The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information that helps lead to the arrest of a man they say is responsible for the fatal shooting of an Illinois National Guardsman in Chicago nearly five years ago.
A bird-friendly building ordinance has once again been introduced to the Chicago City Council — the second time such legislation has been brought before City Council since 2019 — but advocates fear the measure was dead on arrival.
Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has resigned after six seasons, opting to step aside rather than work with a new front office, the team announced.
Not many Chicagoans can say they’ve lived in each of the city’s 77 community areas.
But Jahmal Cole, CEO and founder of the nonprofit My Block, My Hood, My City, is looking to do just that.
The series of recent religious missteps has caused many in Christian communities, including members of Trump’s own coalition, to publicly accuse him and the administration of blasphemy and co-opting religion to justify military action.
BREAKING: Billy Donovan has stepped down as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, the franchise announced.
The Bulls are coming off a 31-51 season in Donovan’s sixth year in Chicago.
For the first time in a year and a half, the Chicago Housing Authority has a permanent leader, as Keith Pettigrew took over the third largest public housing agency in the nation, a spokesperson for the agency said. (via @heathercherone.bsky.social)
ICYMI: A former Chicago Public Schools employee who was classified as ineligible to be rehired after being accused of defrauding the district through a dual employment scheme is now working in a six-figure job at the Chicago Transit Authority.
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The annual Cinco de Mayo Parade in Little Village is being canceled for the second year in a row due to concerns over federal immigration raids, organizers announced.
U.S. District Judge April Perry granted a motion brought by the Trump administration to dismiss the case, even as President Donald Trump has threatened to “come back … perhaps in a much different and stronger form” after withdrawing National Guard troops from Illinois and other states.
My latest 👇
A federal judge will toss out a lawsuit brought by Illinois and Chicago officials last year that sought to bar the Trump administration’s plans to deploy National Guard troops, finding the case is moot after the U.S. Supreme Court refused such a deployment.https://to.wttw.com/48fqbf3
New: A CPS employee flagged as ineligible for rehire over an alleged time fraud scheme is now earning six figures at the CTA. Records show overlapping hours, weak oversight — and a hiring gap between agencies.
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NEW: A Chicago police officer who used his department-issued radio to strike a man in the head three times in July 2024 should be suspended for 89 days, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct agreed, records show. @wttw.bsky.social
A Chicago police officer who used his department-issued radio to strike a man in the head three times in July 2024 should be suspended for 89 days, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct agreed, records show. (via @heathercherone.bsky.social)
Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: Trump Clashes With Pope Leo; CPS and CTU Reach May Day Deal, with John Pletz, @themelodymercado.bsky.social @mariahwoelfel.bsky.social @hannahmeisel.bsky.social & host @ndblumberg.bsky.social
During the rally, home care workers spoke about their experiences as caregivers. For Jimeka Tia McKandes it’s more than a job — it’s her life, she said.
“There’s gonna be times when their family is not there," McKandes said. "We become their family.” https://to.wttw.com/4mBPLAL
BREAKING: The family of Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old who was shot and killed by an officer after a brief foot chase in March 2021, dropped their wrongful death lawsuit against the city and Chicago Police Department on Friday — but their lawyers vowed to refile the case. @wttw.bsky.social
The Chicago police officer who fatally shot his partner Krystal Rivera during a June 2025 foot pursuit waited approximately two minutes before responding to her as she lay dying inside a Chatham apartment building, body camera video of the incident shows.
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Chicago Public Schools will hold classes on May 1 after reaching an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union that will allow students and staff to attend a rally as part of the annual “May Day” labor holiday.
One has gone bankrupt twice. Another was sued for allegedly framing an innocent woman. A third lasted only three weeks in a police officer job.
All were hired during ICE's unprecedented hiring spree, an AP investigation finds.
A son lost in a clash with the police. A huge cash settlement on the table. And a father torn between staying put in Chicago or starting anew.
That all-too-real dilemma is what underpins the play “Windfall,” a new work by Oscar-winning Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Home care workers with SEIU Healthcare Illinois and state legislators gathered in front of the Illinois Capitol Building in Springfield to rally in support of a bill that would raise wages for home care workers serving seniors through the state’s Community Care Program.
The switch to digitized mail for incarcerated people has had little impact on the drug exposures the policy sought to stop, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Exit interview: Inspector General Deborah Witzburg joins “Chicago Tonight” news.wttw.com/2026/04/16/w...
NEW: Illinois prison officials digitized mail to stop contraband. But their data actually shows an increase drug discoveries six months after implementation. news.wttw.com/2026/04/16/i...
That sounds amazing (except for the rainout part)
