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Washington Park mass shooting rattles the community
Some Chicagoans are reeling from a mass shooting in Washington Park that shook the South Side last weekend. It’s the largest shooting the city has…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Kanye West's complicated legacy in Chicago
Kanye West plays two nearly sold-out shows this week at Soldier Field. West found his voice in Chicago as a young artist. And he returns a po…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Nearly a year after the South Shore raid, one former resident is still homeless
One of the definitive moments of Operation Midway Blitz was the military-style raid of an apartment complex in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood las…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Mayor Brandon Johnson projects upcoming $882M deficit next year
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is projecting an upcoming budget deficit of $882 million dollars next year. It’s one of the largest gaps in decades and…
3 weeks ago
Family seeks answers in horrific police-involved shooting of security guard
It’s been five days since police shot and killed an armed guard while he was at work at a bus and train depot in Gary. The guard’s family is look…
3 weeks ago
Deportation campaign takes a toll on the helpers who work with immigrants
Operation Midway Blitz brought hundreds of immigration agents to Chicago and the suburbs toward the end of last year. The chaotic way agents detai…
3 weeks ago
Bike the Drive is Celebrating 25 Years
Every year, thousands of bikers turn Dusable Lake Shore Drive into a cyclist’s paradise. For one morning, participants can ride 30 miles along Chi…
3 weeks ago
The troubled history behind South Chicago Chapel
There was a history of failed city inspections at the South Deering building where 56 bodies were recently found decomposing.
The owners of the funera…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
“Blitz” campaign to deport the “worst” was more hype than reality, data shows
It’s been nearly one year since hundreds of federal immigration agents arrived in Chicago to accelerate their aggressive deportation campaign. HOST:…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Illinois wraps up extreme meteorological summer nearing all-time tornado record
It may not feel like it, but today (MON) is the last day of meteorological summer. We’re joined now by Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford to …
3 weeks, 3 days ago