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Instacart’s AI Technology is Hiking Prices as Much as 20% for the Same Item, New Study Reveals

The report found that Instacart uses AI to gauge how “price sensitive” customers are, meaning how much grocery stores can charge for an item before the shopper decides to not purchase it. That’s different from dynamic pricing, where prices instantly change depending on supply and demand.

CPD Failed to Document Suspensions, Reprimands: Watchdog

CPD’s inaccurate and incomplete disciplinary histories makes it impossible to trust that police officers are being held responsible for misconduct, Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said.

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Roseland Hospital Failed to Monitor a Patient During a Mental Health Crisis, Regulators Say. Now He’s Charged With Killing His Wife

Since 2023, Roseland Community Hospital has received at least four immediate jeopardy citations. That warning is the most serious deficiency a health care facility can be cited for, according to federal guidelines.

From Businesses to Churches, How ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ Has Impacted Daily Life for Chicagoans

For many Latino families and business owners, everyday routines became suddenly complicated with the added fear of masked federal agents patrolling neighborhood streets, often in unmarked vehicles.

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Dec. 15, 2025 - Full Show

Advocates on both sides of the political aisle push for immigration reform. And the impact of “Operation Midway Blitz” across the city.

Lawmakers, Advocates Remain Divided on Immigration Reform

Both Republicans and Democrats say that the system needs change, but for decades, they haven’t agreed on how to fix it. While some say there aren’t enough legal pathways for people to become citizens, others argue for tougher restrictions to discourage illegal immigration.

Family Members in Limbo as Immigration Agents Detain Thousands in Chicago Area

Since the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reported that more than 3,000 people in the Chicago area were detained by federal immigration agents.

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Week in Review: Budget Stalemate at City Hall; Medical Aid in Dying

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill to allow terminally ill adults to die on their own terms. And residents of a troubled South Shore building are being evicted.

Illinois Agriculture Director Says Trump Trade Policies Are ‘Crushing’ Farmers

Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, said the money being offered is not nearly enough to make up for the losses farmers are suffering.

Dec. 11, 2025 - Full Show

Conflict in the Caribbean escalates as the U.S. seizes an oil tanker. And the new Cook County chief judge on his vision for the future.

Noem Links the Seizure of an Oil Tanker Off Venezuela to US Antidrug Efforts

Incredibly unusual, the use of U.S. forces to seize a merchant ship was a sharp escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on President Nicolás Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States.

Cook County’s New Chief Judge on Immigration Enforcement, Electronic Monitoring

Cook County has its first new chief judge in more than two decades after Charles Beach was sworn in to the position earlier this month.

Dec. 10, 2025 - Full Show

The latest on the budget deadlock at City Hall. And tenants of the South Shore building raided by federal agents are being forced to move.

Indiana Senate Committee Advances Redistricting Legislation Backed by Trump Toward Final Floor Vote

The legislation was designed to favor GOP candidates in the next year’s midterms. Republicans control the state Senate, but many have been hesitant or openly opposed to the idea of mid-decade redistricting.

Budget Deadlock Continues as Critics of Mayor’s Proposal Push Forward

Over the objections of the mayor, the Chicago City Council agreed to meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Dec. 23 in an attempt to hammer out a deal over the $16.6 billion spending plan.