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Chicago Police Department Brass Acknowledges Officers Failed to Document 211K Traffic Stops in 2024

Crime & Law

Chicago Police Department Brass Acknowledges Officers Failed to Document 211K Traffic Stops in 2024

A Chicago Police Department spokesperson blamed data collection errors and lax… Read More

Final Men Transferred Out of Stateville Prison as Facility’s 100-Year History Comes to a Close

Crime & Law

Final Men Transferred Out of Stateville Prison as Facility’s 100-Year History Comes to a Close

The last men incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center have been… Read More

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The Future of Nature: Oceans

Carbon is the problem on our planet, but nature is the solution! There's a growing army of inspiring people, fighting to save nature - a movement that's going to help nature draw down carbon and perhaps save us all from the effects of climate change. See how oceans, and the organisms within them, help to draw down carbon at scale.

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WTTW Spring Into Green Giveaway

We’re celebrating the arrival of spring, with a nod to St. Patrick’s Day, with a special opportunity for WTTW sustainers!

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There Weren’t Always Wheelchair Lifts on Chicago Buses

Prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a group in Chicago filed a complaint against the CTA that resulted in improved transit access for people with disabilities.

Firsthand: Peacekeepers

Damien Morris

When violence hits too close to home, Damien’s peacekeeping skills are put to the test.

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Why We Should Talk to Young Children About Careers — and How!

Celebrate the changing seasons with your child with these hands-on learning activities, crafts, and investigations.

 

Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, testifies before an Illinois House committee on March 12, 2025. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

Politics

Potawatomi to Reclaim Tribal Land in DeKalb County

More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back.

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Food

New Wrigleyville Restaurant and Cafe Serves Twists on Chicago Classics Plus Taste of Home for Indonesian Community

Rendang Republic will be the only brick and mortar Indonesian restaurant in the city when it opens.

Marie Antoinette stands in a parquet ballroom in a heavy blue cloak

Recap and Stream

Another Season of Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette has been queen for a decade and is pregnant with another child, but thieves and traitors stalk Versailles.

A statue of young Abraham Lincoln stands outside the gift shop and concessions building at the New Salem Historic Site in Petersburg. (Athan Yanos / Medill Illinois News Bureau)

Politics

After Public Pressure, Illinois Commits $8M to Repair Deteriorating Site Where Lincoln Launched Political Career

Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is a replica of the hamlet where Lincoln lived for six years during his early adulthood, and where he won his first elective office – though only after losing his first election.

Spring-y Flowers made from construction paper.

For parents

Craft Spring-y Flowers

Make spring-y flowers (paper flowers on a SPRING) and gift them to teachers and friends, decorate your table with them or tuck them into a box and surprise someone. All it takes is a little construction paper! Encourage your preschooler to pick out spring colors they’ve spotted in nature.
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