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Even if you’re feeling snowed in and wintered out already, this city’s bountiful arts and culture offerings will give you a good reason to get out of the house. https://to.wttw.com/44blW2a
From an ‘Elf’ Musical to a Documentary on Wild Buffalo, Here Are 6 Arts Picks for Your Weekend
Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Even if you’re feeling snowed in and wintered out already, this city’s bountiful arts and culture offerings will give you a good reason to get out of the house. https://to.wttw.com/44blW2a
DOJ attorneys argue that once a suit brought by Chicago-area journalists and protesters over immigration agents’ use of force is dismissed, they should be restricted from filing a similar lawsuit regardless of any new alleged constitutional violations. https://to.wttw.com/4awhDlS
Dismissal of Lawsuit Targeting Immigration Agents’ Use of Force in Chicago Delayed as Impact on Future Enforcement Debated
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Thursday did not yet grant a motion to dismiss that class action lawsuit, brought forth this week by the plaintiffs themselves.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
DOJ attorneys argue that once a suit brought by Chicago-area journalists and protesters over immigration agents’ use of force is dismissed, they should be restricted from filing a similar lawsuit regardless of any new alleged constitutional violations. https://to.wttw.com/4awhDlS
Dr. Michelle Barnes, president of the Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has noticed a growing number of vaccine-hesitant parents and caregivers.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dr. Michelle Barnes, president of the Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has noticed a growing number of vaccine-hesitant parents and caregivers.
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Local nursing educators are reacting to Trump administration plans to move graduate-level nursing degrees out of their professional classification, which could limit students’ financial access.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Local nursing educators are reacting to Trump administration plans to move graduate-level nursing degrees out of their professional classification, which could limit students’ financial access.
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Chicago’s Board of Education has approved a $17.5 million payment to settle a lawsuit brought by a former student who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by the former dean of students at the Greater Lawndale High School for Social Justice. https://to.wttw.com/4oDAQWe
CPS Board Approves $17.5M Settlement With Ex-Student Who Was Sexually Abused by School Staffer for Years
Chicago’s Board of Education approved a whopping $17.5 million payment to settle a lawsuit brought by a former Little Village student who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a school official for yea...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Chicago’s Board of Education has approved a $17.5 million payment to settle a lawsuit brought by a former student who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by the former dean of students at the Greater Lawndale High School for Social Justice. https://to.wttw.com/4oDAQWe
The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
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Where's your favorite place in Chicago for holiday shopping? Tell us why.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Where's your favorite place in Chicago for holiday shopping? Tell us why.
Your response could be included in our newsletter, the Daily Chicagoan. Subscribe here: https://to.wttw.com/4axsYlD
Your response could be included in our newsletter, the Daily Chicagoan. Subscribe here: https://to.wttw.com/4axsYlD
The manager of Chicago’s Laugh Factory comedy club is no longer facing charges that he assaulted a federal immigration officer during a scuffle that went viral on social media during the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids. https://to.wttw.com/4iENHGk
Feds Drop Charges Against Laugh Factory Manager Accused of Assaulting Immigration Agent in Lakeview
Nathan Griffin, 24, is now the latest person to have been charged during what the federal government called “Operation Midway Blitz” in a blaze of publicity only to have prosecutors quietly dismiss th...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The manager of Chicago’s Laugh Factory comedy club is no longer facing charges that he assaulted a federal immigration officer during a scuffle that went viral on social media during the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids. https://to.wttw.com/4iENHGk
The plan, if finalized next year, would significantly reduce fuel economy requirements, which set rules on how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline. https://to.wttw.com/441H9eY
Trump Proposal Would Weaken Vehicle Mileage Rules That Limit Air Pollution
The plan, if finalized next year, would significantly reduce fuel economy requirements, which set rules on how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline, through the 2031 model year.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The plan, if finalized next year, would significantly reduce fuel economy requirements, which set rules on how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline. https://to.wttw.com/441H9eY
A key Chicago City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a proposal to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products throughout the city even after dozens of business owners pleaded with members not to force their stores to close. https://to.wttw.com/3Xz7ZY3
Key City Council Panel Advances Ban on Intoxicating Hemp in Chicago
The License and Consumer Protection Committee voted 10-6 to send the measure to the full City Council, where it faces an uncertain fate and the opposition of Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A key Chicago City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a proposal to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products throughout the city even after dozens of business owners pleaded with members not to force their stores to close. https://to.wttw.com/3Xz7ZY3
Is a new site in store for the Christkindlmarket next year? Concerns about overcrowding and capacity limits has raised the issue. https://to.wttw.com/3XZtMZ0
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Is a new site in store for the Christkindlmarket next year? Concerns about overcrowding and capacity limits has raised the issue. https://to.wttw.com/3XZtMZ0
Robert Townsend, a Chicago native, is returning home for his namesake pop-up film festival this weekend. The event will conclude with a comedy show featuring actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery. https://to.wttw.com/3KxQYdP
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Robert Townsend, a Chicago native, is returning home for his namesake pop-up film festival this weekend. The event will conclude with a comedy show featuring actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery. https://to.wttw.com/3KxQYdP
A blast of arctic air will send temperatures in the Chicago area plummeting into sub-zero territory over the next couple of days, according to the National Weather Service.
Prepare for overnight lows in the negative single digits. https://to.wttw.com/3Y57ogV
Prepare for overnight lows in the negative single digits. https://to.wttw.com/3Y57ogV
Arctic Blast to Send Chicago Into Deep Freeze. Prepare for Sub-Zero Overnight Temps
Prepare for overnight lows in the negative single digits and wind chills of -15° to -20°. Thursday will be the coldest, with daytime highs in the teens, the weather service said.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A blast of arctic air will send temperatures in the Chicago area plummeting into sub-zero territory over the next couple of days, according to the National Weather Service.
Prepare for overnight lows in the negative single digits. https://to.wttw.com/3Y57ogV
Prepare for overnight lows in the negative single digits. https://to.wttw.com/3Y57ogV
The Chicago-based Shriver Center on Poverty Law announced Tuesday that it will close at the end of the year due to financial concerns.
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Chicago-Based Shriver Center on Poverty Law to Close at the End of the Year
For over 50 years, the Chicago-based organization has worked nationally on anti-poverty advocacy by litigating, shaping policy and training networks of lawyers, community leaders and advocates.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Chicago-based Shriver Center on Poverty Law announced Tuesday that it will close at the end of the year due to financial concerns.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that he says will ensure vaccine access in Illinois and help safeguard against anti-vaccine federal guidelines ahead of the CDC’s controversial vaccine advisory committee meeting later this week. https://to.wttw.com/3M6t0ae
Pritzker Signs Vaccine Access Bill to Combat Trump Admin’s ‘Dangerous Misinformation’ Ahead of CDC Meeting
The bill signing comes ahead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee meeting later this week for an expected vote on potential changes to the childhood vaccinati...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that he says will ensure vaccine access in Illinois and help safeguard against anti-vaccine federal guidelines ahead of the CDC’s controversial vaccine advisory committee meeting later this week. https://to.wttw.com/3M6t0ae
Attorneys representing local journalists who fought to limit federal agents’ use of force have moved to dismiss their lawsuit as the Trump administration’s vastly increased immigration efforts across Illinois appear to have “ended.” https://to.wttw.com/3KyAvpI
Chicago Attorneys Abruptly Drop Lawsuit in Case Over Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force
Attorneys representing the Chicago Headline Club and local journalists who fought for a broad injunction limiting federal agents’ use of force have abruptly moved to dismiss their lawsuit as the Trump...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Attorneys representing local journalists who fought to limit federal agents’ use of force have moved to dismiss their lawsuit as the Trump administration’s vastly increased immigration efforts across Illinois appear to have “ended.” https://to.wttw.com/3KyAvpI
Weeks after a Chicago man who’d been released on electronic monitoring allegedly lit a CTA Blue Line passenger on fire, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said she wants to review ways to “make that system work.”
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Cook County’s Top Prosecutor, New Chief Judge Seek Improvements to Electronic Monitoring System
Speaking at the City Club of Chicago on Tuesday to mark her first year as the county’s top prosecutor, O’Neill Burke said her office will be looking into possible improvements to the electronic monito...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Weeks after a Chicago man who’d been released on electronic monitoring allegedly lit a CTA Blue Line passenger on fire, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said she wants to review ways to “make that system work.”
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In Chicago alone, more than 22,000 people are living with HIV.
Since President Donald Trump assumed office for the second time, the federal government has made major cuts and structural changes to both domestic and global HIV/AIDS funding. https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
Since President Donald Trump assumed office for the second time, the federal government has made major cuts and structural changes to both domestic and global HIV/AIDS funding. https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In Chicago alone, more than 22,000 people are living with HIV.
Since President Donald Trump assumed office for the second time, the federal government has made major cuts and structural changes to both domestic and global HIV/AIDS funding. https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
Since President Donald Trump assumed office for the second time, the federal government has made major cuts and structural changes to both domestic and global HIV/AIDS funding. https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
After taking a break for the holiday, alderpeople are coming back to the table with the hope of passing a budget before their deadline at the end of the month.
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman on where things stand: https://to.wttw.com/3Y4DE3K
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman on where things stand: https://to.wttw.com/3Y4DE3K
December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
After taking a break for the holiday, alderpeople are coming back to the table with the hope of passing a budget before their deadline at the end of the month.
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman on where things stand: https://to.wttw.com/3Y4DE3K
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman on where things stand: https://to.wttw.com/3Y4DE3K
Mayor Brandon Johnson flatly rejected a plan to bridge a portion of the city’s $1.19 billion budget gap by doubling garbage fees and counting on a jackpot from slot machines at Chicago’s airports.
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Mayor Johnson Rejects Rival Budget Proposal, Saying It Is $700M Short
Even as City Council members returned to City Hall on Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday, there is no clear path to a deal with just 28 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented shut...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson flatly rejected a plan to bridge a portion of the city’s $1.19 billion budget gap by doubling garbage fees and counting on a jackpot from slot machines at Chicago’s airports.
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For the first time since 1988, the United States government did not publicly observe World AIDS Day yesterday.
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
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Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
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As Federal Government Declines to Recognize World AIDS Day, Local Advocates Emphasize Importance of Research and Prevention
Started by the World Health Organization as a way to honor individuals who died in the epidemic, World AIDS Day raises international awareness about the ongoing public health crisis.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
For the first time since 1988, the United States government did not publicly observe World AIDS Day yesterday.
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman joined us last night to talk about the latest on the city's budget negotiations.
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Chicago’s Budget Director on State of Negotiations, New Revenue Plans
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the budget negotiations.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman joined us last night to talk about the latest on the city's budget negotiations.
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Geoffrey Baer explores why the residents of the City of Big Shoulders are regarded as hard-working, tenacious, and resilient. Chicago Works premieres December 9 at 7:00 pm on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app and at wttw.com/chicagoworks. #ChicagoWorksWTTW #ChicagoWorksWTTW.
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Geoffrey Baer explores why the residents of the City of Big Shoulders are regarded as hard-working, tenacious, and resilient. Chicago Works premieres December 9 at 7:00 pm on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app and at wttw.com/chicagoworks. #ChicagoWorksWTTW #ChicagoWorksWTTW.
City lawyers recommended paying $15.4 million to a man who spent 33 years in prison after being convicted of a 1987 Chicago double murder he didn’t commit.
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Pay $15.4M to Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison for Double Murder He Didn’t Commit: City Lawyers
If approved, it would bring the total amount spent by taxpayers in 2025 to compensate those wrongfully convicted based on evidence developed by Chicago police officers to $204.6 million, according to ...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
City lawyers recommended paying $15.4 million to a man who spent 33 years in prison after being convicted of a 1987 Chicago double murder he didn’t commit.
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