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Cook County’s top prosecutor said her office is taking steps to bar a vendor company from sharing data with federal immigration authorities, after agents repeatedly targeted individuals around local courthouses. to.wttw.com/4zDVHzd
There's a good chance at some point you played with a toy or game dreamed up by a toy design firm called Marvin Glass and Associates. Mouse Trap, Operation, Simon, Lite-Brite, and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots were all born in Chicago. #ChicagoStoriesWTTW to.wttw.com/3TTLWgF
Chicago has a new tactic in its battle against rats: It’s rat birth control.
The North River Commission — serving Albany Park, Irving Park and North Park — is the latest community organization to give the method a try. to.wttw.com/3UfNvpq
Gov. JB Pritzker said state leaders are prepping legislation on a new stadium for the Chicago Bears in Illinois, which could be voted on during the upcoming fall veto session. to.wttw.com/4it5wd9
Fresh off his win against Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis in Tuesday’s election to become the next Cook County assessor, Democrat Pat Hynes joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss his vision for the office.
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President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections.
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With a split school board and the district facing a budget shortfall if state lawmakers don’t pass additional funding for this year, members will need to find a way to bridge some of the clear divisions that emerged during the campaign.
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Post midterms, Republicans are staring down an even scarier possibility than losing statewide office: The notion that they can no longer count on Texas and its 40 electoral votes on the path to the White House.
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Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is stepping aside.
Welch’s grasp on the top job was under threat after 26 incumbent and incoming House Democrats said the supermajority caucus “needs new leadership.” to.wttw.com/4kBslMU
The masked country crooner Orville Peck plays one of his biggest local shows yet this weekend and more shows you can catch around the Chicago area this weekend. to.wttw.com/3X8bHuB
Starting Friday, the Loop’s Gene Siskel Film Center will host the weeklong Black Harvest Film Festival. The fest received a record-breaking 600 submissions this year. to.wttw.com/4elAZvj
Through the end of October, the city’s homicide total remains below last year’s pace — a year that closed with Chicago’s lowest homicide total in 60 years —according to figures from the Chicago Police Department.
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The holiday season is merry and bright thanks to the Chicago area’s many spectacular light displays. Which one are you checking out this year? to.wttw.com/48APVSQ
This year’s midterm elections saw several history-making moments — including in Illinois, where five new people are headed to the U.S. House of Representatives. A few stopped by "Chicago Tonight" to discuss their priorities and what comes next. to.wttw.com/4z92RKB
La Shawn Ford discussed filling the shoes of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, noting that he wants to continue the longtime lawmaker’s legacy. Ford said the pair worked closely together and that he received an early endorsement from Davis during the campaign.
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Women’s Justice Institute’s annual “Look At Me” program held last Thursday at the organization’s Pilsen office, gathered work from women incarcerated at Logan and Decatur correctional centers and Cook County Jail. to.wttw.com/4iJqraO
The AP Voter Poll, a sweeping survey of more than 100,000 voters in all 50 states, showed that young voters swung sharply left.
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Jessica Biggs, the Chicago Board of Education’s president-elect, is now tasked with working with the other freshly elected members on what’s shaping up to be a divided board.
“I am really excited to get into a room with my new colleagues and to support all of them,” she said.
Biggs will be sworn in as president in January. She told "Chicago Tonight" on Wednesday that her main, immediate priority is to set clear academic goals.
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Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t a presidential candidate yet, but he announced a 200-point national agenda he wants congressional Democrats to tackle after the party’s enormous victory in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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