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Chicago Has Updated Its Green Infrastructure Strategy, Will It Hold Water?

Officials with Chicago's Department of Environment recently released an updated Green Infrastructure Strategy, the first revision to the document in more than a decade.

Should Social Media Be Regulated for Kids? Illinois Lawmakers Seek Restrictions Amid Debate

For the decades we’ve been using social media, there’s been a debate over how youth should be able to access it.

May 5, 2026 - Full Show

An effort to regulate social media for children. A growing movement not to pay federal taxes. And a women’s sports bar is coming to Wrigleyville.

Women’s Sports to Take Center Stage at New Wrigleyville Bar

“Wrigleyville is the entertainment district of Chicago, and I want to take my seat where we belong,” owner Clarissa Flores said. “I didn’t want to be in the outskirts. People don’t realize this, but the majority of the fans that go to Wrigley are women.”

Johnson Blasts State Lawmakers’ Focus on Bears Proposal as ‘Mismatch’ With What People ‘Are Most Concerned About’

“There is a mismatch here in terms of what the people of Chicago and Illinois are most concerned about and how government is responding and reacting,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

Chicago Police Sergeant Charged in Federal Court With PPP Loan Fraud

Federal prosecutors in Chicago on Tuesday announced Brandi Wright, 44, now faces a charge of wire fraud after she allegedly engaged in Paycheck Protection Program fraud in 2021.

Key City Council Panel Advances Plan to Ban ‘Sweepstakes’ Machines

The Chicago City Council’s License and Consumer Protection Committee voted to ban the thousands of unpermitted sweepstakes machines that operate in all kinds of businesses across the city, including in bars, restaurants, gas stations, laundromats and convenience stores.

Tickets for Obama Presidential Center to Go On Sale Wednesday Ahead of Juneteenth Opening

All entry to the museum is timed-ticketed, and visitors are strongly encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance, according to the center. Every Tuesday, the museum is free for Illinois residents.

Inside the Cruise Ship at the Center of a Rare Hantavirus Outbreak

Three passengers have died and at least four people are sick in what health officials say is an outbreak of hantavirus, which usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings.

GOP Bill Would Fund $1 Billion in White House Security Upgrades for Trump’s Ballroom

The legislation says the money would support enhancements to the ballroom project, “including above-ground and below-ground security features,” but also specifies that the money may not be used for non-security elements.

USPS Unveils Route 66 Centennial Stamps, Born From a Photographer’s 42 Trips

The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday is releasing eight stamps marking significant parts of the road in each of the states it traverses, passing by vintage diners, gas stations and motels — many since preserved or restored — along with breathtaking vistas and wide horizons of the open road.

Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Up This Year as They Continue to Outpace Last Year’s Historic Lows

Through the first four months of 2026, Chicago has seen 130 homicides, CPD data shows, up from the 120 recorded during the same period in 2025.

Female Piping Plovers Make Highly Anticipated Return to Chicago Area Beaches, Let the Mating Games Begin

Monitors have confirmed that for the third year running Sea Rocket has returned to Montrose and Blaze is back at Waukegan.

May 4, 2026 - Full Show

What a weakened Voting Rights Act could mean for future elections. And exploring Filipino culture and cuisine.

Billy Dec Takes Viewers to the Philippines in New Documentary ‘Food Roots’

In his new documentary, “Food Roots,” Billy Dec invites viewers to see who he is under the iconic fedora as he travels to the Philippines to reconnect with relatives — uncovering culture, family recipes and parts of himself along the way.