Week in Review: Johnson Suspends Migrant Eviction Policy; Trump Sounds Off in Courtroom
Chicago bears down for an icy winter storm. And assessing the GOP Iowa caucus on the weekend before voters there go to the polls.
Jan. 9, 2024 - Full Show
A ban on extremist police officers is set to go into effect in Chicago. The dangers facing American democracy in 2024. And the history of dibs, Chicago’s tradition of saving parking spots.
UChicago Terrorism Expert Says America a ‘Tinderbox’ in 2024
Saturday marked the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then President Donald Trump.
Spotlight Politics: Policy Banning Chicago Police Officers From Joining Extremist Groups to Take Effect
The ban on Chicago police officers belonging to extremist groups takes effect Saturday. The U.S. Supreme Court took a pass on the latest challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban. And why it took decades to prove former Ald. Ed Burke's corruption and abuse of power.
Chicago Public Schools Receives $20M to Buy 50 Electric School Buses
Chicago Public Schools was among 67 winners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first Clean School Bus Program.
Director of UChicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression on Campus Controversy and University Presidents
“Those schools, the presidents that were up there testifying, while they were saying, ‘oh you know we preserve freedom of speech, we value freedom of speech,’ they in fact do have records of suppressing speech,” says Tom Ginsburg of the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression.
Jan. 8, 2024 - Full Show
The push to create a permanent board to oversee the Chicago Police Department begins. An attorney trying to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Illinois. And free expression on college campuses.
Illinois Joins States Considering Challenges to Donald Trump’s Candidacy on Insurrection Grounds
A legal challenge from five voters has made Illinois the 18th state forced to grapple with whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 ballot.
WTTW News Explains: How Did Dibs Become a Chicago Winter Tradition?
Every winter, Chicago stands divided around a practice commonly known as “dibs” – when car owners use janky household objects to reserve their precious shoveled-out parking spaces. So how did it begin?
Push to Create Permanent Chicago Police Oversight Board Begins
Applications are now open to serve four-year terms on the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, which is designed to give Chicagoans real control of the police department as part of an effort to build trust in officers and police brass and put an end to repeated allegations of misconduct.
Week in Review: Trump Faces Ballot Challenges; Suburbs Move to Block Migrant Arrivals
President Biden on the campaign trail — but it’s not just any campaign speech. And Chicago’s suburbs seek to block buses of migrants.
Chicago Paid At Least $138M to Care for Migrants in 2023, Far Less Than Projections: Data
The tally, which includes all invoices paid through Dec. 15, defies predictions released by city officials in mid-October that the cost of the migrant crisis to taxpayers would top $361 million by the end of 2023.
How is the US Faring 60 Years After President Lyndon Johnson Declared War on Poverty?
As the 60th anniversary of the war on poverty approaches, the Shriver Center on Poverty Law is hosting a one-day poverty summit, bringing together a diverse group of academic, community and government leaders.
Jan. 2, 2024 - Full Show
Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in Illinois. What are they and how could they impact your life? Two states kick former President Donald Trump off the ballot over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And our Spotlight Politics on the year ahead.
With Donald Trump’s Ballot Bans Likely Headed to the Supreme Court, How Does the 14th Amendment Fit In?
Former President Donald Trump has been kicked off the ballot in both Maine and Colorado. At issue is whether Trump is disqualified from making another presidential run under the 14th Amendment due to engaging in insurrection.