“We are still living up to our values,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “We are providing care in a way that nowhere else in the country you’re seeing.”
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Johnson Defends Decision to Begin Evicting Migrant Families With Children From City Shelters
Jun 12, 2024 0 Comments![Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the news media on June 12, 2024. (WTTW News) Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the news media on June 12, 2024. (WTTW News)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/BrandonJohnson_061224_C2N.jpg)
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At Stateville Closure Hearing, Agreement Over Poor Conditions Yet Questions Remain on Path Forward
Jun 12, 2024 0 Comments![A crowd dominated by AFSCME members gathered on June 11, 2024, to voice opposition to the closure of Stateville Correctional Center. The union represents most employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News) A crowd dominated by AFSCME members gathered on June 11, 2024, to voice opposition to the closure of Stateville Correctional Center. The union represents most employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/StatevilleHearing_061124_BlairPaddock_WTTWNews.jpg)
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night to try to sway a vote by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) over Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration’s recommendation to close and rebuild Stateville Correctional Center.
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Riot Fest Leaving Douglass Park and Moving to Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium
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Riot Fest has announced it’s leaving its longtime home in Chicago’s Douglass Park and is setting up RiotLand in Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium for the 2024 event, set for Sept. 20-22.
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Judge Faces Inquiry After Illinois Attorney Was Kicked Out of Court and Handcuffed to Chair
Jun 12, 2024 0 Comments![Daley Center (SHYCITYNikon / flickr) Daley Center (SHYCITYNikon / flickr)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/51093436892_8eec2e5570_k%20Cropped.jpg)
Cook County's top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a judge kicked him out of her courtroom.
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Harry Leinenweber, Longtime Federal Judge Who Presided Over High-Profile Trials of R. Kelly, ‘ComEd Four,’ Has Died
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![The Dirksen Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois) The Dirksen Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/dirksen-courthouse_Capitol_News.jpg)
“Judge Harry D. Leinenweber was a friend, mentor, and model jurist,” Rebecca Pallmeyer, chief judge for the Northern District of Illinois, said in a statement. “My colleagues and I are deeply saddened by Judge Leinenweber’s passing.”
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June 11, 2024 - Full Show
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Prosecutors push for prison time for Chicago’s longest-serving alderperson. One on one with the founder of the animal rights group PETA. And cruising the Chicago River on a kayak conservation tour.
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PETA Founder Protests Pork Industry Practices, Reflects on History of Activism
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Ingrid Newkirk appears on “Chicago Tonight” on June 11, 2024. (WTTW News) Ingrid Newkirk appears on “Chicago Tonight” on June 11, 2024. (WTTW News)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/Ingrid%20Newkirk_061124_C2N.jpg)
For more than 40 years, PETA has worked to change the way many people think about animals. Attention-grabbing media campaigns have raised the public’s awareness of practices like factory farming, fur production and animal testing — while also drawing backlash at times for the group’s tactics.
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Explore the Chicago River With Shedd Aquarium’s Kayak for Conservation Summer Tours
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Joanna Hernandez kayaks in the Chicago River. (WTTW News) Joanna Hernandez kayaks in the Chicago River. (WTTW News)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/KayakPKG061124_C2N.jpg)
Shedd Aquarium is once again offering an opportunity to explore the Chicago River while learning about efforts to take care of it. The Kayak for Conservation program offers pay-what-you-can tours.
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Send Ex-Ald. Ed Burke to Prison for 10 Years for ‘Multiyear Crime Spree,’ Prosecutors Urge Judge
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke makes his way through security at the Dirksen Courthouse on Nov. 6, 2023. (WTTW News) Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke makes his way through security at the Dirksen Courthouse on Nov. 6, 2023. (WTTW News)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/Burke_Cout_Lobby_110623_C2N.jpg)
Despite having a net worth of $30 million, now former Ald. Ed Burke was “steeped in corruption,” repeatedly choosing “spite and greed – not the public interest,” prosecutors told U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall.
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Thousands of Drivers in Illinois, 2 Other States File Arbitration Claims Against Amazon for Unpaid Wages and Other Losses
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Amazon Prime Now bags are loaded for delivery outside a Whole Foods store on Feb. 8, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo / John Minchillo, File) Amazon Prime Now bags are loaded for delivery outside a Whole Foods store on Feb. 8, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo / John Minchillo, File)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/Amazon_Flex_Drivers_24163567745920.jpg)
Two law firms spearheading the action said about 15,860 Amazon Flex drivers have submitted arbitration claims with the American Arbitration Association, where 453 similar cases are already being litigated.
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NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race Gets the Blues, Adds Buddy Guy to Music Lineup
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Buddy Guy has been added to the music lineup for NASCAR's Chicago Street Race weekend. (Casey Mitchell) Buddy Guy has been added to the music lineup for NASCAR's Chicago Street Race weekend. (Casey Mitchell)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/BuddyGuyCreditCaseyMitchellCrop.jpg)
Guy joins a previously announced list music lineup for NASCAR weekend, which includes the Black Keys and Keith Urban.
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Cicada-Induced Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Mystery Disease in Illinois Birds
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![A tawny frogmouth at Brookfield Zoo made the wise choice to play with but not eat a periodical cicada. The insects have been linked to disease in some birds. (Jim Schulz / Brookfield Zoo Chicago) A tawny frogmouth at Brookfield Zoo made the wise choice to play with but not eat a periodical cicada. The insects have been linked to disease in some birds. (Jim Schulz / Brookfield Zoo Chicago)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/TawnyFrogmouthBZJimSchulz.jpg)
All signs point to a cicada-induced vitamin deficiency as the cause of a mystery disease that affected some birds during a 2021 emergence and now again in 2024.
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Facing Shortfall of Nearly $400M, Chicago Public Schools Pushes Back Budget Release to July
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CPS on Tuesday announced the CPS CEO Pedro Martinez had informed network and school leaders the final draft of its FY25 budget would now be presented in July as the district continues “finalizing the total budget.”
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This Summer’s Weather Forecast is Bad News for the US After an Exceptionally Disastrous Start to the Year
Jun 11, 2024 0 CommentsThe U.S. has been thrashed with 11 extreme weather disasters with costs exceeding $1 billion so far this year, with a total price tag of $25.1 billion, according to an updated tally from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It’s tied for the second-most such disasters on record and doesn’t even include the extreme weather in the second half of May, said Adam Smith, an applied climatologist with NOAA.
Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s Son, Convicted of All 3 Felonies in Federal Gun Trial
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Hunter Biden departs from federal court, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke) Hunter Biden departs from federal court, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/Hunter_Biden_24162750232516.jpg)
Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
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Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and Other Rookies Draw Near-Record Crowds, Record Ratings for Start of WNBA Season
Jun 11, 2024 0 Comments![Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty during the second half Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast) Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty during the second half Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/Liberty_Sky_Basketball_24157087934349.jpg)
The figures are the latest evidence of the surging popularity of the WNBA since it added prominent rookies including Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, Chicago’s Angel Reese and Los Angeles’ Cameron Brink, all of whom drew big audiences playing in college.
![Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty during the second half Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast) Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty during the second half Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/taxonomy-page-hero/public/field/image/Liberty_Sky_Basketball_24157087934349.jpg)
June 10, 2024 - Full Show
Jun 10, 2024 0 Comments![Brandis Friedman (WTTW News) Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)](https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/post-thumb/public/field/image/C2N_06_10_2024.jpg)
A controversial push to make Chicago’s downtown curfew for teens even earlier. How updating identifying documents could become easier for transgender people. And a look at Illinois’ gun laws in our latest installment of WTTW News Explains.
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