Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: It’s Christmas Eve. We hope you have a great day and enjoy time with loved ones. Chicago City Hall (WTTW News) Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he would allow Chicago’s $16.6 billion 2026 budget — which does not impose a per-employee tax on large firms — to take effect Jan. 1, over his objections.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Still have more Christmas shopping to do? Good luck with that. Perhaps you can distract yourself for a bit by catching up with these news stories. Four Illinois members of Congress left to right; Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., and Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., leave after a visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, Ill.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Ahead of a short holiday week, Chicago’s City Council on Saturday finally passed a budget. The question now is whether the mayor will veto it. Here’s what else we have… Catherine Hu, conservation ecologist at the Field Museum, gathers milkweed seed in the Rice Native Garden. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) The Field Museum’s largest exhibit isn’t its grand dinosaur hall. It’s the Rice Native Garden: 100,000 square feet of plantings that wrap around the museum’s exterior.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Happy Friday, Chicago. Ease into the weekend with these stories from WTTW News. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino stands with federal immigration enforcement agents during a skirmish with protesters in Little Village neighborhood, Chicago Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Good morning, Chicago. We have just one more week until Christmas. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) A plan to bridge Chicago’s $1.2 billion budget gap without hiking taxes on large firms — now headed to a final vote of the City Council with the endorsement of two key city panels — would leave the city with a deficit of more than $163 million, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: Yesterday, Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee voted 22-13 to advance a plan to bridge Chicago’s $1.19 billion budget gap without hiking taxes on large firms, handing Mayor Brandon Johnson another stinging defeat.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: It’s Tuesday. Read an investigative feature from reporter Nick Blumberg and more stories from WTTW News. Roseland Community Hospital is picture on Dec. 6, 2025. (WTTW News) On Oct. 3, emergency responders came to Paul Patton’s Calumet Park home after he called 911 amid a heated dispute with his wife. Patton told the responding officer he was worried he’d harm his wife or himself.
Today’s Daily Chicagoan is brought to you, in part, by: It’s a new week. Thaw out this Monday with these stories from WTTW News. Dave Willard accepts the Parker/Gentry Award on Oct. 29, 2025, at the Field Museum. (Courtesy of the Field Museum) In late October, Dave Willard, an adjunct curator at the Field Museum, found himself standing shoulder to shoulder with actor Harrison Ford.
