It’s warming up but don’t get too comfortable. It’ll be even colder soon enough.  Chicago's new hybrid Board of Education meets for the first time at the Chicago Public Schools Loop headquarters on Jan. 15, 2025. (WTTW News) Wednesday was a historic day in Chicago as the first-ever elected members of the Board of Education were officially sworn in, marking the first step away from mayoral control and toward a fully-elected body by 2027.

Another cold day. When will it end? Maybe tomorrow. Anyway, here’s the latest from WTTW News.  A graphic that says "What is a Sanctuary City?" (WTTW News) Today, the Chicago City Council will weigh an effort to weaken Chicago’s protections for undocumented immigrants at the request of two alderpeople. Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) and Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward) have long opposed the city’s status as a self-proclaimed sanctuary city as Chicago’s immigrant communities brace for mass deportations.

It’s another day of blistering cold temps. Warm up with these local stories from WTTW News.  State Rep. Will Guzzardi speaks during a Jan. 13, 2024 news conference on new legislation. (Amanda Vinicky / WTTW News) Advocates in Illinois want the state to become the first in the U.S. to fully legalize the exchange of money for sex among consenting adults.

Hope you had a good weekend, Chicago. Today, a City Council committee will vote on millions in police misconduct and wrongful conviction settlements. Plus, the latest on the medical marijuana qualification list. 

Happy Friday. This snowy day marks the 2025 return of Patty Wetli’s weekly City in a Garden column and more local stories from WTTW News. Devoted stewardship turned a stretch of Montrose Beach into an incredible natural area. (Credit: Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Patty Wetli: Well that didn’t last long.

Today we tackle the drama between Springfield and City Hall, the Madigan trial and new settlements paid out by Chicago taxpayers.  Left: Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured in a July 2023 file photo. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois) Right: Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks outside Roseland Mental Health Center on May 30, 2024. (WTTW News) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants the state to come through for him in a major way to boost spending on the city’s schools and transportation networks — but Gov. J.B.

Yesterday was a busy day for WTTW News. Catch up with these stories on all things Chicago.  Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears on "Chicago Tonight" on Jan. 3, 2023. (WTTW News) Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection campaign had already been warned twice about sending electioneering emails to public employees before the incumbent drew widespread criticism in January 2023 when her campaign sent emails to Chicago Public Schools teachers asking them to encourage students to volunteer to help Lightfoot win a second term.

Good news, Chicago: While it's still icy today, it's not as slippery as it was yesterday. Stay on firm ground with these stories from WTTW News.  Mayor Brandon Johnson appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (WTTW News) In his first interview since the Chicago Public Schools board on Dec.

It’s back to a full work week, Chicago. Get back into the swing of things with WTTW News. Black Chicagoans are nearly four times likelier than White residents to be killed in a traffic crash, according to city of Chicago data obtained by WTTW News. That same data shows people 70 and older are more than 1.7 times as likely to die in a traffic crash in Chicago as the average fatality rate of those ages 20 to 69 — and that Latino residents, too, are almost twice as likely as White Chicagoans to be killed in a crash.