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Ted Dabrowski, president of the conservative media outlet Wirepoints, speaks to reporters after telling fellow Republicans he plans to announce a bid for governor soon. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Conservative Ted Dabrowski Officially Launches Bid to Become Next Illinois Governor

Dabrowski, the president of Wirepoints, officially launched his campaign on Friday to challenge JB Pritzker, the Democratic incumbent who is seeking a third term in next fall’s election.

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| Heather Cherone

Donald Trump Suggests More US Cities Need National Guard. Crime Stats Tell a Different Story

| Associated Press

Last Call for Chicago’s Pools and Beaches, Closing After Labor Day

| Patty Wetli

CPS Board Approves $700K Settlement to Ex-Lincoln Park HS Officials

| Matt Masterson

CPS Board Approves District Budget Without Borrowing to Cover $175M Pension Payment

| Matt Masterson

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Trump Threatens Illinois’ Federal Funding Over Elimination of Cash Bail. Here’s What to Know

| Abena Bediako

UIC Students Helping NASA Prepare for Human Return to Moon

| Paul Caine

‘Keep His Name Alive’: Supporters Hold Memorial to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Emmett Till’s Murder

| Eunice Alpasan

Gun Rights Groups Ask US Supreme Court to Overturn Cook County Assault Weapons Ban

| Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois

Millions of Travelers Expected to Pass Through Chicago Airports, Roads During Extended Labor Day Weekend

| Eunice Alpasan

Trump Administration Plans Big Immigration Enforcement Operation in Chicago as Soon as Next Week

| CNN

CPD Will Be Ready if Trump Sends National Guard, ICE Strike Team to Chicago: Top Cop

| Heather Cherone

National Guard Deployment in DC Costing Roughly $1M a Day, Estimates Say

| CNN

Chicago Native Taylor Townsend Gets Into a Tense Back-and-Forth With Opponent After US Open Match

| Associated Press

From an Exhibit Celebrating a World’s Fair to Jazz Fest, Here Are 7 Arts Picks for This Week

| Marc Vitali

Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School Kills 2 Children, Injures 17 People

| Associated Press

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Aug. 27, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Austin Community Hub Creating New Opportunities for West Side Residents

| Joanna Hernandez

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on the National Guard, Cash Bail and Civil Commitments

| Shelby Hawkins

Interim CPS CEO Macquline King on Budget Proposal, Borrowing and City Pensions

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

Chicago Launches Narcan Newsstands in Uptown to Distribute Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication

| Eunice Alpasan

Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Kidnapping Charge After 2022 Postal Worker Attack

| Matt Masterson

Chicago’s Mushroom Club on Mission to Spread the Wonders of Fungi

| Patty Wetli

Pritzker: No Word From Trump on Reported Use of Suburban Naval Base to House Immigration Agents, National Guard

| Matt Masterson

FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Shots but Limits Access for Some Kids and Adults

| Associated Press

Chicago Paid $100K to 14-Year-Old Boy Pinned to Park Ridge Sidewalk by Off-Duty CPD Sergeant: Records

| Heather Cherone

Former Chicago Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler Pleads Guilty to DUI, Sentenced to 4 Days in Jail

| CNN

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Aug. 27-Sept. 2

| Josh Terry

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| WTTW News

Chef Curtis Duffy Tracks Tragedy, Success in New Memoir: ‘It Was Very Therapeutic’

| Abena Bediako

CPS Board to Vote on School Budget Thursday, But Questions Remain About Filling $734M Shortfall

| Matt Masterson
 

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