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Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams Addresses Controversy From Book Excerpt

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sought to quiet the controversy about how he hadn’t wanted to come to his current team prior to the 2024 draft.

From Camp Movies to Bronze Horses, Here Are This Week’s Arts and Culture Picks

These openings, screenings and performances will have you in the movie theater, the symphony and the dive bar concert venue.

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, May 28, 2025 - Full Show

Lawmakers still figuring out how to fill the state’s budget gap. A new opera on lesser-known Black heroes. And journalist Jonathan Capehart has a new memoir.

Columnist Jonathan Capehart Gets Personal in New Memoir ‘Yet Here I Am’

A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, editor, columnist, PBS NewsHour political analyst and MSNBC host lays it all bare in his new book.

‘She Who Dared’ Opera Showcases Black Female Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, jazz and the blues to tell the story centered around seven women.

Lawmakers Unveil Plan to Overhaul Chicago-Area Transit With New Oversight Agency, But No Solution for Fiscal Cliff

The bill would replace the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees CTA, Metra, and Pace, with a new entity called the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. It would be charged with creating a universal fare system and ensuring coordination of service and capital projects.

Former Chicago Gangster Disciple Leader Larry Hoover Gets Commutation From Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado.

New Navy Pier Marina, Offering Short-Term Docking for Recreational Boaters, Expected to Open Mid-June

The Navy Pier Marina is expected to officially open to the public June 14. The opening of the marina, located on the north side of Navy Pier, comes as this year’s boating season kicks off.

CTA Paid Some Employees $1M for Remote Work They Could Not Complete, Watchdog Report Finds

The Chicago Transit Authority has paid out more than $1 million over the past five years to vault operations employees for remote work, despite the fact that their work cannot be done remotely, a new watchdog report has found.

Apple Doesn’t Make iPhones in America. Why?

Experts say making iPhones in the U.S. would upend the way Apple builds its most lucrative product. Moving iPhone production to the US would mean shifting away from countries like China and India that have the highly specialized workforce and skills.

Elon Musk Criticizes Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ a Fracture in a Key Relationship

The billionaire entrepreneur, who supported Trump’s candidacy with at least $250 million and has worked for his administration as a senior adviser, said he was “disappointed” by what the president calls his “big beautiful bill.”

WNBA Says League Cannot Substantiate Claims That Racist Remarks Were Made by Fans at Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever Game

The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took place during a game in Indianapolis between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever earlier this month.

Local Live Music Recommendations for May 28-June 3

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.

Local Potato Chip Company Draws Inspiration From Iconic Chicago Foods

Laura Gardner, owner of Local Style Potato Chips, set out to combine her love of potato chips and Chicago foods to make the ultimate snack.

May 27, 2025 - Full Show

Lawmakers have just a few more days to pass a balanced state budget. And Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke on how she’s reshaping the office.