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High Schoolers Return to Classrooms Monday After CPS, CTU Reach Deal

The fourth quarter of the school year has begun for Chicago Public Schools. And on Monday, nearly 26,000 high school students were expected to return to their classrooms to resume in-person learning for the first time in more than a year.

Community Organizations Call for Investment in Little Village

Protesters took to the streets this weekend — both in Little Village and other parts of the city — after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released videos of the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. We speak with neighborhood organizations working to help residents.

Murder Case Against Ex-Cop in Floyd’s Death Goes to the Jury

The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last year over the harrowing video of Chauvin with his knee on the Black man’s neck.

Spring Takes a Break, Winter Creeps Back Tuesday and Wednesday

With temperatures expected to dip below freezing, gardeners who jumped the gun might want to consider covering tender vegetation, according to experts.

New Group Sends Out Friend Request for Illinois’ Underappreciated Nature Preserves

Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves was founded last year to increase support for and restoration of the state’s most precious lands, which boast more biodiversity than the Grand Canyon and are more endangered than the Great Barrier Reef.

Pritzker Activates National Guard in Chicago as Chauvin Verdict Approaches

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he has activated the Illinois National Guard at the request of Mayor Lori Lightfoot “to support the Chicago Police Department with a verdict expected in the trial of Derek Chauvin,” the former Minneapolis police officer charged in connection with the death of George Floyd.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight, 1st for Another Planet

NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet.

Crain’s Headlines: New Foxconn Deal Cuts Billions in Tax Breaks

A new deal for a facility for electronics maker Foxconn is in its final stages. Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Danny Ecker has details on that story and more.

Boy Shot on Lake Shore Drive Continues ‘Remarkable’ Recovery, Doctors Say

Kayden Swann, the 22-month-old who was shot in the head while traveling in a car near Grant Park earlier this month, is breathing on his own and has been moved out of the intensive care unit, continuing what his doctors have called a “remarkable” recovery.

April 19, 2021 - Full Show

Some CPS high school students return to the classroom. Chicago adults are now eligible for the vaccine. Little Village copes with the shooting of Adam Toledo. Will riders return to public transit?

Alderman Unveils Plan to Use $30M from COVID-19 Relief Package to Send Chicagoans Cash

The proposal authored by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) would send 5,000 families $500 per month for a year as part of an effort to study whether a universal basic income could help Chicagoans recover from the economic catastrophe of the coronavirus pandemic and fight poverty.

Foxconn, Wisconsin Reach New Deal on Scaled Back Facility

Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the company announced on Monday.

Photos: Little Village Peace Walk Memorializes 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo

Several hundred people gathered Sunday evening in Little Village to mourn the death of Adam Toledo and participate in a peace walk through the neighborhood. The 13-year-old was fatally shot by a police officer on March 29.

All Chicago Residents Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

The expansion of vaccine eligibility to any Chicago adult regardless of their age, health or employment comes a week after Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered restrictions lifted on the state’s supply of vaccine from the federal government. Supplies of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine are still limited, however.

Suspect Apprehended in Fatal Shooting at Wisconsin Tavern

Authorities say they have apprehended a person in connection with a shooting at a busy tavern in southeastern Wisconsin early Sunday that left three men dead and three men injured.