Mayor Brandon Johnson is pitching the creation of a city-owned grocery store in an effort to reverse historic disinvestment in food access on the South and West sides. This process is starting with a feasibility study alongside the Economic Security Project.
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Chicago Explores Possibility of a City-Owned Grocery Store In Effort to Improve Food Access
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After Years of Decline, CPS Believes 2023-24 Enrollment Is ‘Relatively Consistent’ With Last Year
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Following years and years of declining enrollment, Chicago Public Schools officials believe the number of students currently attending district schools is in line with totals from the same time last year.
Sept. 19, 2023 - Full Show
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Riding along with a taskforce working to stop carjackings. What a city-owned grocery store might look like. And Chicago takes another step toward paying tipped workers more.
In Chicago, Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Talks Putin, Poisoning and the Need to Combat Russian Aggression
Sep 19, 2023 0 Comments
In an interview with WTTW News, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko gave an assessment of the challenges Ukraine faces as the war with Russia continues.
Search for Former NFL Player Sergio Brown Continues After Mother Found Dead in West Suburb. Here’s What’s Known
Sep 19, 2023 0 Comments
The search continues for former NFL player Sergio Brown after his mother was found dead with assault injuries near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to the Maywood Police Department.
Union Threatens to Expand Targeted Strike Against Big Three Automakers If There Is No Substantive Progress by Friday
Sep 19, 2023 0 Comments
In a video statement late Monday, UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at more factories will join those who are now in the fifth day of a strike at three plants.
Openlands Announces Michael Davidson as CEO, First New Leader at the Conservation Organization in 35 Years
Sep 19, 2023 0 Comments
The last time the conservation organization experienced a changing of the leadership guard, the year was 1988, Ronald Reagan was president, Mike Tyson was heavyweight champ, and floppy disks were still a thing.
Mayor Brandon Johnson Denounces Bomb Threats That Closed Chicago-Area Libraries as ‘Attack on Our Democracy’
Sep 19, 2023 0 Comments
“There are extremists in this country, right-wing extremists, who want to disrupt our form of democracy and our life,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
After Recent Rains Flooded Ant Colonies, They Formed Their Own Life Rafts
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If their nests become waterlogged, ants will evacuate and form a waterproof ball that floats on the surface until the waters recede.
Brookfield Zoo Has More Big News to Celebrate: A Record-Setting $40M Donation
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Brookfield Zoo has received a historic $40 million gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, the largest single private contribution in the zoo's 89-year history, officials announced Tuesday.
Family of 4 Found Fatally Shot in Their Romeoville Home, Police Investigating As a Murder
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The two adults, their two children and the dogs were found with gunshot wounds in their home in Romeoville, officials said. Police do not consider the deaths a murder-suicide and are investigating the incident as a murder.
Suburban Chicago Man Convicted in 2006 Pipe Bomb Explosion at Hinsdale Train Station
Sep 19, 2023 0 Comments
A federal jury in Chicago on Monday found 70-year-old Thomas James Zajac guilty on three charges stemming from the Sept. 1, 2006, bombing that injured one person.
Chicago Chef Celebrates the Underappreciated Reach of Midwestern Food in New Cookbook
Sep 18, 2023 0 Comments
You can rag on our region for Crock Pot meals loaded with cream of mushroom soup, or salads mostly made of marshmallows and Cool Whip. But one Chicago chef says the culinary depth and national influence the Midwest has had on America’s taste is underestimated.
Sept. 18, 2023 - Full Show
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The new cash bail law officially takes effect in Illinois. We look at how law enforcement and prosecutors are handling it. Why a system for handling Chicago police misconduct allegations hasn’t yet been implemented. And surprising facts about Midwestern food.
Mayor Brandon Johnson Vows to Pass New Law Protecting South, West Sides from Pollution
Sep 18, 2023 0 Comments
“The time to act on environmental justice is now,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
A Look Inside Cook County Courtrooms on the Day Cash Bail Ends in Illinois
Sep 18, 2023 0 Comments
Illinois officially became the first state in the country Monday to officially eliminate the pre-trial practice of requiring that some criminal defendants pay a set cash amount in order to secure their release from custody ahead of trial.
Illinois Gun Owners Who Want to Keep Now-Banned Assault Weapons Must Register Them
Sep 18, 2023 0 Comments
The law provides an exception for Illinoisans who already owned such items before it went into effect. Those people are required to submit an endorsement affidavit through their Firearm Owner’s Identification Card account before Jan. 1, 2024.
