Police from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office will patrol the CTA as the mass transit agency tries to head off threats from the Trump administration that it must shape up on crime or risk losing millions in federal funding.
It’s with excitement that we announce Maplewood Brewery & Distillery and Half Acre Beer Co will join together to create a premier Chicago beverage company. We combine as individually strong, complementary businesses that share similar visions for the future of our industry and city.
Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.
We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.
What you need to know about the service honoring the civil rights icon who died on Feb. 17, that will feature three former presidents and thousands attending the memorial tribute Friday.
Raja poll shows 10-point lead on Stratton; Kim and Kifowit launch new comptroller ads; Kaegi and Hynes clash over ‘homeowner’ claim
Why is the Cook County state’s attorney prosecuting nonviolent ICE protesters? blockclubchi.co/3ZXJS6K
The Congress Theater overhaul is "full speed ahead," with construction to start in March, the alderman says. blockclubchi.co/4casEdD
New PPP poll has Stratton down by two; Another ‘poll’ shows Biss leading
The Chicago Park District has proposed a more than half a billion-dollar plan to revamp Soldier Field for when the Bears move.
The Park District pitched the state on converting the 61,500-seat venue to a destination for concerts and special events, a transformation that could cost about $630M.
Uber acquiring parking app SpotHero as it moves beyond ride-hailing and food delivery
“I share your impatience,” U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer told the more than a dozen Chicagoans who told her the reform push has not resulted in significant change in their lives. “I do recognize it is too slow.” @wttw.bsky.social
The City Council on Wednesday gave final zoning approval to Foundry Park, JDL Development’s new and scaled-back vision for North Side industrial land along the Chicago River that once was supposed to be home to the Lincoln Yards megaproject.
REJECTED: A measure to let Chicagoans snap a photo to provide the city with recorded evidence of bus, bicycle lanes and crosswalk violations FAILS, on a vote of 16-31.
Miraculously, all 14 Democratic candidates in #IL09 are packed onto a stage at Green Mill in Uptown for a forum hosted by the 46th Ward Dems and moderated by Axios reporter Justin Kaufmann
Four Paczkis, polish donuts eaten on fat Tuesday.
HAPPY PACZKI DAY
One occasion was the celebration of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 80th birthday in October 2021. As his colleagues paid tribute to the trailblazer, Burke recalled Jackson’s successful 1999 negotiations that led to the release of three U.S. soldiers taken prisoner by Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, who would later be charged with genocide. As Jackson got off the plane, reporters asked Jackson how he was able to win the soliders’ release.
As Jackson got off the plane, reporters asked Jackson how he was able to win the soliders’ release. Jackson was ready with a quip: “It was easy to negotiate with Milosevic, it’s Vrdolyak and Burke I have trouble with.” As he delivered Jackson’s punchline, Burke turned to his colleagues, a broad smile on his face, as awkward laughter rippled through the chamber as the realization that Burke had just compared himself to a genocidal maniac washed over his colleagues during a birthday tribute to an ailing Civil Rights icon.
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. turned 80, the Chicago City Council spent hours paying tribute to him — including Ald. Ed Burke, before he was convicted of racketeering. Here’s what happened:
RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and Chicago-based presidential candidate. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/r...
A federal agent shot a Chicago woman 5 times after saying she tried to ram him with her car.
Newly released evidence contradict that agent's account — and shows that agents boasted about the shooting. blockclubchi.co/463Y4i1
Good morning from Chicago’s Loop, where Marimar Martinez and her attorneys are holding a press conference to announce a civil lawsuit stemming from her shooting by a Border Patrol agent in October.
They have some of the agent’s texts blown up on posters
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
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Truly shocking: Artist Judy Chicago's tale in Artnet of working with Google on the redesign of the former Thompson Center atrium is a horror story - incompetent, slipshod management meets corporate bureaucracy on steroids...
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Illinois will formally adopt the child and adolescent immunization schedule created by the American Academy of Pediatrics, marking another break from federal officials who are limiting the number of recommended vaccines for young children.
NEW: Chicago's top cop said he backed an effort to give the agency charged with probing police misconduct the authority to investigate whether officers have violated city law by helping ICE agents because no one would “trust” internal affairs probes. @wttw.bsky.social
new: the first piece in a @chicagoreader.com’s series on quantum shore chicago looks at community resistance to the megadevelopment.
contributor grey lucas traces the neighborhood’s history of fighting disinvestment and environmental racism from the former south works steel plant to present-day.
Chicago’s streak of sub-freezing days came to a merciful end Friday morning when the mercury finally hit 32 degrees for the first time in 20 days.
https://to.wttw.com/4r0lZqK
How The Great Migration — And Segregation — Built The South Side's Black-Owned Lounge Culture blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/05/h...
Chicago's top cop must also explain why the number of times officers pointed their guns at individuals increased 44% between 2022 and 2024, according to CPD data. @wttw.bsky.social
Buddy Guy says he's "just trying to keep the Blues alive" after his 9th Grammy win. blockclubchi.co/45IaCvd
After a year of historic declines in violence across Chicago, the city has begun 2026 with further drops in the number of shootings and homicides. https://to.wttw.com/4tg7tgf
