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‘Vigilance’ Showcases Diverse Environmental Leaders With Work From Local, National Artists

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Nora Moore Lloyd’s photographs of Sarah Begay. Lloyd’s works is on display in “Vigilance: Learning From the Legacies of BIPOC Environmental Leaders.” (Courtesy of Nora Moore Lloyd)

“Vigilance: Learning From the Legacies of BIPOC Environmental Leaders” is inspired by the work of Hazel Johnson, a Black Chicagoan known as the mother of the environmental justice movement.

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Nora Moore Lloyd’s photographs of Sarah Begay. Lloyd’s works is on display in “Vigilance: Learning From the Legacies of BIPOC Environmental Leaders.” (Courtesy of Nora Moore Lloyd)

Police Union Appeals Ruling Requiring Serious CPD Discipline Hearings to Take Place in Public

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Chicago Police Department Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Judge Michael Mullen’s decision upheld the effort backed by the city’s largest police union to upend the system used for 60 years to punish officers for serious misconduct, but “split the baby,” said Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara.

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Chicago Police Department Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Trump Tried to ‘Corrupt’ the 2016 Election, Prosecutor Alleges as Hush Money Trial Gets Underway

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Former president Donald Trump, center, awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

The commencement of the proceedings set the stage for weeks of unsavory and salacious testimony about Trump's personal life and placed his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.

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Former president Donald Trump, center, awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

‘Our City is Grieving’: Off-Duty Police Officer Among at Least 3 Killed by Gunfire Across Chicago Over Weekend

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Officer Luis M. Huesca (Chicago Police Department / Youtube)

Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca, who was fatally shot as he returned to his Gage Park home following his shift early Sunday, was among three people killed by gunfire across Chicago over the weekend.

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Officer Luis M. Huesca (Chicago Police Department / Youtube)

‘Kids Need to Breathe Just Like Adults Do’: $35 Price Caps Don’t Apply to Asthma Meds Young Children Need, Doctors Say

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(Meg Tirrell/CNN via CNN Newsource)

Asthma drugs can be pricy, so much so that the U.S. Senate health committee opened an investigation into the situation in January. Shortly afterward, three of the biggest makers of asthma inhalers pledged to cap out-of-pocket costs for some U.S. patients at $35.

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(Meg Tirrell/CNN via CNN Newsource)

Pritzker’s Health Insurance Reforms Clear House, Move to Senate

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State Rep. Anna Moeller (right), D-Elgin, speaks on the state House floor during debate on her bill to enact several reforms to the state’s insurance industry. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s initiative targets many of the “utilization management” practices insurance companies use to hold down costs by either denying claims or steering patients toward lower-cost options.

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State Rep. Anna Moeller (right), D-Elgin, speaks on the state House floor during debate on her bill to enact several reforms to the state’s insurance industry. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Pritzker Says State ‘Obviously’ Needs to Change 2010 Law That Shrunk Pension Benefits

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on the state House floor on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

With a month and a half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension system.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on the state House floor on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

The EPA is Again Allowing Summer Sales of Higher Ethanol Gasoline Blend, Citing Global Conflicts

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An E15 nozzle is displayed on a pump at service station in Minneapolis, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, photo. (Jeff Wheeler / Star Tribune via AP, File)

Gasoline with 10% ethanol is already sold nationwide, but the higher blend has been prohibited in the summer because of concerns it could worsen smog during warm weather.

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An E15 nozzle is displayed on a pump at service station in Minneapolis, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, photo. (Jeff Wheeler / Star Tribune via AP, File)

Week in Review: Pritzker Calls for CTA Changes; City Council Approves $70M More for Migrant Care

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker puts his foot on the gas pedal calling for changes at the CTA. And what’s in store for the Chicago Sky as WNBA ticket sales soar.

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

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(WTTW News)

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.

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City Council Votes 30-18 to Spend $70M More to Care for Migrants in Chicago

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Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over the Nov. 15. 2023, Chicago City Council meeting as his budget is approved. (WTTW News)

Officials expect it will cost an additional $321 million through the end of 2024 to care for the migrants. The Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners have approved plans to contribute $70 million each. State lawmakers are expected to set aside $182 million as part of the state’s budget for the next fiscal year.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over the Nov. 15. 2023, Chicago City Council meeting as his budget is approved. (WTTW News)

The Bluebells Are Here. Catch These Short-Lived Beauties Before They’re Gone

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A blanket of bluebells at O’Hara Woods in Will County. (Courtesy Forest Preserve District of Wall County)

These gorgeous spring ephemerals love woodland habitats near creeks, and they’ll spread like a carpet on the forest floor. But only for a couple of weeks, and then they’re gone.

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A blanket of bluebells at O’Hara Woods in Will County. (Courtesy Forest Preserve District of Wall County)

Mural on the 94th Floor: Chicago Artist Spotlights City Neighborhoods and Her Heritage at the Top of a Skyscraper

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Artist Katie Chung paints a mural on the 94th floor of 875 North Michigan. (Marc Vitali / WTTW News)

High above Michigan Avenue, artist Katie Chung pays tribute to the neighborhoods below. She uses many colors while keeping in mind Obangsaek, a color scheme known as the five cardinal colors of Korean culture.

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Artist Katie Chung paints a mural on the 94th floor of 875 North Michigan. (Marc Vitali / WTTW News)

Pritzker Says CTA Needs ‘Evolution of Leadership’ as Agency Faces Ridership, Financial Concerns

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to the news media at the state Capitol on April 18, 2024. (WTTW News)

“Changes are going to have to take place, there’s no doubt, at the CTA, and I think that’s going to take some new leadership and additional leadership,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. The agency has been under scrutiny amid rider frustration, unkempt train cars and safety concerns.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to the news media at the state Capitol on April 18, 2024. (WTTW News)

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

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

Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson dismissed three counts brought by a group of 13 residents who live near the stadium who had asked the court to invalidate Evanston City Council’s 5-4 vote to change the city’s zoning law.

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

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

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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)

A U.S. Department of the Interior decision places portions of Shab-eh-nay Reservation land, which is located in DeKalb County, into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, which gives the tribal nation sovereignty over the land.

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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)

Sour Cherries: Weird Weather Stunts Blossoms in Jackson Park for Second Year in a Row

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Cherry blossoms in Jackson Park in 2021. (Courtesy of Chicago Park District)

The Cherry Blossom trees in Jackson Park won’t reach peak bloom this year, the Chicago Park District said.

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Cherry blossoms in Jackson Park in 2021. (Courtesy of Chicago Park District)