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Trump Demands Official Overseeing Jobs Data Be Fired After Dismal Employment Report

While the jobs numbers are often the subject of political spin, economists and Wall Street investors — with millions of dollars at stake — have always accepted U.S. government economic data as free from political manipulation.

Authorities Safely Locate Chicago Child Who’d Been Missing 7 Years

Chicago police, along with the U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, announced the child was found with their mother after they had gone missing in 2018.

Illinois Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Efforts to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care

Gender-affirming care includes a range of medical and mental health services to support a person’s gender identity. It includes counseling and treatment with medications that block puberty, and hormone therapy to produce physical changes, as well as surgery, which is rare for minors.

A Black Goo Was Oozing From a Ship on the Great Lakes. It Was Also Teeming With Unexpected Life

Research vessel Blue Heron trawls the Great Lakes, gathering data from the water. The floating laboratory’s most recent discovery, however, came from an unexpected location: its own rudder.

How the New US Tariff Rates Will Impact Prices for You

American businesses and consumers woke up Friday to find the contours of President Donald Trump’s foreign trade agenda taking shape but without much more clarity on how import taxes on goods from dozens of countries would affect them.

Chicago Cubs to Host All-Star Game for First Time in More Than 30 Years

Baseball’s biggest names will be heading to the Friendly Confines in July 2027 as Wrigley Field is set to host the MLB All-Star game for the first time in more than 30 years.

Grant Applications Open for Nonprofit Arts Organizations in Chicago Impacted by Federal Funding Cuts

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will give one-time emergency grants between $10,000 to $25,000 to eligible nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Chicago that have experienced recent federal funding cuts.

July 31, 2025 - Full Show

Longtime U.S. Rep. Danny Davis says he won’t be running for reelection. And how Pilsen is responding to ICE concerns ahead of its Fiesta del Sol event.

Violence Prevention Groups Sound the Alarm Over Funding Cuts: ‘We Are Trying to Sustain Communities’

“We need our government officials,” said JaShawn Hill, executive director of Chicago Survivors. “We need philanthropic communities and people who believe in our mission to step in and to help leverage us, because if they don’t, we will not be able to provide the quality of care that we have been able to do.”

As Fiesta del Sol Kicks Off in Pilsen, Organizers Say They Plan to Protect Attendees From ICE Activity

People just started gathering in Pilsen for four days of food, music and carnival rides at the Fiesta del Sol festival — an annual Latino cultural celebration drawing more than 1 million people.

Pritzker Signs Legislation to Implement Universal Mental Health Screenings in Illinois Schools

The bill requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to students enrolled in grades 3-12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

US Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall Again as Exemptions Set Another Record

It’s the third record-breaking year in a row for the exemption rate, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.

Chicago’s Air Quality Is ‘Unhealthy’ Due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke. Here’s What That Really Means

Smoke from Canadian wildfires settled over Chicago Thursday, with air quality reaching “unhealthy” levels for everyone. Air quality was far worse in parts of Canada closer to the fires.

Donald Trump Adding a $200 Million Ballroom to the White House

Construction will begin in September on a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, his press secretary announced Thursday, fulfilling a 15-year ambition by the president to construct an event space on the White House grounds.

Virginia Giuffre’s Family Expresses Shock Over Donald Trump Saying Epstein ‘Stole’ Her

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shocking to hear President Donald Trump say the disgraced financier “stole” Giuffre from him and urged that Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell remain in prison.