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Lightfoot Appoints Former Charter Network Chair to Chicago Board of Education

Miquel A. Lewis, the acting director of Probation Services at the Cook County Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, will be joining the board where he’ll replace former Vice President Sendhil Revuluri, who left his position late last year.

No Snow Day For You, Chicago. Storm System Slides South, Indiana To Take Brunt

Chicago will dodge the worst of a storm system whose track has stymied meteorologists as it's approached the region.

WTTW News Explains: How Did Chicago Get Its Shape?

Saturday marks the 186th anniversary of Chicago’s founding as a city. As the candles on its birthday cake have grown with the passing years, so too have Chicago’s borders. Here’s a look at how a once small-but-mighty city gobbled up surrounding land.

March 2, 2023 - Full Show

The latest on the Chicago police officer shot and killed in the line of duty. Three of the city’s newest elected officials: police district council members. And Will County residents fighting a major distribution hub.

New Police District Councils Aim to Build Better Relationship Between Officers and Community

Starting in May, each of Chicago’s 22 police districts will be overseen by a three-person council. The goal is to help build trust in a beleaguered department that is under a court-ordered consent decree aimed at forcing reform.

Half of Discount Mall Vendors to Close Shop in Little Village: ‘We Don’t Have Any Choice’

For the last two years, Discount Mall has been in the middle of a battle between its vendors and property owner Novak Development. Now, half of the mall’s vendors have until the end of this month to pack up and leave.

Why Will County Residents Are Fighting a Major Logistics Hub — and Why Backers Say It’s Needed

Will County is home to the largest inland port in the United States, taking in an array of products that just about all of us depend upon. But serving as a major logistics hub has made its mark on the community: traffic jams, potholes, open land converted to warehouses.

5 Things to Do This Weekend: Spring Flower Shows, Holi Festivities

Indoor garden shows, a wintry polar plunge and Holi festivities usher in the weekend. Here are five things to do in Chicago.

18-Year-Old Charged With Murder of Chicago Police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso

Steven Montano is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated discharge of a firearm and two additional misdemeanors, the Chicago Police Department announced Thursday.

Warrant: Bomb Materials Found at Home of Alleged Highland Park Parade Gunman

According to an affidavit, the alleged gunman charged in last year’s Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park told FBI agents he mulled the possibility of deploying explosives in the attack.

Vallas Loans $100,100 to His Bid for Mayor, Lifting State Limits on Campaign Contributions

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson can now raise nearly unlimited amounts of cash for their mayoral campaigns, after Vallas loaned his own campaign $100,100 two days after advancing to the April 4 runoff.

There Will Be Nasty Weather Friday, But Forecasters Still Aren’t Sure What Form It Will Take

At some point Friday, it will probably rain or snow, but how much of which form of precipitation will fall, and where, forecasters still can’t say with confidence.

Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shot in Exchange of Gunfire on Southwest Side, Officials Say

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said the officer was a five-year veteran who had responded to a call of a woman being chased by a man with a gun. “This is something that no family should have to face.”

Trump Can Be Sued for Jan 6 Actions, Justice Department Says

The department wrote that although a president enjoys broad legal latitude to communicate to the public on matters of concern, “no part of a President’s official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence.”

COPA Publishes Body Camera Video From Officers Involved in Fatal Irving Park Shooting

Body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of a man in Irving Park last month appears to show he was attempting to get up off the ground and run away when he was killed.