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Tuesday, September 22, 2026 (opens the original)
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is losing a pillar in the city’s first line of defense against the Trump administration. Illinois’ top law enforcement official is touting a federal court order that will protect health, education and social services for low-income families regardless of immigration status. Another beluga whale has died at Shedd Aquarium after being transferred from the shuttered Marineland aquarium in Canada. A new book details the life and legacy of the Gay Sisters, a family group
Monday, September 21, 2026 (opens the original)
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Some advocates are pushing for an independent review of the Cook County Jail, citing concerns about deaths and inadequate supervision. Riot Fest organizers have until Friday to clean and restore the grounds at Douglass Park on Chicago’s south side. With a net worth of $4.2 billion dollars, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has dropped in Forbes’ ranking of the richest people in the world. Plus, Governor Pritzker is, for the first time, opening up about his weight-loss journey using a GLP-1 medicatio
Teaching History: The Asian American experience in Illinois public schools (opens the original)
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Five years ago, Illinois became the first state to require every public elementary and high school to teach a unit of Asian American history. Lawmakers passed the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History Act – or the TEAACH Act – in 2021. Advocates said the bill would help combat racial stereotypes in the midst of rising anti-Asian sentiment during the pandemic, and other states have since followed in Illinois’ footsteps. In this special edition of three stories in the “Teaching Histo
Friday, September 18, 2026 (opens the original)
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In Illinois, people who are terminally ill with fewer than six months to live can now request a prescription for medication to end their lives. This last summer weekend is shaping up to be a rainy one. Olympians, elected officials, members of the public and more plunged into the Chicago River on Friday for the Big Jump. Chaka Khan is an 11-time Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and has a song preserved in the Library of Congress. The cultural icon got her start in Chicago’s Hyde P
Thursday, September 17, 2026 (opens the original)
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More people are waiting in line to access higher education inside Illinois prisons. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to curb high inflation. The Englewood Jazz Festival gets underway tonight on Chicago’s south side. Plus, as enrollment continues to drop at Chicago Public Schools, there’s a growing chorus of people who say it's time to do another round of school closures. Closing schools in Chicago became a political hot p
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