An appeals court allowed U.S. District Court Judge April Perry’s ruling blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois to stand, while halting her order stopping President Donald Trump from federalizing those troops.

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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, flanked by two of his daughters after a jury delivered a partial verdict in his corruption trial. Jurors found Madigan guilty on 10 corruption counts but acquitted him on seven more. The jury also deadlocked and a mistrial was declared on six counts – including an overarching racketeering charge. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

Michael Madigan Reports to Federal Prison, Beginning 7.5-Year Sentence After Landmark Corruption Convictions

Michael Madigan — long the most powerful politician in Illinois during his decades as the state’s House speaker — has reported to federal prison, eight months after a jury in Chicago convicted him on numerous corruption charges.

Illinois Members of Congress on New ICE Activity, Violence Prevention and Public Safety

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

James ‘Big Cat’ Williams on What’s in Store for the Chicago Bears and Their New Head Coach

| Shelby Hawkins

Long-Shuttered Uptown Theatre Marks Centennial With New Book, Renewed Momentum for Restoration

| Nick Blumberg

House Democrats Release Suggestive Letter to Jeffrey Epstein Purportedly Signed by Donald Trump, Which He Denies

| Associated Press

Feds Tout New Immigration Operation in Illinois as Communities Await ICE Raids

| Matt Masterson

Ahead of Possible Chicago Raids, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on LA Immigration Stops Set After Agents Swept Up US Citizens

| Associated Press

6 Charged in Alleged Smash-and-Grab Burglary at Michigan Avenue Rolex Store

| Matt Masterson

Republicans in Congress Are Eager for Donald Trump to Expand His Use of the Military on US Soil

| Associated Press

Potential ICE Raids, National Guard Intervention Poses Challenges for Chicago Police on the Ground

| Associated Press

Cost to Settle, Defend Lawsuits Accusing CPD Officers of Misconduct During 2020 Unrest Tops $10.8M: Analysis

| Heather Cherone

Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day Celebrations Shadowed by Donald Trump’s Threats

| Associated Press

Chicago Police Officer Shoots, Kills Person in Car That Intentionally Struck CPD Vehicles, CPD Says

| Heather Cherone

Week in Review: Trump Threatens National Guard Deployment in Chicago; Northwestern President Stepping Down

| Paul Caine

Johnson Taps Walter ‘Red’ Burnett to Replace His Father, Fill Vacant 27th Ward Seat

| Heather Cherone

Music, History and the Multitalented Hershey Felder in ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’: Review

| Hedy Weiss

Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Democratic States

| Associated Press

CPS Rebuffs Remote Learning Calls, Says School Remains ‘Best and Safest’ Place for Students Amid ICE and National Guard Fears

| Matt Masterson

A Wildly Popular 15-Year-Old Computer Whiz is Becoming the Catholic Church’s First Millennial Saint

| Associated Press

Sept. 4, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Historians Warn Trump’s Crackdown on Smithsonian Museums Could Have a Chilling Effect

| Abena Bediako

Under Threat of ICE Strikes, El Grito Canceled and Communities Prepare for Mexican Independence Day Celebrations

| Joanna Hernandez

Pritzker Says He’ll File Suit to Stop ‘Nefarious’ Plan to Send National Guard, Military to Chicago

| Heather Cherone

RFK Jr. Tries to Defend COVID-19 Vaccine Stance, Staff Turmoil in Raucous Senate Hearing

| Associated Press

Illinois Elections Board Refuses to Give DOJ Sensitive Voter Data

| Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois

Illinois’ Tourism Push Includes Millions for NASCAR Events

| Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

Northwestern President Michael Schill, Who Led University Amid Hazing Scandal and Funding Freeze, Announces Resignation

| Matt Masterson

Gregory Bovino, Head of Los Angeles Campaign, Shows How Immigration Agents Rack Up Arrests

| Associated Press

Chicago’s Urban Birding Festival Is Right Around the Corner, Here’s How to Take Part

| Patty Wetli

From Music in the Park to a Queer Country Fest, Here Are 6 Things to Do This Weekend

| Marc Vitali

There’s a Mother Lode of Fossils in Chicago’s Backyard, and It Could Hold Clues to the Evolution of Life on Earth

| Patty Wetli

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Sept. 3, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

How Chicago’s Changes to Tipped Minimum Wage Are Impacting Businesses, Workers

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier
 

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