Mayor does budget about-face on funding for domestic violence programs

Mayor Brandon Johnson restored a $9 million in cut domestic violence funding in a compromise to get his 2026 budget passed by ...

Personable, skilled and dedicated all-around high school sports contributor Andre Morgan dies at 68

Morgan was one of the area's most in-demand baseball umpires, working countless high-profile matchups in the Catholic League ...
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Tear gas, car crashes, chokeholds: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’

Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
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Mayor does budgetary about-face on funding for domestic violence programs

Johnson restores $9 million in cut domestic violence funding in a compromise to get his 2026 budget passed by the City ...

Susana Mendoza reacts to new report on CPS travel spending

ChicagoLIVE begins with reaction to a new report from the Office of Inspector General detailing Chicago Public Schools’ ...

Can federal immigration agents go in schools? Here’s what to know.

As President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” drags into its third month, federal immigration enforcement activity has swept the city’s youngest residents up in the chaos. At schools and day ...