents’ Use of Force Against Protesters, Media, Clergy

U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino admitted to lying about whether a rock hit him before he used tear gas on Chicagoans in Little Village last month.

Senior U.S. Border Patrol official Greg Bovino speaks to Associated Press reporters during an interview Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo / Erin Hooley)

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Admitted He Lied About Firing Tear Gas, Tackling Protester: Federal Judge

Protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Federal Judge Orders Broadview ICE Detention Center to Improve Conditions, Access to Food and Water

November 5, 2025 Full Episode

Politics

A CTA train is pictured in a file photo. (AlbertPego / iStock)

No Fare Hikes or Service Cuts Coming for Chicago Transit Agencies, RTA Chair Says

The RTA held a special meeting to approve new funding projections for 2026 through 2028 based on revenue estimates from new funding sources for public transportation. Those were approved by the General Assembly last week, which Gov. JB Pritzker said he will sign.

State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, sponsored a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in Illinois, which still must be signed by the governor to become law. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Illinois Legislature Passes ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Bill That Pritzker Says He’ll Review

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling addresses the news media on Monday, April 28, 2025, at a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News)

Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data

A Sig Sauer P320 pistol. (TexasWarhawk / Wikimedia Commons)

Politics

Federal Judge Orders CPD to Ban Gun Union Says is Likely to Misfire

Oct 1, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Grant Park. (Scott Shigley, courtesy of The Cultural Landscape Foundation)

Science & Nature

Chicago’s Landscapes Get Their Own ‘Open House’ This Weekend. Tour Historic, Innovative Outdoor Spaces

Oct 1, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on Dec. 6, 1997. (AP Photo / Jean-Marc Bouju, File)

Science & Nature

Jane Goodall, Conservationist Renowned for Chimpanzee Research and Environmental Advocacy, Has Died at 91

Oct 1, 2025 | Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo / Gregorio Borgia)

Politics

Pope Intervenes in US Abortion Debate as Durbin Declines Chicago Archdiocese Award

Oct 1, 2025 | Associated Press

A closed sign stands in front of the National Archives on the first day of a government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What Happens Now That a Government Shutdown is Underway?

Oct 1, 2025 | Associated Press

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Politics

In Rare Denial of Trump, Supreme Court Lets Lisa Cook Remain as a Federal Reserve Governor for Now

Oct 1, 2025 | Associated Press

Water From Your Eyes (Credit: Adam Powell)

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Oct. 1-7

Oct 1, 2025 | Josh Terry

Brandis Friedman hosts the Sept. 30, 2025, episode of "Chicago Tonight." (WTTW News)

Sept. 30, 2025 - Full Show

Sep 30, 2025 | WTTW News

(Courtesy of "America's Test Kitchen")

Arts & Entertainment

‘America’s Test Kitchen’ Hits the Road With Fall Tour, New Cocktail Recipe Book

Sep 30, 2025 | Shelby Hawkins

Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility officers stand guard outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Politics

Broadview Officials Say ICE Waging ‘Disinformation Campaign’ Amid Protests as Local Officers ‘Shell Shocked’

Sep 30, 2025 | Matt Masterson

A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics

Democrats Vote Down GOP Funding Bill, Putting Government on Path to Shutdown

Sep 30, 2025 | Associated Press

Elected officials and businesspeople throw a ceremonial amount of dirt at the groundbreaking event for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Sept. 30, 2025. Pictured from left to right: Blue Owl Capital Managing Director Colleen Collins, Commonwealth Edison CEO Gil Quinones, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Gov. JB Pritzker and PsiQuantum CEO Jeremy O’Brien. (Capitol News Illinois)

Business

Officials Break Ground on Quantum Computing Campus, Promise Economic Boom for South Chicago. Neighbors Want That in Writing

Sep 30, 2025 | Patty Wetli

Food pantry items during an event at Kennedy-King College on Sept. 30, 2025, for the announcement of a new initiative by the City Colleges of Chicago and Greater Chicago Food Depository to address food insecurity. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Health

Partnership Aims to Better Address Food Insecurity Among City Colleges Students

Sep 30, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki- hits a home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of a National League wild card baseball game against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Nam Huh)

Arts & Entertainment

Suzuki and Kelly Hit Back-to-Back Homers as the Cubs Top the Padres 3-1 in First Playoff Win Since 2017

Sep 30, 2025 | Associated Press

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, he would sue the Trump administration if federal troops arrive in Chicago. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

New Lawsuits Against Trump’s Immigration Actions in Illinois Continue to Take Shape; Raoul Ready Should Troops Arrive

Sep 30, 2025 | Jerry Nowicki — Capitol News Illinois

Harrison Ford will receive a conservation leadership award during Half-Earth Day, co-hosted by the Field Museum on Oct. 29. (Courtesy of the Field Museum)

Arts & Entertainment Science & Nature

Harrison Ford Will Receive Conservation Award at Field Museum’s Half-Earth Day in October

Sep 30, 2025 | Patty Wetli

FILE - President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the new coronavirus outbreak in San Antonio, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo / Eric Gay, File)

Politics

US Government Is Phasing Out Paper Checks. Here’s What That Means for You

Sep 30, 2025 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump Alludes to Using Cities Like Chicago as Training Grounds for the Military in Speech to Leaders

Sep 30, 2025 | Associated Press

Nine Illinois Target stores are expecting Taylor Swift fans to line up Thursday night for a special album release at midnight. (Target / Facebook)

Arts & Entertainment

Attention, Swifties. There Are 9 Illinois Target Locations Open at Midnight for Friday’s Big Taylor Swift Vinyl Release

Sep 30, 2025 | Patty Wetli

DePaul University freshman Anna Daniel, 19, assembles a kit of contraceptive supplies at Oz Park in Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo / Heidi Zeiger)

Health

A Student ‘Womb Service’ Works Covertly to Deliver Contraception at DePaul University

Sep 30, 2025 | Associated Press

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Crime & Law

Chicago Advocates Concerned About Racial Profiling After Supreme Court’s Ruling on Immigration Raids

Sep 29, 2025 | Bridgette Adu-Wadier

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

Sept. 29, 2025 - Full Show

Sep 29, 2025 | WTTW News

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Crime & Law Politics

Repeated Police Misconduct by 272 Officers Has Cost Chicago Taxpayers $295M Since 2019: Analysis

Sep 29, 2025 | Heather Cherone

Chicago Police Department headquarters. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Politics

Reform Groups Say CPD’s Increasing Use of Force Against Black, Latino Chicagoans Violates Consent Decree

Sep 29, 2025 | Heather Cherone

A spotted lanternfly reported on the 56th floor of a Chicago skyscraper (l); one of the invasive bugs with its telltale spots. (Credits: Illinois Department of Agriculture; Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Science & Nature

Spotted Lanternfly Sightings Are on the Rise in Chicago. Here’s the Latest on the Invasive Pest

Sep 29, 2025 | Patty Wetli

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

Politics

Congressional Leaders Leave White House Without Deal to Avoid Tuesday Night Government Shutdown

Sep 29, 2025 | Associated Press

Enforcement and Removal Operations agents walk outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Crime & Law

Trump Administration Planning to Deploy 100 ‘Military Troops’ Troops in Illinois, Pritzker Says

Sep 29, 2025 | Matt Masterson

A group of jail personnel inspect stacks of letters and books in the mail room at Cook County Jail in a file photo. Illinois Department of Corrections will begin scanning mail in state prisons. (Cary Robbins / DePaul)

Crime & Law

Illinois Prisons Will Now Scan Physical Mail Sent to Incarcerated People

Sep 29, 2025 | Blair Paddock

A file photo of a Chicago residential street. (stevegeer / iStock)

Business

Cook County Offering $1,000 to Homeowners With Soaring Property Taxes. Here’s How to Apply

Sep 29, 2025 | Eunice Alpasan

Federal agents patrol downtown Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo / Sophia Tareen)

Politics

Armed Federal Agents in Tactical Gear Patrol Downtown Chicago as Immigration Crackdown Escalates

Sep 28, 2025 | Associated Press

Nick Blumberg hosts the Sept. 26, 2025, episode of "Week in Review." (WTTW News)

Week in Review: ICE Agents Use Pepper Spray on Broadview Protesters; Loyola’s Sister Jean Retires

Sep 26, 2025 | Paul Caine

Des Moines, Iowa, school's administrative offices are shown Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo / Scott McFetridge)

Crime & Law

Des Moines, Iowa, Public School Leader Detained by Immigration Agents, School Board Says

Sep 26, 2025 | Associated Press