Chicago faces an $882 million dollar budget gap next year, one of the largest in city history. Joffrey Ballet President and CEO Greg Cameron is stepping down next year. Jazz Fest is underway, bringing free music this weekend to Millennium Park and the downtown Cultural Center.

Plus, every year, thousands of bikers turn DuSable Lake Shore Drive into a cyclist’s paradise. For one morning, participants can ride 30 miles along Chicago’s shoreline without cars on the road. This year, Bike the Drive turns 25 years old. 

The owners of South Chicago Chapel are facing litigation. ComEd says they need to raise more than $15 billion through rate increases to deal with worsening weather conditions. A new study from Northwestern University suggests extreme heat can impact more aspects of our health than we might realize.

Plus, it’s been nearly one year since hundreds of federal immigration agents arrived in Chicago to accelerate their aggressive deportation campaign. They dubbed it Operation Midway Blitz and pledged to go after the “worst of the worst.” New data analysis by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times finds the pledge was more hype than reality.

A heat wave advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Tuesday night. It’s been nearly one year since hundreds of federal immigration agents arrived in Chicago to accelerate their aggressive deportation campaign. A Northwestern University physicist may have found dark matter. 

Plus, Tuesday is the first day of meteorological autumn. Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford walked us through a memorable summer for extreme weather and shared what could be coming next.

A man was killed and 14 others were wounded in the largest mass shooting in Chicago this year. Recent analysis by the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago shows Mayor Brandon Johnson returned record TIF surplus revenue to pay for city services. The Cubs celebrated the team's 150th anniversary over the weekend. 

Plus, people in Gary, Indiana, are still cleaning up after strong storms in August.

A men’s homeless shelter in Gary is trying to raise money to outfit a new facility. The Chicago Bears’ season is right around the corner, and the team is gearing up with preseason practices and games. One arm of Illinois’ Imagination Library program has seen an influx of enrollments following the passing of its founder, Dolly Parton.

Plus, the Korean band BTS is back in Chicago this week for two sold-out shows at Soldier Field as a part of the group’s “Arirang” world tour. It’s been seven years since the K-pop boy band last performed in Chicago. The group has built an army of fans in Chicago and around the world. We hear from fans about what this moment means for them.

People will have stricter guidelines next year when they use e-bikes and other micro-mobility vehicles. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says his tenure hasn’t been “perfect,” but he’s touting his efforts to boost mental health access, youth jobs and new revenue streams. Sky gazers in the Chicago area can see a partial lunar eclipse Thursday night.

Plus, a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling on mail-in voting is drawing close scrutiny from pro-democracy advocates with 10 weeks until the fall election. The high court’s conservative bloc is allowing President Trump to move forward with an executive order critics say is designed to choke off the popular form of voting. Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday joined a multi-state lawsuit to block a new postal service rule regarding mail-in ballots that comes from Trump’s executive order.

Illinois could receive over $700 million in a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. Northwest Indiana power utility NIPSCO filed multiple applications for customer rate increases while hundreds of thousands of residents were without power. Dolly Parton was widely known as an award winning music icon, but her work with her Imagination Library has made a local impact in Illinois.

Plus, Monday marked the start of classes for Chicago Public Schools. The day was filled with all the typical excitement and nerves you see on the first day. But there were also lingering concerns about the district’s budget and whether schools will see more cuts later this year.

Power is expected to return to all Northwest Indiana residents Tuesday. Democratic Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is calling on the head of the postal service to resign. A private group wants to slash the travel time from downtown Chicago to O’Hare to 15 minutes. A Chicago zoologist has named a newly-discovered species of snake after Slash, the guitarist for Guns N’ Roses. 

Plus, an update from WFYI reporter Barb Anguiano on the situation in Indiana. 

Indiana Governor Mike Braun is calling for an investigation into NIPSCO’s response to power outages in Northwest Indiana. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public School leaders rang the symbolic bell at a West Side elementary school Monday morning. People who live on Chicago’s South Side will soon have the chance to train as midwives in their own community. 

Plus, besides deep-fried Oreos, Cheetos-covered corndogs, and pork belly and fries in a cone, the Illinois State Fair last week offered a heaping serving of politics. Democrats are working to re-elect Governor JB Pritzker, replace retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and weather a sexual harassment scandal confronting House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. Republicans are working to overcome a possible Democratic wave across the country this fall. They are trying to exploit the Welch crisis, and they blame Pritzker for rising household costs. 

A Chicago police officer who racked up more complaints than any other officer in recent years now faces firing. Tornado sirens were accidentally activated this morning in multiple Chicago suburbs for the second time in three days. The annual Supertri Chicago is returning this weekend to the city.

Plus, we hear from a journalist in Gary, Indiana, about the city’s continued struggle to regain electricity following last week’s storm.