Chicago-based U.S. Attorney John Lausch gets axed by the Biden administration. Impeachment trial day one. A push to improve vaccination rates. The future of international travel. A...

Chicago teachers and CPS near a deal to reopen schools. A preview of Trump’s second impeachment. How the pandemic is affecting the mental health of young people. And setting fire to Metra...

How Black history is being taught in schools. Life after prison in this week’s Black Voices Book Club pick. A look back at WTTW’s “Our People” with Jim Tilmon, and teaching young men to be...

It’s not just their health that’s at risk: COVID-19 is threatening Latinos struggling to keep their homes. Plus: Distribution centers are growing fast, but so are concerns about their...

After heated negotiations this week, there’s still no deal between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union on safety protocols for in-person learning. Chicago residents...

The Obama Presidential Center is finally moving ahead. Betting on the big game in Illinois. Plus, ride-share drivers steering through the pandemic and the historic Sears sunken garden.

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Sen. Dick Durbin on COVID-19 relief plans. The latest on the push-and-pull between the teachers union and CPS. Returning to conventions at McCormick Place, and our Spotlight Politics team....

Congress members on the vaccine rollout and pandemic relief efforts. How suburban school districts are handling reopening, and how nursing homes are managing vaccinations. An arctic blast...

The latest on plans to reopen Chicago Public Schools and avoid a strike. How older Americans are struggling through the pandemic. Business headlines from Crain’s. We break down the...

The presidents of the National Urban League and the Chicago Urban League on racial equity. We travel the “U.S. Civil Rights Trail” in our book club. Remembering Bessie Coleman, the...