Calls for city officials to step aside and cooperate with federal mass deportations. And a state-of-the-art exhibit makes a dazzling debut at the Shedd Aquarium.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. makes a public return — seeking forgiveness for himself and others. And the Red Line extension project begins in 2025. We look at residents’ hopes and concerns.

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Pressure is mounting on Mayor Brandon Johnson as the city faces a looming budget deadline. And a new book on the transformative reign of Mayor Richard M. Daley.

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Alderpeople on where the city’s 2025 budget stands. And why some people responded with indifference to a CEO’s death.

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A new budget pitch from Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Concerns over plans to clear out Humboldt Park’s homeless encampment. And an investigation finds significant privacy violations in Chicago’s migrant shelter system.

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Some neighbors are pushing back on a new quantum computing development on the Southeast Side. And how a basketball league is working to reduce violence one championship at a time.

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Some counties are considering whether to call it quits with Illinois. Alderpeople are demanding reforms to the city’s do-not-hire list. And how new research about sucker fish can help...

The latest on city budget negotiations as the year-end deadline looms. How Trump’s tariff plan will affect Illinois. And what’s next for the Chicago Bears after firing their head coach.

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For this “Week in Review” special, our WTTW News reporters look to the future as Chicago — and the rest of the nation — prepares for a second Trump presidency.

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