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June 25, 2026 - Full Show

Jun 25, 2026 | WTTW News

Antonio Santos and Katia Martinez founded the Gage Park Latinx Council. (WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Grassroots Effort Grows Into Queer-Led Community Hub in Gage Park

Jun 25, 2026 | Joanna Hernandez

File footage of a 2026 World Cup game. (WTTW News via CNN)

Sports

World Cup Inspires Young Athletes, Draws New Players to Local Clubs

Jun 25, 2026 | Shelby Hawkins

Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

Politics

UN Agency Pauses Evacuation of Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz After Attack on Vessel

Jun 25, 2026 | Associated Press

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction on June 25, 2026. (City of Chicago livestream)

Crime & Law

Johnson Uses Executive Order to Establish Office of Gun Violence Reduction, a Step Toward Permanent Department

Jun 25, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

The Illinois secretary of state’s office in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

Politics

Starting July 1, Only Illinois Residents Aged 87 or Older Required to Take Annual Driving Test

Jun 25, 2026 | Jenna Schweikert — Capitol News Illinois

A storm cloud spins over a corn field in central Illinois in a file photo. (searagen / iStock)

Science & Nature

Illinois Is Experiencing More Tornadoes — But Receiving Less Federal Disaster Aid

Jun 25, 2026 | UIS Public Affairs Reporting

Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2019. (AP Photo / Haven Daley, File)

Business Politics

Supreme Court Ruling Blocks Thousands of Lawsuits Against Maker of Roundup Weedkiller

Jun 25, 2026 | Associated Press

A group of migrants wait to be processed between two border walls separating Mexico and the United States after crossing illegally before dawn, Jan. 21, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo / Gregory Bull, File)

Politics

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration to Revive Restrictive Immigration Policy for Asylum Seekers

Jun 25, 2026 | Associated Press

Linda Joseph holds a candle during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration status, or TPS, for Haitians, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in North Miami. (AP Photo / Lynne Sladky, File)

Supreme Court Lets the Trump Administration End Legal Protections for Haitians and Syrians

Jun 25, 2026 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo / Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Politics

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Election Executive Order Seeking to Create a Federal Voter List

Jun 25, 2026 | Associated Press

Screenshot from Matt Brewer's campaign launch video. (Courtesy of Matt Brewer via YouTube)

Politics

Matt Brewer, Former Chicago Housing Authority Board Chair, Joins Mayoral Race

Jun 25, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

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Politics

Chicago Budget Task Force Recommends Long-Term Structural Reforms to Address City’s Fiscal Challenges

Jun 25, 2026 | Matt Masterson

"The Royal Tenenbaums" is screening at Filmspotting Fest II (Touchstone Pictures)

Arts & Entertainment

A Podcast’s Film Festival and a Symphonic ‘Star Wars’: 4 Arts Picks for Your Weekend

Jun 25, 2026 | Josh Terry

Max Sansing works on a mural paying homage to house music legend Frankie Knuckles. (WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago’s Creative Sector Supports 210K Jobs, Arts Alliance Illinois Study Finds

Jun 25, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

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June 24, 2026 - Full Show

Jun 24, 2026 | WTTW News

Visitors enjoy lunch in Tafari’s Kitchen at the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago on May 12, 2026. (The Obama Foundation)

Arts & Entertainment

Curating Sounds and Tastes: Meet 2 Chicagoans Working to Make the Obama Presidential Center a Success

Jun 24, 2026 | Shelby Hawkins

State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) appears on “Chicago Tonight” on June 24, 2026. (WTTW News)

Politics Sports

Not Waiting for Dems, State Rep. Ugaste Proposes New Bears Bill

Jun 24, 2026 | Andrew Montequin

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the bill signing for a new law that will protect abortion patients’ medical records from out-of-state retaliation, June 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Pritzker Signs Bill Protecting Medical Records for Abortion Patients in Illinois

Jun 24, 2026 | UIS Public Affairs Reporting

The Obama Presidential Center’s museum tower and plaza, June 3, 2026. (Nicole Cardos / WTTW News)

Arts & Entertainment

Obama Presidential Center to Soon Release More Museum Tickets for September Through January

Jun 24, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as Republican senators arrive for a closed-door lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to prepare for a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics

Trump Abruptly Cancels Signing a Bipartisan Housing Bill, Blindsiding Republicans

Jun 24, 2026 | Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, left, and manager Craig Counsell, right, argue with umpire Jordan Baker (71) during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo / Noah K. Murray)

Sports

Cubs Manager Craig Counsell Perplexed by Rainout and Irked by ‘Terrible Rule’

Jun 24, 2026 | Associated Press

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Arts & Entertainment

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for June 24-30

Jun 24, 2026 | Josh Terry

The city of Evanston is pictured in a file photo. (WTTW News)

Crime & Law

Renewed Debate Over Evanston’s Reparations Program As Trump Administration Seeks to End It

Jun 23, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

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June 23, 2026 - Full Show

Jun 23, 2026 | WTTW News

Left: The cover of “Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Conviction.” (Provided) Right: Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve appears on “Chicago Tonight” on June 23, 2026. (WTTW News)

Crime & Law

Cook County Has Been Called the Wrongful Conviction Capital of the US. New Book Explores Why

Jun 23, 2026 | Blair Paddock

A newly built warehouse is seen on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Social Circle, Ga., where officials are concerned about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's plans connected to a $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo / Mike Stewart, file)

Politics

Federal Officials Plan to Offload Some Warehouses Purchased for Immigrant Detention

Jun 23, 2026 | Associated Press

The case and crew of the short film “Mataron A Pedro” at a screening in Chicago. (Carmona Rivera / National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture)

Arts & Entertainment

New Short Film Showcases Life, Work of Puerto Rican Activist

Jun 23, 2026 | Joel Ortiz

Gary Scott sits at his desk in the WLDS-WEAI office. (Photo provided by Gary Scott)

Arts & Entertainment

‘A Legacy Brand Sunset’: Illinois Radio Stations Reckon With CBS News Radio’s Shutdown

Jun 23, 2026 | Medill Illinois News Bureau

Chicago Pride Parade, 2025. (Courtesy of pridechicago.org)

Arts & Entertainment

2026 Chicago Summer Festival Guide

Jun 23, 2026 | Erica Demarest

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Education

CPS Kicking Off Community Engagement Roundtables as District Works to Fill $732M Budget Shortfall

Jun 23, 2026 | Matt Masterson

British conservative lawmaker Anna Soubry, centre, who campaigned to remain in the European Union during referendum debates, reacts with pro-Brexit protesters outside parliament in London, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo / Alastair Grant, File)

Politics

How Brexit Broke British Politics

Jun 23, 2026 | Associated Press