Hundreds gather to remember slain CPD Officer Enrique Martinez. Many after-school programs say they’re at risk of losing funding. And meet some of the members of Chicago’s first elected...

Chicago City Council budget hearings — and frustrations — continue as Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a $150 million property tax hike. That’s after his original $300 million recommendation...

A bombshell decision in the case of Jussie Smollett. What local organizations are doing to prepare for potential mass deportations. And renewed efforts to bring a new green space to Pilsen...

New reporting shows efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department are lagging. Celebrating 30 years of the landmark documentary “Hoop Dreams.” And a soaring exhibit about Black...

The latest on Chicago budget negotiations. Hear from The Onion’s executive editor. And the Forest Preserve District of Cook County is reaching a major milestone.

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Hundreds gather to remember slain CPD Officer Enrique Martinez. Many after-school programs say they’re at risk of losing funding. And meet some of the members of Chicago’s first elected...

As President-elect Donald Trump starts rolling out his nominees — including vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services — Democrats try to...

City Council rejects the mayor’s $300 million property tax hike. Advocates push back against the city’s new shelter approach. And Kim Foxx reflects on her tenure as Cook County state’s...

What residents on Chicago’s South Side think about reparations. An effort to document Illinois’ connections with the Underground Railroad. And a new opera explores a family’s grief and...

Pushback to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes. And efforts in Illinois to “shore up” protections ahead of a second Trump presidency.

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