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Chicago Lifts COVID-19 Travel Order

All 50 states, along with Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., are recording fewer than 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents and are no longer covered by the travel order, officials said Tuesday.

‘Latino Voices’ Community Conversation: Latino LGBTQ Experience

For our June event, we celebrate Pride Month by highlighting past and current leaders in the LGBTQ movement and the Latino experience within the community. Watch the full discussion.

‘Excruciating’: Florida Collapse Search Stretches to Day 6

The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. 

Illinois’ New Criminal Justice Law Begins to Take Effect

Major changes to Illinois’ criminal justice system that passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder will begin to take effect Thursday, including a requirement that officers track and report to the state incidents in which they use a gun on someone. Here’s what else is changing.

Traveling Exhibit Honors Chicago’s Koko Taylor and Other Women of the Blues

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that’s exactly what Lynn Orman Weiss’ traveling exhibition does, sharing through photos how women have contributed to one of the most influential music genres.

As Lightfoot Blames Court Shutdown for Violence, Aldermen Push Back

Hours after Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the shutdown of the Cook County court system by the COVID-19 pandemic for escalating violence across Chicago’s South and West sides, several aldermen told “Chicago Tonight” that rising inequality and distrust of the police is to blame. 

Biden Working to Get Infrastructure Package Back on Track

President Joe Biden is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits, stressing its $973 billion would include the largest investment in transportation in nearly a century and millions of jobs would be created.

WHO: Delta Variant is ‘Most Transmissible’ Identified So Far

The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the variants identified so far,” and warned it is now spreading in at least 85 countries.

Legislation to Address Period Poverty Heads to Governor’s Desk

Community organizations and state lawmakers are working to make menstrual products more accessible to Illinoisans who need them. We take a look at the issue in our Firsthand: Living in Poverty series.

Crain’s Headlines: Ventas Reaches $2.3B Deal for Additional Senior Housing

Investment groups wager on future demand for senior housing. Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Danny Ecker has details on that story and more.

Explainer: Infrastructure Deal Targets Lead Pipes

Included in the bipartisan infrastructure deal reached with President Joe Biden last week is a plan to eliminate the country’s remaining lead pipes and service lines, which for decades have posed a risk for contaminated water in millions of homes and schools.

Chicago Police Believe Mass Shootings Sunday Night Were Likely Gang-Related

Police Superintendent David Brown on Monday said investigations remain ongoing into a shooting in the South Shore that left one dead and five injured, and another at Marquette Park that left one dead and 10 injured.

Blackhawks Hire Outside Firm to Investigate Allegations

The Chicago Blackhawks have hired a former federal prosecutor to conduct an independent review of allegations that a former player was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010.

June 28, 2021 - Full Show

Details about Illinois’ new criminal justice law. Catching up with alderpeople after two City Council meetings. What you need to know about the delta variant. How poverty affects women differently.

License Expired? As Lines Swell, Deadline Extended to January 2022

Illinois residents scrambling to renew their driver’s licenses and identification cards got a five-month reprieve Monday as lines swelled at secretary of state offices across the state.