Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: This Thursday, WTTW News has stories on a controversy surrounding a gun used by CPD advocates say misfires, a contentious South Side development and Gov. Pritzker’s latest comments on the Trump administration. A Sig Sauer P320 pistol.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: This Wednesday, take a minute to read through the latest headlines from WTTW News. We have stories on a recent Supreme Court ruling, spotted lanternflies and escalating tensions between the village of Broadview and ICE. (Fintan Trimble / iStock) A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which makes it easier for federal immigration agents to use ethnicity as a factor in deportations, is raising concerns about racial profiling in federal law enforcement as immigration raids ramp up.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: It’s a new week. Read stories from WTTW News on the Trump administration’s unproven claims about Tylenol, a Southwest Side center offering free mental health care and a heartwarming piece about baby fish. (skhoward / iStock) At a news conference last week, President Donald Trump, joined by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to rising autism rates in children.
Happy Friday. WTTW News has stories on the big votes the Chicago City Council took yesterday, plus news on education, reproductive health and more. City Hall (WTTW News) Chicago's City Council met for the first time since July on Thursday, and several orders of business were on the docket. Here’s what you need to know. A Monumental Misconduct Settlement: Alderpeople voted unanimously to resolve 176 federal lawsuits tied to former Chicago Police Sgt.
Each Thursday, WTTW News arts correspondent Marc Vitali has dutifully and thoughtfully highlighted the city’s must-see cultural events. This is his final Artbeat column. Marc Vitali: After 37 years, I’m leaving WTTW (amicably, I’m glad to say), but my relationship with PBS started much earlier. In the fall of 1969, I was in kindergarten. The teachers gathered all classes into the one room with a TV, and we watched “Sesame Street” early in its first season.
This Wednesday, WTTW News has stories on the city’s slow progress replacing lead lines, a new plan to legalize ADUs and how local activists are responding to ramped up ICE raids. (WTTW News) Federal officials said “Operation Midway Blitz” has led to more than 500 arrests since it was announced earlier this month. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports more than 2 million people have left the country since Jan. 20.
Good morning, Chicago. Although it may be officially fall, the summer weather is hopefully sticking around for a bit longer. Here's what we have at WTTW News this morning. (WTTW News) Chicago taxpayers paid $295 million between 2019 and 2024 to resolve lawsuits naming officers whose alleged misconduct led more than once to payouts, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
Don’t be alarmed, but Chicago is sinking. In this Monday edition of the Daily Chicagoan newsletter, WTTW News explains why this is happening, along with more stories about your city. Ragweed (l) is a powerful allergen; goldenrod (r) is highly beneficial for insects. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) The cause of the fall allergy season is a prolific pollen-producing member of the Asteraceae (aka daisy) plant family. But not the one you might think. “People start sneezing in the fall, and the thing you see is goldenrod, right?
Federal education authorities have threatened to withhold grant money from Chicago Public Schools unless the district agrees to do away with its Black Student Success Plan and revise policies regarding transgender students. Months after launching an investigation into that CPS plan, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights this week sent a letter to Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden informing him they will not certify the district’s Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant or other federal funding unless those changes are made.
As this sunny summer weather continues to make us forget about fall for just a bit longer, here’s your lineup of the biggest stories this Thursday. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling addresses the news media on Tuesday, Jan. 28. 2025. (WTTW News) The city of Chicago spent $119.7 million on overtime for members of the Chicago Police Department during the first six months of 2025 — nearly 20% more than the Chicago City Council set aside for police overtime as part of the city’s annual budget, according to records published by the city’s watchdog.
