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‘Broadview 6’ defense accuses feds of keeping grand jury transcripts secret

By Hannah Meisel
May 06, 2026 11:10 am - Attorneys for the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters charged in October say federal prosecutors are abusing their power in order to keep secret what they told the grand jury that indicted them, including on a rare conspiracy count.
Chicago Mayor Johnson determined to block Bears' move to Arlington Heights

By Fran Spielman
May 05, 2026 3:25 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday mounted the legislative equivalent of a goal line stand against the Bears’ quest for the property tax break needed to pave the way for a domed stadium in Arlington Heights.
Suspect in shooting of 2 Chicago officers allegedly pulled handgun from under blanket at hospital

By SOPHIA TAREEN and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Apr 27, 2026 3:22 pm - A robbery suspect who authorities say pulled a handgun from under a blanket at a Chicago hospital and shot the two officers who brought him there for treatment will remai...
Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition

Apr 26, 2026 4:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholom...
Chicago police officer dead, another critically wounded in shooting at Swedish Hospital; suspect in custody

By Tom Schuba and Cindy Hernandez
Apr 25, 2026 7:52 pm - A Chicago police officer was killed and another was “fighting for his life” after being wounded in a shooting Saturday morning at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, the city’s top cop said.
Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled

By REBECCA BOONE
Apr 17, 2026 9:46 pm - A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group, which owns WGN TV and radio, and rival Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit...
GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey moves into Chicago apartment

By Ben Szalinski
Apr 17, 2026 4:42 pm - Darren Bailey isn’t just trying to win over voters — he wants this year’s campaign to be an impressive experience for Chicago residents. The Republican nominee for governor said he’s moved into an apartment on Chicago’s near South Side that will serve as a sort of “headquarters” for his Chicago-area campaign operation.
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses

By Hannah Meisel
Mar 24, 2026 8:26 pm - It could be months before a Cook County judge decides whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge alleged abuses by federal agents during the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign last fall.
Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fall

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Mar 21, 2026 1:28 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking restoration of $2 billion in commuter rail expansion funding that President Donald Trump's administration stopped last fall.
Chicago’s ‘rite of passage’: Crowds flock to watch river turn emerald green

By Mohammad Samra
Mar 14, 2026 5:43 pm - Danielle Crawford has been in Chicago less than a year while her boyfriend has lived in the city for over four decades, and both watched the Chicago River turn emerald green for the first time Saturday morning.

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