The Chicago Report

This Sunday is the annual St. Jude Memorial March.

 The Chicago Police Department and community members will honor 608 fallen officers.

 Second ward alderman Brian Hopkins is joining us to share how this year's march carries even more meaning, following the loss of Officer John Bartholomew.

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Six months of work and two days of hearings culminating in a final report from the Illinois Accountability Commission.

 It details alleged transgressions on behalf of federal ICE agents, during Operation Midway Blitz. 

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Senate Republicans are pushing to change the SAFE-T Act to allow judges to deny pre-trial release in certain cases. And, what's inside the six-month gas tax proposal. All this and more on "The Chicago Report." 

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Chicago members of Congress are pushing for a $25 per hour federal minimum wage; More questions arise about the SAFE-T Act after the killing of a Chicago police officer; and is Gary, Indiana, making a comeback?

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Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed a new inspector general. And, the latest in the CPD officer shooting after the suspect appeared in court today. All this and more on "The Chicago Report."

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Governor Pritzker's response to the Bears stadium megaproject bill passing and what he wants changed.

 Plus, we'll talk to a Hinsdale native, who's taken his push for tech policy change, all the way to D.C.

 And, firing squad executions are back, but we take a look at the legal hurdles ahead.

 First, a conversation we've been looking forward to all week, with the man behind the Bears stadium plan, state Rep. Kam Buckner. 

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The 'Megaprojects' bill has advanced in the Illinois House, so what happens next? And, a lawsuit has been filed following a deadly crash at a Chatham summer camp. All this and more on "The Chicago Report." 

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The millionaire's tax is up for a committee vote, and new movement on the 'mega projects' bill tied to the Bears new stadium in Arlington Heights. All this and more on "The Chicago Report." 

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The CTA has let go hundreds of security guards. And, a judge concluded the Illinois vs. Trump case. All this and more on "The Chicago Report."

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After a lot of back and forth, Chicago Public School leaders and the teachers union have agreed school will be in session on May 1. But there's a catch.

 Starting at 1 p.m. CPS will provide about 100 buses and students will have an excused absence for the afternoon if they want to be chaperoned and attend the May Day protests.

 They have to get a permission slip. No student will be retaliated against if they choose to stay in school and not attend.

Brittany Preston is a CPS parent. She has 4 children in the district, and she's here to weigh in.

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