Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office is scheduled to release a detailed proposal to close the gap in October, but officials have no plans to hike taxes, cut services or layoff workers to cover the projected gap, a spokesperson told WTTW News.
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Cook County Facing $218M Budget Gap in 2025: Officials
Jun 19, 2024 0 Comments
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Gurnee Man Awarded Certificate of Innocence After Spending Nearly 30 Years in Prison on Wrongful Murder Conviction
Jun 19, 2024 0 Comments
Attorneys for Herman Williams — a former U.S. Navy member who served two tours in the Gulf War — announced Tuesday he has been awarded the certificate by the state following his exoneration in the 1993 killing of his former wife Penny Williams.
Collecting Sex-Crazed Zombie Cicadas on Speed: Scientists Track a Bug-Controlling Super-Sized Fungus
Jun 19, 2024 0 Comments
With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked by a super-sized fungus.
Why a Photojournalist Felt Called to Document the Reality of Life Along Route 66
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
A one-off assignment to photograph Route 66 turned into a years-long labor of love. Now, his work highlighting a more complicated side of the highway memorialized in that famous tune is being shown at Uptown’s Chicago Center for Photojournalism, 1226 W. Wilson Ave.
Feds Announces Major Bust as Crack Down on Chinese Money Launderers Working With Drug Cartels Ratchet Up
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
It’s one of the biggest busts yet as federal agencies step up efforts to target the highest levels of Chinese money laundering rings that experts and officials tell CNN are the go-to partners for Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartels that traffic fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S.
Dollar Tree Stores Left Lead-Tainted Applesauce Pouches on Store Shelves for Weeks After Recall, FDA Says
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
The FDA sent a warning letter to Dollar Tree this month and placed Negasmart, the Ecuadorian distributor of WanaBana apple cinnamon pouches, under import alerts following the October 2023 recall of the products found to be contaminated with “extremely high” levels of lead and chromium.
June 18, 2024 - Full Show
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
Pushback on plans to close and rebuild two Illinois prisons. And documenting the reality of life along America’s famous Route 66.Pushback on plans to close and rebuild two Illinois prisons. And documenting the reality of life along America’s famous Route 66.
7-Year-Old Boy Killed in ‘Random’ Shooting on Near West Side Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling confirmed that the victim died after he was shot around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of West Jackson Boulevard.
Grassland Birds Catch a Break: County Line Orchard in Northwest Indiana Won’t Mow Nesting Habitat Until After Breeding Season
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
What happens when an endangered bird nests in a hayfield set to be harvested? A great debate has been swirling in Northwest Indiana.
President Joe Biden is Offering Some Migrants a Pathway to Citizenship. Here’s How the Plan Will Work
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children.
Ethics Committee Chair Pushes Call for Public Financing for City Council Elections Into City Hall Spotlight
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) said the plan, which is estimated to cost approximately $9.5 million per election, was designed to reduce the influence of “big special interest donors.”
Chicago Public Schools CEO on Budget Crunch, CTU Negotiations and Student Assessments
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
With a budget crunch, union negotiations and other challenges ahead, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez appeared on “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the current state of CPS.
Chicago Sets Record-High Temp as Heat Wave Continues, But It's the Water That's Proving Deadly
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
Multiple people have drowned in recent days as Chicagoans head to Lake Michigan to beat the heat.
How Animal Shelters Are Working to Cut Down Chicago's Record-High Euthanasia Rate
Jun 18, 2024 0 Comments
The city shelter has seen a 24% increase in the first five months of 2024. Advocates said a rise of intakes and a lack of adoption are contributing to the issue.
June 17, 2024 - Full Show
Jun 17, 2024 0 Comments
The leader of CPS on the district’s latest accomplishments and challenges. What’s behind an increase in animal euthanasia rates in Chicago. And looking at the city’s lofty place in the history of the skyscraper.
A Marvelous Production of a Classic Sondheim Musical at Theo Ubique: Review
Jun 17, 2024 0 Comments
With “A Little Night Music” now on stage at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, WTTW News theater critic Hedy Weiss recalls seeing the original 1973 Tony Award-winning Broadway production of the musical.
Illinois’ Ban on Bump Stocks Remains in Place Despite US Supreme Court Decision
Jun 17, 2024 0 Comments
Bump stocks became the focus of gun control debate following a 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. A gunman used weapons equipped with bump stocks to fire more than 1,000 rounds into a crowd in a matter of minutes, killing 60 people and injuring more than 400.
