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Inside the Ford Heights migrant shelter that’s slated to open April 23, 2024. (Courtesy of Chelsea Thomas at Empowerment Anywhere)

Suburbs Slow to Apply for Migrant Aid From $20M Cook County Fund

The deadline for applications is Friday. And while there are more than 100 suburbs in the county that are eligible, only two have applied, including Oak Park and Ford Heights.

(WTTW News)

Ethics Board Urges Chicago City Council to Tighten Rules That Would Allow Enforcement of a Ban on Lobbyists Giving Campaign Cash to Mayors

Stephen Colbert is bringing "Late Show" to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. (Screenshot)

Look Who's Coming to the DNC: Stephen Colbert Bringing Live 'Late Show' Broadcasts to Chicago

A still image from surveillance footage released by the Chicago Police Department shows a person believed to have been involved in the non-fatal shooting of an officer on March 15, 2021. (Chicago Police Department)

Chicago Police Release Footage of Suspects in Shooting of Off-Duty Officer

Mar 16, 2021 | Matt Masterson
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks to the media, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)

Leading Senate Dem Says Outlook Bleak on Immigration Bills

Plus: Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation talk immigration on ‘Chicago Tonight’

Mar 16, 2021 | Associated Press
In this Thursday, March 4, 2021, file photo, Latisha Bledsoe cleans chairs in the music room at Manchester Academic Charter School during the coronavirus pandemic in Pittsburgh. The school is planning to return students to the classroom in a hybrid schedule at the end of March. (Andrew Rush / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)

Schools Weighing Whether to Seat Students Closer Together

Mar 16, 2021 | Associated Press
(WTTW News)

Chicago Teen Charged in December Carjacking of Lyft Driver

Mar 16, 2021 | Matt Masterson

March 16, 2021 - Full Show

Mar 16, 2021 | WTTW News
Protests against General Iron's relocation to the Southeast Side have been ongoing for months, including a march on the mayor's house in November 2020. (Annemarie Mannion / WTTW News)

City Has Identified ‘Concerns and Questions’ in General Iron’s Permit Application

Mar 16, 2021 | Patty Wetli
Birding enthusiasts are piggybacking on the March Madness format. (Courtesy of Forest Preserve District of Will County)

A Double Dose of March Migration Madness, These Tourneys Are for the Birds

Mar 16, 2021 | Patty Wetli
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her son, Jim Ginsburg. (Courtesy of Jim Ginsburg)

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Her 88th Birthday

Mar 15, 2021 | Alexandra Silets
Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears on “Chicago Tonight” via Zoom on Monday, March 15, 2021. (WTTW News)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker Reflects on COVID-19 Pandemic, One Year In

Mar 15, 2021 | Marissa Nelson
Jose Martinez (WTTW News)

How Technology is Helping the Visually Impaired Find Employment

Mar 15, 2021 | Erica Gunderson
(Photo by David Mao on Unsplash)

Daylight Saving Debate: Polls Shows Americans Split Over Springing Forward

Mar 15, 2021 | Blair Paddock
Loyola Ramblers fans cheer on the team at in Rogers Park bar Bruno’s on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (WTTW News)

March Madness: Illinois and Loyola Punch Their Tickets to the Big Dance

Mar 15, 2021 | Evan Garcia
A mass shooting left two people dead early Sunday, March 14, 2021 in Chicago’s Park Manor neighborhood. (WTTW News)

Local Leaders Talk Violence Prevention, Healing After Mass Shooting

Mar 15, 2021 | Nick Blumberg
(Steve Buissinne / Pixabay)

Officials Won’t Use Tax Returns to Pay Debts for Low-Income Illinois Residents

Mar 15, 2021 | Heather Cherone
Protesters gather near the Logan Square home of Mayor Lori Lightfoot to voice their opposition to General Iron’s plans to move to the Southeast Side on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (Annemarie Mannion / WTTW News)

Aldermen Advance New Rules for Industrial Developments in Effort to Reduce Air Pollution

Mar 15, 2021 | Heather Cherone
William DeMeritt in “The Catastrophist.” (Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre)

‘The Catastrophist’: A Brilliant Play Bound to Go Viral

Mar 15, 2021 | Hedy Weiss
(Rebecca Palmore / WTTW News)

Crain’s Headlines: Alden’s Tribune Takeover Could Be Derailed

Mar 15, 2021 | WTTW News
(Mimzy / Pixabay)

Illinois Launches Hotline for COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments

Mar 15, 2021 | Kristen Thometz

March 15, 2021 - Full Show

Mar 15, 2021 | WTTW News
The Rev. Claude Porter of Maywood’s Proviso Missionary Baptist Church, is part of a new public education campaign aimed at addressing vaccine hesitancy. (Credit: Cook County Health / Cook County Government / Cook County Public Health)

Cook County Launches ‘My Shot’ Campaign to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Mar 15, 2021 | Kristen Thometz
(WTTW News)

COPA Completes Investigation Into Officers Who Worked Under Ronald Watts

Mar 15, 2021 | Matt Masterson
Joseph Saunders and other members of Chicago’s St. Sabina Catholic Church rally outside the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Chicago demanding resolution of the investigation into allegations against the Rev. Michael Pfleger on Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021 in Chicago.

Chicago Parish Fiercely Backs Priest After Sex Abuse Claims

Mar 15, 2021 | Associated Press
Spring snow expected in Chicago. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Snow and Pretty Much Every Other Kind of Precipitation on Tap Monday

Mar 15, 2021 | Patty Wetli
John Prine appears on “Chicago Tonight” on May 12, 2010.

Folk Legend John Prine Wins Pair of Posthumous Awards at the Grammys

Mar 15, 2021 | Patty Wetli
Georgetown’s Dante Harris celebrates while holding the Most Outstanding Player trophy after an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in the championship of the Big East Conference tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo / Frank Franklin II)

Life on the Bubble: Brackets Set for Return of March Madness

Mar 15, 2021 | Associated Press
This photo provided by the Chicago Fire Department shows police investigating the scene of a shooting early Sunday, March 14, 2021 in the Park Manor neighborhood in Chicago. (Chicago Fire Department / Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

2 Killed, 13 Wounded at Party on Chicago’s South Side

Mar 14, 2021 | Associated Press
In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, a Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School teacher speaks to students during a virtual class outside of the school in solidarity with pre-K educators forced back into the building in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

‘Big Burden’ for Schools Trying to Give Kids Internet Access

Mar 14, 2021 | Associated Press
In this Feb. 25, 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth COVID-19 shot in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, File)

Fauci: Trump Should Urge His Followers to Get Vaccinated

Mar 14, 2021 | Associated Press
(WTTW News)

City Opens United Center Vaccine Registration to Additional South, West Side Communities

Mar 14, 2021 | WTTW News
Registered nurse Sandra Younan adjusts an intravenous line for a patient at the emergency room of Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes)

Nurses Fight Conspiracy Theories Along With Coronavirus

Mar 14, 2021 | Associated Press
Desks in the classroom are doubled to provide extra spacing at Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, on October 22, 2020. (Ben Hasty / Getty Images)

Back to School: How You Can Support Students and Teachers During the Pandemic

Mar 13, 2021 | CNN
Parts of Wyoming and Nebraska are under blizzard warnings while there are Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories in effect for other parts of the region, CNN meteorologist Tyler Mauldin said.

Millions are Under Winter Storm Advisories as Blizzards and Heavy Rain Move Across the US

Mar 13, 2021 | CNN