An update on census efforts in the state. Can schools reopen safely in the fall? Renaming a controversial sports team. Lessons from Chicago’s deadly heat wave. And a virtual tour of sacred...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveils a plan to revive and rebuild Chicago in the wake of the pandemic’s devastating economic toll. The number of COVID-19 cases ticks up in Illinois as Gov. J.B....

Live from Chicago’s Lincoln Square. Sizzling temperatures brings high air pollution. The mayor unveils a blueprint back to economic prosperity, and a mouth-watering Chicago mystery in...

Which local organizations got federal stimulus relief? Illinois universities react to a new immigration order. How language contributes to discrimination. And flower power on the South and...

Combatting a rise in white supremacy. How a surge in COVID-19 cases could affect the economy. A young shooting victim talks about gun violence and healing. Why Lake Michigan is extra warm...

Gun violence takes the lives of more children. How the mayor’s new quarantine order works. More properties are at risk of flooding than previously thought. Chicago’s most famous birds need...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls for an “all-hands-on deck approach” after Chicago notched 89 homicides and 424 shootings in June, with murders up 34% and shootings up 45% for the first half of...

How one community is trying to prevent weekend violence. Are days numbered for college entrance exams? More about those ads you’ve been seeing in support and against Gov. Pritzker. 

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What hotels are doing to stay afloat. New laws taking effect today. Is the mayor to blame for low police officer morale? Our Spotlight Politics team weighs in. And meet a Chicago stamp...

Members of Congress on Obamacare and more. Debating an elected school board. The search for child care as parents return to work. The Second City takes a hit. New songs about the mighty...