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Suggestion Box is Open for Baby Piping Plover Names

While expectant parents Monty and Rose do the heavy lifting of incubating their clutch of eggs, the rest of us can help prep for the little ones by submitting suggestions for names.

13-Year-Old Boy Shot Sunday While Riding Bike Has Died

One of the weekend’s youngest victims of gun violence, 13-year-old Eric Crawford, who was shot in the head while riding his bike Sunday morning on Chicago’s South Side, has died.

May 18, 2021 - Full Show

The state’s eviction moratorium is set to end. What will it mean? Inside the politically charged remap fight. A look at cases before the Supreme Court. And new life for the Jackson 5 home in Gary.

Illinois’ Eviction Ban is Lifting, But Housing Problems Persist

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signaled Monday that he’ll lift the statewide ban on evictions in August, prompting widespread concern that the move will lead to a sudden burst of evictions.

Child Care, Early Development Industries Hit by Pandemic

As child care centers and schools closed at the height of the pandemic, parents were left balancing work and caretaking responsibilities while also navigating economic uncertainty. But as child care centers reopen, some families appear slow to enroll their children.

Conservatives Push Big Issues to Fore at Supreme Court

Abortion. Guns. Religion. A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social issues that have been a goal of the right for decades.

2300 Jackson Street, Home of Jackson 5, Gets Official Highway Signage

The celebration was in full force May 13 at 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana, as the city marked the home of the Jackson 5 with official highway signage. We visit the historic site and speak to Marlon and Tito Jackson about their childhood home.

Children, Police Officers Wounded During Violent Weekend in Chicago

Forty-eight people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, including a 2-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and two police officers, as the city continues to outpace last year’s shooting and homicide totals so far in 2021.

Pritzker Announces Plan to Phase Out Eviction Ban by August

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that the state’s ban on evictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be phased out during the next three months before expiring in August.

Rachmaninoff Yearns for His Homeland in Hershey Felder’s Music-Driven Riff on Russian Composer

In “Nicholas, Anna & Sergei,” Hershey Felder fully captures the “history, pride and melancholy of the Russians” with the fervor Sergei Rachmaninoff carried with him to the end. And he plays the composer’s sweeping music to magnificent effect.

Deal Reached to Create Police Complaint Database Championed by Watchdog: Alderman

Aldermen and Mayor Lori Lightfoot have agreed to create a database of police misconduct files dating back to 2000, an effort championed by Inspector General Joseph Ferguson as a way to start restoring Chicagoans’ trust in officers, Ald. Scott Waguespack has told WTTW News.

Southside Recycling, RMG Sue City, Ask Courts to Order Final Permit for Metal Scrapping Operation

Reserve Management Group, the parent company of the now-defunct General Iron, says it has “fully complied — and then some — with every city requirement” and is asking the courts to step in and do what the city won’t: issue a final permit.

Indiana Dropped from Chicago’s COVID-19 Travel Order: Officials

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday the city’s travel order could lift for all states and territories “soon” as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes. Michigan and Minnesota are the only Midwestern states now covered by the order.

Chicago Lifts Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Residents, But Encourages Businesses to Require Face Coverings

Chicago officials lifted the city’s mask mandate for fully vaccinated residents on Tuesday, but the city’s top doctor said she “strongly advises” businesses to require their employees and patrons to wear face coverings until the city fully reopens.

Lawmakers Quiz Boeing, FAA About Recent Issues With Planes

House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., said Tuesday there are “new and ongoing issues (at Boeing) that point to problems in maintaining quality control and appropriate FAA oversight of production issues.”