Chicago taxpayers paid $295 million between 2019 and 2024 to resolve lawsuits naming officers whose alleged misconduct led more than once to payouts, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News. In all, the city spent $491.7 million to resolve lawsuits alleging 1,643 Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct.

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Chicago Water Department Takes Heat for Sitting on Millions Earmarked for Lead Line Replacement

The Chicago Department of Water Management is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for lead line replacement, with little progress made in terms of swapping out the toxic pipes. City Council members want to know why.

Aug. 12, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

How a Bill Boosting Chicago’s Police, Firefighter Pensions Could Impact the City’s Finances

| Shelby Hawkins

Deportation Fears Starting to Impact Home Health Care Industry: ‘It’s Been Detrimental’

| Abena Bediako

3 Human Cases of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Chicago: Health Officials

| Eunice Alpasan

Pritzker Signs ‘Sonya Massey’s Bill’ Into Law, Requiring Stricter Background Checks for Police Hiring

| Matt Masterson

Donald Trump’s Rhetoric About DC Echoes a History of Racist Narratives About Urban Crime

| Associated Press

Lawyers Ask Judge to Expand Lawsuit Accusing CPD of Targeting Black, Latino Chicagoans With Traffic Stops to Include All Black, Latino Drivers

| Heather Cherone

Aug. 11, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Future Uncertain for 2 Chicago-Area Hospitals Amid Federal Funding Cuts, Mismanagement Allegations

| Shelby Hawkins

Illinois Lawmakers on How to Fix Chicago Public Schools’ Budget Challenges

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

Johnson, Pritzker Dismiss Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago

| Heather Cherone

The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Peaking in the Next 2 Days. Here’s How To Get a Decent View

| Patty Wetli

Federal Judge Allows Chicago to Join Lawsuit to Stop Trump from Yanking Funding Sanctuary Cities

| Heather Cherone

At Least 47% of Jobs Charged With Implementing Court-Ordered Police Reforms Are Empty, Another 226 Are Unaccounted For: Records

| Heather Cherone

‘We’ve Been Tested’: Texas Dems Who’ve Fled to Illinois Enter Second Week of Quorum Break

| Matt Masterson

Which Republicans Are Seeking Statewide Office in Illinois in 2026? So Far, Hardly Any

| Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

On the Front Lines in Eastern Ukraine, Peace Feels Far Away

| Associated Press

AOL Will Stop Offering Dial-Up Internet Service Next Month After More Than 30 Years

| CNN

Donald Trump Says He’s Placing Washington Police Under Federal Control, Deploying the National Guard

| Associated Press

Week in Review: Texas Democrats Take Refuge in Illinois; DHS Secretary Noem Returns to Slam Sanctuary Cities

| Paul Caine

Want to Represent the 27th Ward on the Chicago City Council? Here’s How to Apply

| Heather Cherone

James Lovell, Apollo 13 Moon Mission Leader Who Settled in Chicago Suburbs, Dies at 97

| Associated Press

Chicago Bungalow Garden Contest Winners Work Wonders in Small Spaces — From a Backyard Oasis to a Pollinator Haven

| Patty Wetli

Illinois Newsrooms Receive $4M From State Through Tax Credits

| Capitol News Illinois

College Endowment Tax is Leading to Hiring Freezes and Could Mean Cuts in Financial Aid

| Associated Press

Trump Seeks to Change How Census Collects Data and Wants to Exclude Immigrants in US Illegally

| Associated Press

Homeland Security Head Noem Criticizes Pritzker, Johnson in Illinois Visit While Local Officials Brand Her a ‘Liar’

| Matt Masterson

Chicago Park District Will Stagger Pool Closings as Summer Heat Lingers, But Lifeguards Are Heading Back to School

| Patty Wetli

Appeals Court Rules Serious CPD Discipline Hearings Must Take Place in Public

| Heather Cherone

Abrupt Closure of Illinois-Based Newspaper Chain Leaves Dozens of Communities Without a News Source

| Associated Press

Aug. 7, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Sen. Dick Durbin on Texas Democrats, the War in Gaza and His Upcoming Retirement

| Abena Bediako
 

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