SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) May 7, 2026 Chicago Sinfonietta to Pause Concerts, Lay Off Staff in Effort to ‘Stabilize and Grow’ Finances For nearly 40 years, the Chicago Sinfonietta has worked to advance equity in classical music by expanding access for underserved communities and developing diverse talent. The institution will undergo a “strategic renewal period” focused on fundraising and revising its operating model. May 7, 2026 Chicago Organizations Work to Address Suicide Rates Among Black Young People In an effort to combat suicide trends, two community-led organizations in Chicago — No Kids Die in the Chi and Soul Survivors of Chicago — are working to intervene early and provide young people with culturally grounded support. May 7, 2026 Chicago Lawyers Reach Settlement With 2nd Man Wrongfully Convicted of 1998 Double Murder The agreement averts a trial that would have asked a federal jury to decide whether former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara coerced Arturo DeLeon-Reyes into confessing to a 1998 Bucktown double murder. May 7, 2026 Judge Agrees to Toss Top Conspiracy Count in ‘Broadview Six’ Case The remaining defendants in the “Broadview Six” criminal case no longer face felony charges after a federal judge Thursday morning officially dismissed the top count in the politically-charged case. May 7, 2026 A Documentary on a Fearless Journalist and a Classic Musical: 4 Arts Picks for Your Weekend Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events. May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026 - Full Show Mayor Brandon Johnson visits Springfield to talk priorities with lawmakers. And DACA recipients are facing delays in their renewal process. May 6, 2026 In New Cooking Show, Anupy Singla Makes Indian Cuisine Accessible to Home Cooks Anupy Singla built her career on storytelling, working as a broadcast journalist before shifting to documenting her family’s recipes and making Indian food accessible to a larger audience. “Indian as Apple Pie” recently premiered on WTTW. May 6, 2026 DACA Recipients in Legal Limbo as Renewal Application Delays Mount The Trump administration has put renewal applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients on “processing holds.” Some of the program’s more than 500,000 beneficiaries have waited months for an answer only to see their deadline pass without a decision. May 6, 2026 Key City Panel OKs Nomination of Anjanette Young to Serve on Chicago Police Oversight Board The City Council’s Police and Fire Committee voted 14-2 to send Anjanette Young’s nomination to serve a four-year term on the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability to the full City Council for a final vote on May 20. May 6, 2026 Interest in War Tax Resistance on the Rise Due to Recent Military Action, Groups Say Some Americans are using taxes to protest the Trump administration — more specifically, the refusal to pay taxes. May 6, 2026 Watchdogs, Attorney General Call for Massive Cuts to Peoples Gas Rate Request While watchdogs called on regulators to slash $137 million, or roughly two-thirds of the Peoples Gas request, the attorney general’s office went further, calling not only for the entire request to be rejected, but for the company to return $4 million to customers. May 6, 2026 Millennium Park’s 2026 Summer Film Series Includes Rob Reiner Tribute, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Devil Wears Prada’ The summer film series runs most Tuesdays between June 30 and Aug. 18. All film screenings are free. This year’s lineup features crowd favorites and milestone anniversaries. May 6, 2026 It’s Open Mic Night on Chicago Rooftops, Where Acoustic Devices Will Listen for Migrating Birds Most birds migrate over Chicago at night. A new network of acoustic monitors is tracking their movements by listening for what can't be seen. May 6, 2026 CNN Founder Ted Turner, a Pioneer of Cable TV News, Dies at 87 Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family. He was 87. May 6, 2026 Man Charged With Stealing $450 Million From Mexican Billionaire in Loan Scheme Arrested in Chicago A man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to dupe a Mexican billionaire out of around $450 million in a bogus stock-backed loan scheme, according to a newly unsealed U.S. indictment and other court records. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: