SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Feb 19, 2026 FDA Will Drop Two-Study Requirement for New Drug Approvals, Aiming to Speed Access The two-study standard for drugs dates to the early 1960s, when Congress passed a law requiring the FDA to review data from “adequate and well-controlled investigations” before clearing new medications. Feb 19, 2026 UChicago Paleontologists Unveil Newly Discovered Spinosaurus Species: ‘A Kind of Hell Heron’ The unique size and shape of the bones from Spinosaurus mirabilis — the first Spinosaurus species discovered in over a century — gives important clues to the history of spinosaurids on Earth. Feb 19, 2026 Pritzker Says Bears’ Statement ‘Not Some Confirmation That They’re Moving to Indiana’ An Indiana House committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 27, which would create a public stadium authority with the power to acquire land, issue long-term bonds and finance the construction of a stadium and related facilities. Feb 19, 2026 Yep, It Rained Mud in Chicago Vehicles across the city were coated in dirt Wednesday thanks to a perfect storm of events. Feb 19, 2026 Funeral Services Set for Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson Rainbow/PUSH announced that Jackson, who passed away this week at the age of 84, will be laying in state at the coalition’s office — located at 930 E. 50th Street — on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 ahead of a funeral next weekend. Feb 19, 2026 From Oscar-Nominated Shorts to a Music Photography Exhibit, Here Are 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. Feb 18, 2026 Feb. 18, 2026 - Full Show Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address gets sentimental. And a legal and spiritual victory as local clergy members are able to go inside the Broadview ICE facility. Feb 18, 2026 WTTW Looks Back: 5 Decades of Interviews With the Rev. Jesse Jackson The late Rev. Jesse Jackson may have been born in South Carolina, but he lived most of his life as a Chicagoan. Feb 18, 2026 After Court Ruling, Clergy Members Given Access to Broadview ICE Facility on Ash Wednesday It was a legal and spiritual victory for local clergy members who were given access to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview on Wednesday. Feb 18, 2026 CPD to Provide Required Update on System That Would Flag Officers With Multiple Complaints ‘Very Soon’: Johnson City law requires the Chicago Police Department to provide updates abouts its progress in crafting a system designed to alert officials about which officers have been the subject of repeated police misconduct allegations. Feb 18, 2026 Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Repeal of Key Climate Change Guardrails The EPA repealed the key underpinning of greenhouse gas emission regulations. Now environmental and health advocates are taking the agency to court. Feb 18, 2026 Former CPD Detective Who Also Served at Guantanamo Bay Testifies He Did Not Torture Man Into 1992 Murder Confession Richard Zuley, who spent 30 years as a CPD detective, testified that he never verbally or physically assaulted Anthony Garrett, who was sentenced to 100 years in prison following his conviction in the shooting death of 7-year-old Dantrell Davis. Feb 18, 2026 Catch of the Day: Birders Capture Image of ‘Odd’ Duck and Accidentally Make a Key Scientific Discovery Birders inadvertently provided researchers at Loyola University with a key bit of documentation related to invasive species and microplastics. Feb 18, 2026 Jesse Jackson’s Children Honor the Civil Rights Leader a Day After His Death Members of the Jackson family, at times fighting back tears, spoke about the impact the Rev. Jesse Jackson has had on them. They highlighted his fight against injustice and inequality throughout his life, especially in his advocacy for voter rights, education and ending poverty. Feb 18, 2026 Pritzker Pitches $56 Billion Budget With New Fees on Social Media, Zoning Law Changes to Address Housing Shortage Facing a projected $2.2 billion gap and massive uncertainty over federal funding flowing into Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday proposed a $56 billion state budget plan for fiscal year 2027 beginning July 1. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: