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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

(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

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

(WTTW News)

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

(WTTW News)

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

(WTTW News)

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

A new overlook gives visitors a panoramic view of Marian Byrnes Park’s 140 acres, a mix of woodland, wetland and slag prairie. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Science & Nature

Steel Slag Meets Prairie at Chicago’s Marian Byrnes Park, See This Natural Wonder in an Unnatural Setting

Jun 23, 2026 | Patty Wetli

A data center owned by CyrusOne in Aurora is pictured in a 2025 file photo. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Politics Science & Nature

Data Center Policy Debate in Illinois Spans Environmental, Economic Goals

Jun 22, 2026 | Andrew Montequin

Brandis Friedman hosts the June 22, 2026, episode of "Chicago Tonight."

June 22, 2026 - Full Show

Jun 22, 2026 | WTTW News

Toni Preckwinkle appears on “Chicago Tonight” on April 1, 2025. (WTTW News)

Crime & Law

Cook County Announces $20M for Community Violence Intervention Services

Jun 22, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

The Dirksen Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois)

Crime & Law

Chicago US Attorney’s Office Reviewing Past Grand Jury Proceedings After Another Case Tied to ‘Broadview Six’ Prosecutor Falls Apart

Jun 22, 2026 | Matt Masterson

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Austria during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo / Tony Gutierrez)

Sports

Lionel Messi Becomes Top Scorer in World Cup History With Two More Goals for Argentina

Jun 22, 2026 | Associated Press

The electoral board of the Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners review cases challenging the petitions of people who filed to run in the 2024 school board elections. This year, challenges have been filed against more than half of the candidates running in the election this November. (Becky Vevea / Chalkbeat)

Education

In This Fall’s Chicago School Board Elections, Many Voters May Only Have One Candidate to Choose From

Jun 22, 2026 | Chalkbeat Chicago

A Chicago Police Department vehicle is parked on Clark Street near Daley Plaza on June 15, 2025. (Victor Hilitski / WTTW News)

Politics

Chicago Advocates Call for New Gun Violence Prevention Efforts After Mass Shooting, Trump Response

Jun 22, 2026 | Matt Masterson

A lone star tick crawls on southern Illinois University zoology professor Agustín Jiménez’s hand on April 13, 2026, in Thompson Woods in Carbondale, Illinois. (Riley Sembler)

Health

Alpha-Gal Syndrome Poses Threat to Southern Illinoisans as Tick Population Surges

Jun 22, 2026 | Capitol News Illinois

Economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, is seen in his office in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Business Politics

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Dies at 100

Jun 22, 2026 | Associated Press

A sidewalk in Roscoe Village is pictured in an April 2024 file photo. (Jared Rutecki / WTTW News)

Politics

Chicago’s Sidewalks Aren’t Accessible for People With Mobility Challenges, Lawsuit Argues. The City Wants the Case Dismissed

Jun 22, 2026 | Nick Blumberg

(WTTW News)

Week in Review: Obama Presidential Center Opens; Chicago Mayoral Race Expands

Jun 19, 2026 | Nick Blumberg