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City Council Votes 32-17 to Borrow $1.25B to Fund Economic Development, Affordable Housing Projects

The approval represents a major win for Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has touted the proposal as a way to make Chicago a more equitable place to live by “investing in people” and expanding the city’s economic capacity — without raising taxes on Chicago property owners.

Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, tribal chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in February 2024. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

Illinois Now Home to Federally Recognized Tribal Land After Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Given Back Portion of Ancestral Land

A rendering of a planned new Ryan Field in Evanston. (Credit: Northwestern University)

Judge Tosses Large Portions of Evanston Residents’ Lawsuit Over Northwestern’s Ryan Field Deal

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike speaks during Thursday's press briefing. (WTTW News)

With COVID-19 Vaccine on the Way, IDPH Chief Says ‘Finish Line is in Sight’

COVID-19 in Illinois: 11,101 New Cases, 196 Additional Deaths

Dec 10, 2020 | Matt Masterson
The Navy Pier flyover. (WTTW News)

City Says Long-Awaited Navy Pier Flyover on Track to Open by Year’s End

Dec 10, 2020 | Nick Blumberg
In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Kyla Harris, 10, writes a tribute to her grandmother Patsy Gilreath Moore, who died at age 79 of COVID-19, at a symbolic cemetery created to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19 in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo / Lynne Sladky, File)

One-day US Deaths Top 3,000, More Than D-Day or 9/11

Dec 10, 2020 | Associated Press
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Chicago’s Post-Thanksgiving Coronavirus Surge Boosts Cases by 30%: Officials

Dec 10, 2020 | Heather Cherone
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Police Tracking Public’s Trust in Department Through New Dashboard

Dec 10, 2020 | Matt Masterson

December 10, 2020 - Full Show

Dec 10, 2020 | WTTW News
Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Monday, May 13, 2019.

AP Source: Emanuel’s Cabinet Prospects Increasingly Unlikely

Dec 10, 2020 | Associated Press
Corritta Lewis, center, and her wife Mea pose with their son Caleb, 2, in Oceanside, Calif., on Dec. 4, 2020. (Corritta Lewis via AP)

No Drama Corona-Christmas Has Some Secretly Jumping For Joy

Dec 10, 2020 | Associated Press
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (WTTW News)

What Happens When Legislators Speak Out Against Speaker Madigan?

Dec 9, 2020 | Amanda Vinicky
Michael Madigan file photo (WTTW News)

Spotlight Politics: Madigan Floats Income Tax Hike

Dec 9, 2020 | Alexandra Silets
Ana María Martínez (WTTW News)

Free Virtual Concert ‘Pasión Latina’ Marks a First for Lyric Opera

Dec 9, 2020 | Angel Idowu
This undated file photo provided by the Ford County Sheriff's Office in Paxton, Ill., shows Michael Hari. (Ford County Sheriff's Office via AP File)

Jury Convicts Illinois Man In Minnesota Mosque Bombing

Dec 9, 2020 | Associated Press
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Englewood Keeps Focus on Revitalization 6 Months After Looting, Unrest

Dec 9, 2020 | Quinn Myers
Ann Sather restaurant. (WTTW News)

Lightfoot: I’m ‘Deeply Disappointed’ That Alderman Flouted Indoor Dining Ban

Dec 9, 2020 | Heather Cherone
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Aldermen OK Break for Cubs, Businesses Struggling During Pandemic

Dec 9, 2020 | Heather Cherone
Fentanyl pills (Credit: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)

Suburban Cook County Launches Initiative to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths

Dec 9, 2020 | Kristen Thometz
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike speaks Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 during the state’s daily COVID-19 press briefing. (WTTW News)

As Winter Holidays Near, Officials Urge People to Gather Virtually

COVID-19 in Illinois: 8,256 New Cases, 179 Additional Deaths

Dec 9, 2020 | Kristen Thometz
Great Kiskadee (Liam Lysaght / Pixabay)

Birders A-Twitter Over This Yellow-Bellied Beauty’s First-Ever Sighting in Illinois

Dec 9, 2020 | Patty Wetli
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Reeling from Multibillion-Dollar Losses, Airline Industry Pins Hopes on Vaccines

Dec 9, 2020 | Paul Caine
A Gol Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane approaches to land at the international airport in Guarulhos, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo / Andre Penner)

Boeing 737 Max Back in Air 2 Years After Grounded By Crashes

Dec 9, 2020 | Associated Press
A nurse prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, as the U.K. health authorities rolled out a national mass vaccination program. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein, Pool)

UK Probing If Allergic Reactions Linked to Pfizer Vaccine

Dec 9, 2020 | Associated Press

December 9, 2020 - Full Show

Dec 9, 2020 | WTTW News
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All 34 Chicago Hospitals Could Get COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week, Lightfoot Says

Dec 9, 2020 | Heather Cherone
The “Dreadhead Cowboy” is seen on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. (Courtesy Vashon Jordan Jr. / @vashon_photo)

‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ Ordered to Have No Contact With His Horses

Dec 9, 2020 | Matt Masterson
Former farmland within the Grant Woods Forest Preserve will become a demonstration site for climate-adapted seeds. (Courtesy of Lake County Forest Preserves)

The Seeds of a Climate Change Defense Are Being Planted in Lake County

Dec 9, 2020 | Patty Wetli
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Total Recall: Republicans Pitch Plan to Allow Recall of Any Elected Official in Illinois

Dec 8, 2020 | Amanda Vinicky
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Chicago Medical School Dean Serving on FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee

FDA advisory committee to hold public meeting Thursday about Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.

Dec 8, 2020 | Marissa Nelson
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Growing Houseplant Sales Put the Green in Greenery for Local Shops

Dec 8, 2020 | Erica Gunderson
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky talks during a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash / Pool via AP)

New White House Offer Adds $600 Checks to COVID-19 Relief

Dec 8, 2020 | Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks during an “Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit” on the White House complex, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)

Trump Hails Vaccine ‘Miracle,’ With Millions of Doses Soon

Plus: Illinois Congress members weigh in on ‘Chicago Tonight’

Dec 8, 2020 | Associated Press
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Community Groups Offer Remote Learning Support to Families in Need

Dec 8, 2020 | Brandis Friedman
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 during his daily COVID-19 briefing. (WTTW News)

Pritzker: ‘Illinois Will Only Distribute a Vaccine That Is Deemed Safe’

COVID-19 in Illinois: 7,910 New Cases, 145 Additional Deaths

Dec 8, 2020 | Kristen Thometz