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Week in Review: New SNAP Work Requirements; National Discourse Over Immigration Enforcement

Another government shutdown looms as Democrats demand an immigration enforcement cool-down. And changes are coming to SNAP, affecting hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents.

Jan. 29, 2026 - Full Show

A judge is ordering former Mayor Rahm Emanuel to testify in a trial over a botched police raid. And what’s at stake as the country awaits a Supreme Court ruling on the president’s tariffs.

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3 Months After Rapidly Scheduled Arguments, the Supreme Court Has Yet to Decide on Trump’s Tariffs

The tariffs case took on added urgency because the consequences of the Trump administration’s policy were playing out in real time.

Rahm Emanuel Ordered to Testify About CPD’s ‘Code of Silence’ During Trial Over Botched Raid

A trial, set to start Monday, will decide whether CPD officers traumatized two women and four children in August when a CPD SWAT team broke down the door of their apartment, pointed assault rifles directly at the kids and ordered one of the women to leave the house while unclothed.

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Jan. 28, 2026 - Full Show

Why the Cook County state’s attorney is reversing a policy on gun possession cases. And Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez announces his bid for Congress.

New SNAP Work Requirements Go Into Effect Feb. 1. Here’s What to Know

More than 300,000 Illinoisians who receive SNAP benefits could be affected, according to officials from the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Cook County State’s Attorney Reverses Course, Diverts Nonviolent Gun Cases to Restorative Justice Courts

The county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed.

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Cardinal Blase Cupich on US Foreign Policy, Uplifting the Dignity of Immigrants

Three Catholic cardinals are speaking out about some of the Trump administration’s recent foreign policy actions.

Jan. 27, 2026 - Full Show

Concerns over the Second Amendment after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. And Cardinal Blase Cupich calls for peace in U.S. foreign policy.

Minneapolis Shooting Scrambles Second Amendment Politics for Donald Trump

Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon.

Watch the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl Victory Parade From 40 Years Ago

Some 500,000 fans showed up to celebrate, withstanding a windchill of 25 below zero, to welcome the home team along a route that started at LaSalle Street and Jackson Boulevard and ended at Daley Plaza for a rally.

Public Safety, Violence Intervention Leaders React to Homicide Decline in Chicago

More work lies ahead in preventing shootings and in saving lives, according to stakeholders working to reduce violent crime and provide needed support to victims and their families.

Jan. 26, 2026 - Full Show

A judge allows Chicago’s police misconduct agency to investigate fatal officer shootings. What’s behind the drop in homicides Chicago saw last year — and how to sustain that going forward.

40 Years Ago the Chicago Bears Won the Super Bowl. Look Back at the Magical Moment

Forty years ago on Jan. 26, 1986, the Chicago Bears won their first and only Super Bowl. Take a look back at that defining game.

Week in Review: Chicago Bans Some Hemp Products; Dangerous Cold Sets In

A jury acquits a Chicago man accused of placing a bounty on Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. And the City Council moves to ban some hemp products.