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No Property Tax Hike Needed to Close Cook County’s $211.4M Budget Gap, But ‘Turmoil’ Looms: Preckwinkle

“We’re headed into pretty tough waters here, turmoil,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said. “And I would anticipate … next year, and particularly the years after next, we’re going to be in a very difficult place as the federal government reduces its support.”

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

New Documentary Explores History, Evolving Legacy of HBCUs

| Abena Bediako

Chicago Stars Announce Move to Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium for 2026 Season

| Eunice Alpasan

ICE Strike Team, Troops Could Reach Chicago in 48 Hours: Gov. JB Pritzker

| Heather Cherone

Under Emergency Rule, Illinois Prisons Plan to Withhold Physical Mail in Favor of Electronic Scanning

| Blair Paddock

‘It’s Just Crazy’: Families of 2 Teens Shot at Douglass Park Pool Suing Lifeguard, Chicago Park District

| Matt Masterson

Chicago Public Library Picks Debut Novel ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’ for 2025 One Book, One Chicago Program

| Eunice Alpasan

Florida to Eliminate All Childhood Vaccine Mandates in the State, Officials Say

| Associated Press

Trump Assures Polish Leader of a Continued Robust US Military Presence in the Country

| Associated Press

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Sept. 3-9

| Josh Terry

Sept. 2, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

How the FBI Works With Local Law Enforcement to Respond to Violent Crime

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

Chicago Doctors Voice Concerns Over Turmoil at CDC, Changes to Vaccine Guidance

| Paul Caine

Eight People Killed by Gunfire Over Labor Day Weekend in Chicago: Police

| Matt Masterson
 

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