SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Apr 9, 2026 April 9, 2026 - Full Show Congressional candidate Daniel Biss on his primary win and what comes next. And City Council lifts its ban on coach houses in most of Chicago — what it could mean for affordable housing. Apr 9, 2026 Back of the Yards Coffeehouse Is Bringing Seniors Together With Free Coffee, Activities Every Monday, Back of the Yards Coffeehouse hosts Senior Mondays, welcoming seniors to enjoy a free coffee and pastry while participating in activities designed to foster community and connection. Apr 9, 2026 JB Pritzker, Other Democratic Presidential Prospects Court Activists at Al Sharpton’s Conference As they deflected questions about their 2028 intentions, the high-profile Democrats pointed to what they described as an imminent threat from the Trump administration heading into the November midterm elections. Apr 9, 2026 CPD Brass Inconsistently Stripped Officers of Police Powers, Failed to Document Actions: Watchdog “The robustness and integrity of CPD’s disciplinary system is absolutely vital,” Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said. “If we are to take seriously the task of fostering trust in CPD, the city must build and run a police disciplinary system in which both members of the public and members of the department have reason to be confident.” Apr 9, 2026 ‘My Position Has Not Changed’: CPS CEO Remains in Favor of May 1 Classes Despite CTU Pressure CPS CEO Macquline King on Thursday afternoon said her recommendation to the board has been, for weeks, to maintain May 1 as an instructional day for students despite a push from the Chicago Teachers Union. Apr 9, 2026 Nurses at Rush University Medical Center Hold Rally, File Petition to Unionize Rush nurses, in collaboration with National Nurses United and its affiliate National Nurses Organizing Committee, filed a petition Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election, according to union organizers. Apr 9, 2026 Pay $9.5M to Man Who Spent 19 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend Since the start of the year, Chicago taxpayers have paid nearly $30 million to resolve four wrongful conviction lawsuits. Apr 9, 2026 Michael Madigan Makes Appellate Case, Asking Court to Vacate Corruption Convictions Attorneys for Madigan and the federal government presented their arguments before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals during a hearing Thursday inside a 27th-floor courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Building. Apr 9, 2026 Brandon Johnson Picks Anjanette Young for CPD Oversight Board Mayor Brandon Johnson nominated Anjanette Young, a social worker who was handcuffed while naked during a botched 2019 Chicago Police Department raid, on Thursday to serve on the city’s police oversight board. Apr 9, 2026 Expo Chicago and Comedy From a ‘Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!’ Writer: 4 Arts Picks for Your Week Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events. Apr 8, 2026 April 8, 2026 - Full Show Could President Donald Trump’s own Cabinet remove him from office? And meet two local chefs who are James Beard Award finalists. Apr 8, 2026 Chicago James Beard Award Finalists on the Value of Challenging Yourself “I’m a perfectionist that doesn’t believe you can reach perfection,” chef Norman Fenton said. “A dish is never finished. It’s always evolving. It’s always taking a new form, so it’s never perfect. Never perfect. Always working on it.” Apr 8, 2026 Illinois Democrats Call for Removing Trump From Office After ‘Whole Civilization Will Die’ Threat to Iran Several Democratic elected officials in Illinois released statements on social media calling for Trump to be impeached, including calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked. Apr 8, 2026 Volunteers Turn a Chicago Man’s Recordings of 10,000 Concerts Into an Online Treasure Trove Aadam Jacobs has recorded more than 10,000 concerts, with increasingly sophisticated equipment, over four decades in Chicago and other cities. Now a group of devoted volunteers in the U.S. and Europe is methodically cataloging, digitizing and uploading them one by one. Apr 8, 2026 Route 66, a Quintessential American Road Trip Heavy on Kitsch and History, Turns 100 Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation’s main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: