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521 Chicago Police Officers Still Using Gun Federal Judge Says Should be Banned, CPD Says

While the number of officers carrying the gun “decreases daily,” CPD officials told the judge there is no firm timetable for all CPD officers to stop carrying the gun because of delays obtaining a new CPD-approved weapon or holster.

New 211 Call Center Opens in Grand Crossing, Connecting Cook County Residents With Resources

| Eunice Alpasan

As Interim Chicago Housing Authority CEO Steps Down, Walter Burnett’s Appointment to Lead CHA Remains Stalled

| Heather Cherone

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Defends Overturning Roe v. Wade, Reveals Supreme Court Dynamics in New Book

| CNN

Feds File Lawsuit Targeting Illinois Law That Provides Financial Aid to Undocumented Students

| Matt Masterson

The Defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Receive One of TV’s Biggest Prizes

| Associated Press

Kraft Heinz Undoes Blockbuster Merger After a Decade of Changing Tastes

| Associated Press

Donald Trump’s Use of the National Guard During Los Angeles Immigration Protests is Illegal, Federal Judge Says

| Associated Press

Summer 2025 Wasn’t as Hot as It Seemed, Wrapping Up With Below Normal Temps

| Patty Wetli

Chicago Spent $231.2M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 7 Months, Nearly Triple Year’s Budget: Records

| Heather Cherone

Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Order Designed to Protect Residents if Trump Sends National Guard, ICE Strike Team to Chicago

| Heather Cherone

Week in Review: Trump Takes Aim at Cashless Bail; CPS Pushes Pension Payment

| Shelby Hawkins

Chicago is in the Trump Administration’s Sights for Its Next Immigration Crackdown

| Associated Press

An Invisible Poison: Chicago Communities Push for More Action Around the City’s 400,000 Lead Lines

| Medill School of Journalism

Chicago Faces $1.15B Budget Shortfall in 2026, $146M Gap in 2025: Johnson

| Heather Cherone

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Will Not Seek Reelection to Third Term, Sources Tell CNN

| CNN

Chicago Police Oversight Board to Get New Leader as President Steps Down Amid Bid for Congress

| 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

Aug. 28, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

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
 

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