Mayor Katrina Thompson in a letter to the ICE Field Office Director Russell Hott on Friday claimed ICE’s response to protesters exercising their First Amendment rights outside the Broadview facility is “endangering nearby village residents” and harming Broadview’s police and firefighters.

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CPS Stands by Black Student Success Plan, Transgender Supports as Trump Administration Withholds Millions in Funding

Interim CPS CEO Macquline King on Thursday stood by the district’s commitment to its existing policies after the Department of Education threatened to withhold millions in funding.

New Leader of Chicago Council on Global Affairs Discusses America’s Foreign Policy Challenges

| Paul Caine

As Trump Vows to Eliminate Mail-In Voting, Illinois Elections Officials Say Fraud is ‘Extremely Rare’

| Matt Masterson

Arts of Life Showcases 25 Years of Creativity and Opportunity for Artists With Disabilities

| Marc Vitali

Hit With Flood Damage? Johnson Asks Chicagoans to Complete Survey While Calling for State, Federal Support

| Eunice Alpasan

Illinois Beekeepers Battle Losses, Costs to Keep Hives Buzzing

| Medill Illinois News Bureau

US Pediatricians’ New COVID-19 Shot Recommendations Differ From CDC Advice

| Associated Press

A Texas Democrat Spent the Night in Legislature Protesting Police Shadowing in Redistricting Battle

| Associated Press

Pritzker Gives Boon to Trial Lawyers, Vetoes Treasurer-Backed Bill

| Andrew Adams — Capitol News Illinois

Aug. 18, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Chicago Board of Education Members Weigh in on CPS Budget Proposal, $734M Shortfall

| Shelby Hawkins

Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source Gets $815M Upgrade

| Paul Caine

Billboard Promoting Far-Right Group Proud Boys Pops Up in Southern Illinois

| Molly Parker — Capitol News Illinois

Illinois Sues Trump Administration for Access to Crime Victim Funding

| Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois

Northeastern Illinois University Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for $125M Education Building

| Eunice Alpasan

FDA’s New Expert Panels Are Rife With Financial Conflicts and Fringe Views

| Associated Press

The Adams County Sheriff Has Been Cooperating With ICE. Does That Violate Illinois Law?

| Blair Paddock

CPS Students Return for 1st Day of Classes as District Continues Working to Close Budget Gap

| Matt Masterson

Black Mayors of Cities Trump Decries as ‘Lawless’ Tout Significant Declines in Violent Crimes

| Associated Press

Texas Democrats Return to Capitol for Republicans’ US House Map Overhaul as California Democrats Counter

| Associated Press

Chicago Officer Who Fatally Shot Partner Krystal Rivera Stripped of Police Powers After New Allegations

| Matt Masterson

Unions Rally at Jesse Brown VA Facility, Demand Trump Administration Restores Collective Bargaining Rights

| Eunice Alpasan

Week in Review: Trump Threatens DC-Style Crime Crackdown in Chicago; CPS Presents 2026 Budget Plan

| Paul Caine

Feds Demand Sensitive Illinois Voter Registration Information After State Provides Redacted Data

| Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois

Stewardship Efforts Pay Off at 63rd Street Beach, Where Rare Species Are Making Themselves at Home

| Patty Wetli

Judge Orders RFK Jr.’s Health Department to Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With Deportation Officials

| Associated Press

What States Are Doing in the Battle Over Congressional Maps as Texas Pursues Plan Trump Sought

| Associated Press

DC Sues to Block Trump’s Federal Police Force Takeover as Intervention Intensifies

| Associated Press

More Than Half of CPS Board Calling for ‘Critical’ Changes to District’s Budget Plan

| Matt Masterson

Aug. 14, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Advocates Raise Concerns About New ICE Detention Center in Indiana

| Abena Bediako

With Nonprofits Stretched Thin, New Network Aims to Boost Collaboration

| Nick Blumberg

Astronaut Jim Lovell Talks Tom Hanks, ‘Apollo 13’ in 1995 ‘Chicago Tonight’ Interview

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