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In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, advocates in Illinois held a press conference today – vowing to defend the rights and safety of all immigrants. Illinois Republicans are bullish on a second Trump presidency. And many Ukrainian Americans in Chicago are worried about what Trump’s return to the White House will mean for their home country.

Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again, according to a race call by the Associated Press. With nearly all precincts counted, the Chicago Teachers Union, the charter school advocates and the independents effectively split the 10 school board seats evenly. In the race for Cook County’s top prosecutor, Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke coasted to victory over Republican Bob Fioret...

Chicagoans took to the polls today. The Chicago Board of Elections is confirming that the wrong ballots were given to some voters in the 4th and 6th wards today. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he's "deeply heartbroken" after an on-duty police officer was shot and killed last night.

Election Day is here and polls are now open across Chicago. A Chicago police officer was killed on duty yesterday (MON). We’ll hear from police superintendent Larry Snelling next. Recordings in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial lay out a scheme to help a Madigan insider fired for misconduct.

Chicago residents have until 6 p.m. tonight to vote early ahead of Election Day. The Yellow Line rail operator who crashed last November is facing firing, but the CTA can’t take action yet. Workers at the Shedd Aquarium have voted to unionize.

Testimony continues in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants more money for the city’s Dept. of Environment, and hundreds of women march in support of Kamala Harris in Chicago

The Chicago Cubs will enter into a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. Some Illinois faith leaders and elected officials are calling for Democratic State Senator Sara Feigenholtz to step down. A project to reduce overbank flooding in south suburban Robbins is halfway done.

After the president of Chicago’s school board resigns, a week after being sworn in, some wonder how he got appointed in the first place. Officials add hate crime and terrorism charges against the man accused of shooting an Orthodox Jew on Chicago’s far-North Side. Researchers at University of Chicago’s Transplant Institute say a pilot study is functionally reversing diabetes.

The president of the Chicago Board of Education is resigning just seven days after being sworn in. Some Chicago City Council members say a proposed property tax increase will be a hard sell. Jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are hearing about a secret plan to give financial help to a political employee accused of sexual harassment.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal includes cutting more than 700 vacant jobs. The new Chicago school board president says he will protect students from hate after being accused of anti-semitism The state of Illinois is launching a free, confidential way to report hate crimes.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pitching a $17-point-3 billion dollar budget that avoids layoffs, but relies on a big property tax increase. A new report claims Illinois’ gun laws may be making communities less safe by criminalizing gun possession. The White Sox have hired Will Venable as their new manager.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will unveil his proposed 2025 budget today. A new report makes recommendations on reparations for Black Chicagoans. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin convened a panel of experts in Chicago yesterday to talk about affordable drug prices.

Defense lawyers in the federal racketeering conspiracy trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan made inroads Tuesday with a government witness. A new report from the Citizens Utility Board finds that if state regulators allow Peoples Gas to move forward with its pipe replacement program, heating bills could double over the next 15 years. SEIU Healthcare Illinois and health care worke...

The city added new employees to its ranks despite a citywide hiring freeze. Millions are pouring into Chicago's school board campaigns. A state senator says he wants to work on campaign finance provisions for future races. A former Commonwealth Edison lawyer is shedding light on alleged company efforts to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A Democratic member of Congress from Chicago is condemning comments made about Puerto Rico at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Chicago Bears defensive back Tyrique Stevenson is apologizing to his coaches and teammates for his play during Sunday’s last-second loss to the Commanders. The 60th annual Chicago International Film Festival wrapped up last night.

Scores of Rohingya Muslims in Chicago cast their first ballots as American citizens over the weekend. The city’s Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument won a major preservation industry award. The finalists were announced this morning for Chicago’s top local food honors.

Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Durk is in federal custody Friday after being arrested overnight on federal murder-for-hire charges. Some of Illinois’ nearly 1.6 million student loan borrowers could get relief under rules proposed today by the Biden administration. Families and staff at seven Acero charter schools are fighting to keep the schools open.

Federal prosecutors are using dozens of wiretaps as evidence in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. New Chicago school board members say they took the post to do right by kids. The invasive carp haven’t gotten any closer to Chicago in over a decade, and a new study investigated why.

Members of Faculty for Justice in Palestine are demanding University of Chicago leaders reinstate an Arab student who was suspended and evicted from his dorm after his arrest at a pro-Palestinian demonstration. Prosecutors Thursday, played one of about 200 secret recordings in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. Major League commi...

Today the new Chicago Board of Education will be sworn in, after the former board abruptly resigned. Cook County commissioners are advancing a plan to bring some property tax relief to struggling homeowners. In a few minutes, county health officials hope free Naloxone vending machines will help curb fatal overdoses.

A Chicago immigrant rights group says Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to reduce services for newly arrived asylum seekers will hurt families. The Illinois Department of Public Health hosted a conference in suburban Naperville this week focusing on health outcomes for communities of color. A top adviser to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is leaving his post, effective immediately.

The Chicago City Council approved a $1.5 billion bond refinancing plan yesterday that budget officials hope will help the city’s budget crunch. Defense attorneys in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial undercut one of the government’s very first witnesses. One of the more than 30 Chicago police officers named in a new federal lawsuit is a disgraced former detective.

The Chicago Board of Education will meet for the first time this week following the resignations of every board member earlier this month. A new report shows there’s been a jump in abortions in Illinois with a virtual doctor’s visit since Roe v. Wade was overturned more than two years ago. RealPage is a software company that the US Department of Justice alleges is enabling illegal rent price-fixin...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan gets his first chance to make his case to jurors in his federal corruption trial. A national civil rights group has written to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson - about police officers with extremist connections. The Sonya Massey commission is seeking an outside review of the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department.

Chicago will end its separate migrant shelter system by next year, creating a single shelter system for all residents who need it. An Illinois group held a town hall meeting in Springfield over the weekend to imagine what statewide reparations could look like. Chicago drivers may have to start going a little slower.