Fermilab received near-failing federal grades in its annual report card following a tumultuous year of budget mismanagement, safety concerns and leadership turnover. Whistleblower reports highlighted serious problems at the premier physics facility before its management contractor took over in January.

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Critics Accuse Richard Irvin’s Supporters of Underhanded Campaign Tactics in Aurora Mayoral Election

As the Aurora mayoral election draws near, some say campaign tactics are getting extreme in the west suburb.

5 Years After the Pandemic Began, Many Patients Still Live With the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

Is the US Prepared for the Next Pandemic? Learning Lessons From COVID-19

| Paul Caine

Donald Trump Halts Doubling of Tariffs on Canadian Metals, After Ontario Suspends Electricity Price Hikes

| Associated Press

Education Department Plans to Lay Off 1,300 Employees as Donald Trump Vows to Wind the Agency Down

| Associated Press

Feds Warn Northwestern, Dozens of Other Universities of Possible Funding Cuts if They Fail to Protect Jewish Students

| Matt Masterson

Final Phase of Kennedy Expressway Construction Set to Begin Next Week

| Eunice Alpasan

Lyric Opera Announces a Smashing 2025-26 Season With Billy Corgan, Chicago Premieres and Hometown Favorites

| Marc Vitali

Police Oversight Board Planned No Confidence Vote Before Chicago Police Misconduct Agency Chief Resigned

Ex-COPA chief slams allegations as unfair, unfounded

| Heather Cherone

March 10, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Local Entrepreneurs React to Small Business Administration’s Plan to Move Chicago Office Out of City

| Shelby Hawkins

Jury Awards $120M to 2 Men Wrongfully Convicted of 2003 Murder, Setting New Chicago Record

| Heather Cherone

Stock Sell-Off Worsened Monday as Wall Street Wonders How Much Pain Donald Trump Will Accept for the Economy

| Associated Press

Mayor Brandon Johnson Opens City Hall Gift Room to Cameras, Promises to Donate Items to Charity

| Heather Cherone

Metra Considers Renaming Lines Across the Chicago-Area System. Your Feedback is Welcome

| Eunice Alpasan

New Surveys Show Signs of Progress in Illinois’ Teacher Shortage

| Matt Masterson

Michelle Obama and Her Brother Craig Robinson to Launch a Podcast With Weekly Guests

| Associated Press

WTTW News Explains: What’s the Story Behind Some of Chicago’s Famous Foods?

| Amanda Vinicky

Want to Represent the 35th Ward on the Chicago City Council? Here’s How to Apply

| Heather Cherone

Young People Who Aspired to Government Service Dismayed by Donald Trump Ending the Federal Fellows Program

| Associated Press

Michael Jordan’s First-Ever Chicago Bulls Jersey Expected to Sell for $10 Million at Auction

| CNN

Nearing the End of a Short Spring, Cubs and Dodgers Make Final Preparations for Season Opener in Japan

| Associated Press

Donald Trump Isn’t Alone in His Geopolitical Aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon Also Want Border Changes

| Associated Press

Fulbright Scholars Stranded in America and Abroad Amid Funding Freeze of State Department Programs

| Associated Press

This Year’s Monarch Butterfly Count Rebounded From 2024 Crash, But Numbers Still Well Below Sustainable Target

| Patty Wetli

Chicago Launches New Dashboard to Track Vacant Positions After Budget Clash

| Heather Cherone

Knife-Wielding Man Hit by 16 Bullets Fired by 2 CPD Officers, Autopsy Finds

| Heather Cherone

Illinois Pitches Two New Prisons as a Way to Modernize and Address Aging Facilities. Some Advocates Aren’t Sold

| Blair Paddock

Registration Open for Chicago’s Home Repair Program. Here’s What You Need to Know

| Eunice Alpasan

Week in Review: Johnson Testifies Before Congress; Trump’s Tariffs Put Markets on Edge

| Paul Caine

What to Know About Social Security Office Closures Driven by Musk’s DOGE

| Associated Press

Illinois Joins Lawsuit Seeking to Halt ‘Illegal’ Mass Firings of Federal Workers

| Matt Masterson

The ‘Economic Blackout’ Movement Now Wants You to Boycott Amazon, Starting Friday

| CNN
 

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