Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more. Wednesday, Sept. 17:  Lawn, Discus, Blue Beam at Subterranean. Tickets.The best under-the-radar indie rock band from New Orleans makes a stop in Wicker Park.  Foxwarren, Allegra Krieger at Thalia Hall. Tickets.Andy Shauf’s first band, before singer-songwriter indie stardom, is back with a sample-heavy and excellent album.  Alex G, Nilüfer Yanya at Salt Shed.

It’s Tuesday. Here are the latest headlines about your city from WTTW News.  Gov. JB Pritzker speaks alongside dozens of elected officials about threats to send the National Guard to Chicago in a news conference on Aug. 25, 2025. (WTTW News) Gov. JB Pritzker blasted President Donald Trump Monday for “fanning the flames of division” in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and a close ally.

It’s a new week, Chicago. Read up on stories about the loss of former Illinois governor, the COVID-19 vaccine and a city arts icon celebrating its centennial.  (Inside Creative House / iStock) Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week authorizing medical professionals to provide updated COVID-19 vaccines to nearly anyone who wants it in Illinois, despite an effort by federal officials to limit access to the life-saving shot.

Happy Friday. Be on the lookout later today for Urban Nature, the latest newsletter from WTTW News run by our science and nature reporter Patty Wetli.  (WTTW News) The Chicago City Council will weigh whether to pay $90 million to resolve 176 federal lawsuits tied to convicted former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his team.

It's Thursday. Read on for the latest headlines. Also, check your inboxes tomorrow afternoon for a brand new nature newsletter from WTTW News and reporter Patty Wetli.  (WTTW News) A federal judge is set to decide whether Chicago police officers can turn off their body-worn cameras while being questioned by their supervisor immediately after they shoot a member of the public, court records show. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office urged U.S.

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more. Wednesday, Sept. 10:  Wand, Cory Hanson at Empty Bottle. Tickets.Cory Hanson, the frontman of the West Coast psych-rock band Wand, opens up for Wand.  Molly Tuttle, Town Mountain, Cecilia Castleman at Thalia Hall. Tickets.Love bluegrass and Americana? Try this.  Wednesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 14:  Sound & Gravity festival at multiple venues.

It’s Tuesday. Read up on the latest news about our city with these stories from WTTW News. Naval Station Great Lakes is pictured in a file photo. (WTTW News) Immigrant advocates and Democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm on weeks of President Donald Trump promising to send ICE agents and National Guard troops to Chicago, saying that it isn’t the right way to address crime concerns.  “He’s trying to stoke fear at every corner, every possibility,” U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez said of the president.

Three hundred million years ago, what’s now Illinois was covered by an inland sea teeming with aquatic life. The sea is long gone, but the life is still there, roughly 60 miles southwest of Chicago. An entire Paleozoic ecosystem is preserved at a site called Mazon Creek (“muh-ZAHN”), which sprawls across more than 250 individual locations in an area of northern Illinois that stretches roughly from the city of Morris to the village of Essex. It’s one of the most important fossil deposits on the planet and in certain circles, also one of the most famous.

Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Happy Friday. Start your weekend with the latest comments from Gov. JB Pritzker vows to fight back on the Trump administration's threats of a National Guard deployment. Plus, more stories from WTTW News.  Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the news media at an event in Maywood on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (WTTW News) Gov.

Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Start your Thursday with a story on the Illinois Department of Corrections' plans to withhold physical mail for its incarcerated population from reporter Blair Paddock. Plus, more from WTTW News. (WTTW News) Under an emergency rule, the Illinois Department of Corrections is moving to allow prisons across the state to electronically scan and distribute mail. The change comes after debate over the safety of physical mail.