Jussie Smollett is back in court. Behind the recent spike in Chicago violence. How lower-income cancer patients can participate in clinical trials. And the Civic Orchestra of Chicago turns...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2011 on charges including wire fraud, attempted...

A one-on-one interview with Mayor Lightfoot. Tackling poverty in Chicago. New plans for State Street. A look at Medicare for All. Fifty years of black creativity. And West Loop history in...

The latest from ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, home from prison. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address and Spotlight Politics. Plus: The Cubs have a new network, and salvaging architectural finds....

The latest on President Trump’s commutation of former Gov. Blagojevich’s sentence. We’ll have a live report, analysis and reaction from Springfield. Plus: “The Sixth Extinction” and...

Enforcement of immigration laws in a sanctuary city. A one-on-one with State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. A look ahead at the governor’s budget address. Plus, the life and times of the Notorious...

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett once again faces charges related to allegedly faking a racist attack on himself. The indictment comes as special prosecutor Dan Webb breaks with a decision...

Active shooter drills in schools. The economic impact of coronavirus on Chinatown. Fair Maps inches forward. Plus, a trip down memory lane with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and a preview of “To...

The political fallout from Jussie Smollett’s new criminal charges. Chicago’s 78th neighborhood. CPS students learn to fly airplanes. And managing sexual assault cases in public schools.

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Will you have to stop pumping your own gas? Plus, a slowdown on the Jane Byrne Interchange. The debate over renaming Douglas Park. And a close-up look at the moon’s surface.

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