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Lowering Chicago Speed Limit to 25 MPH Could Drastically Reduce Deaths and Injuries, Supporters Say

After decades of decline, traffic fatalities have been climbing nationwide since 2014. Advocates said reducing speed limits is a relatively easy and high-impact intervention that will protect drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists alike.

State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, smiles on the House floor after Republicans chose not to debate his proposed election law changes, instead voting present then leaving the chamber for a news conference. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Within Hours, Illinois Democrats Introduce and Pass Changes to Ballot Access and Advisory Questions

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Illinois Doctors Would Have Easier Access to Patients’ End-of-Life Wishes Under Bill Advancing in Springfield

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Mental Health Care Access is Key for Shooting Survivors’ Healing, Gun Violence Prevention

May 3, 2024 | Emily Soto

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, May 2, 2024 - Full Show

May 2, 2024 | WTTW News
Uniformed officers honor the families of their fallen colleagues during the annual Police Officers Memorial on the Illinois State Capitol grounds Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Springfield. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Fallen Chicago Police Officers Among 6 Honored at Illinois Capitol

May 2, 2024 | Cole Longcor — Capitol News Illinois
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Many of Chicago’s Gun Violence Survivors Left With Unmet Physical and Emotional Needs, Study Finds

May 2, 2024 | Sean Keenehan
Dancing at Millennium Park. (Patrick L. Pyszka / City of Chicago)

Millennium Park to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Free Music, Movies and Workouts. See the Summer Lineup

May 2, 2024 | Angel Idowu
Officer Luis M. Huesca (Chicago Police Department / Youtube)

Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca

May 2, 2024 | Matt Masterson
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Reproductive Rights Advocates Suing Chicago After Permit to March During DNC Rejected

May 2, 2024 | Matt Masterson
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CPD Officers Probed for Ties to Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Won’t Be Disciplined, Department Says

May 2, 2024 | Heather Cherone

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, May 1, 2024 - Full Show

May 1, 2024 | WTTW News
File photo of a homeless encampment in Chicago. (WTTW News)

Illinois Taking Steps to Reduce High Rates of Homelessness in Black Community

May 1, 2024 | Paul Caine
Chaz Ebert appears on “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” on May 1, 2024. (WTTW News)

Chaz Ebert Encourages Universal Love, Vulnerability in New Book ‘It’s Time to Give a FECK’

May 1, 2024 | Shelby Hawkins
A rendering of the proposed new stadium for the Chicago Bears on a redesigned Museum Campus. (Credit: Chicago Bears)

Chicago Bears’ Plan to Use Taxpayer Funds on New Lakefront Stadium a ‘Non-Starter’ for Pritzker

May 1, 2024 | Amanda Vinicky
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Expanded Amtrak Service Between Chicago, Milwaukee and Twin Cities to Begin May 21

May 1, 2024 | Eunice Alpasan
Flooding in Chicago on July 6, 2023. (WTTW News)

How Prepared is Cook County for Natural Disasters? Officials Seek Input From Residents

May 1, 2024 | Eunice Alpasan
Left: Untitled work by Christina Ramberg, 1971. (Stewart Clements Photography) Right: “Probed Cinch” by Christina Ramberg. (Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Tightly Bound: Inside the Bizarre and Slightly Risqué Art of Chicago Artist Christina Ramberg

May 1, 2024 | Marc Vitali
Police vehicle file photo. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

A 10-Year-Old Girl Was Killed in Collision With Vehicle Fleeing Police. Her Family Now Wants to Use Deposition of Ex-Mayor Lightfoot at Trial

May 1, 2024 | Matt Masterson
A group of protesters set up on Northwestern University’s campus in late April 2024. (WTTW News)

Amid Ongoing Campus Protests, Northwestern Students Discuss the Line Between Free Speech and Safety

Apr 30, 2024 | Emily Soto

April 30, 2024 - Full Show

Apr 30, 2024 | WTTW News
Mario Treto Jr., secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, testifies before the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules in April 2024 about the final adoption of rules to implement the 2021 Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

After 3 Years, Illinois Poised to Enforce Law Aiming to End Lending Discrimination

Apr 30, 2024 | Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois
FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez / AP Photo, File)

US Poised to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana in Historic Shift, But It’ll Remain Controlled Substance

Apr 30, 2024 | Associated Press
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Asian American Advocates Call on Illinois Lawmakers to Address Immigration and Language Services

Apr 30, 2024 | Emily Soto
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Bargaining Underway as CPS, CTU Work Toward New Teachers Contract

Apr 30, 2024 | Matt Masterson
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Names 7 to Police Oversight Board After Missing Deadline

Apr 30, 2024 | Heather Cherone
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‘A Safer City’ Community Conversation: Addressing the Root Causes of Gun Violence

Apr 30, 2024 | Emily Soto
Paul Vallas fields questions from the news media on Feb. 7, 2023, after the WTTW News mayoral forum. (Liz Markel / WTTW)

Former Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas Tells Judge Ex-Ald. Ed Burke is Worthy of ‘Leniency’

Apr 30, 2024 | Heather Cherone
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo / Richard Drew, File)

Chicago Tribune, Other U.S. Newspapers Sue ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement

Apr 30, 2024 | Associated Press
A Walmart Health Center is seen here in Springdale, Arkansas. Walmart will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states. (Walmart via CNN Newsource)

Walmart Will Close All Health Care Clinics, Including in Chicago

Apr 30, 2024 | CNN
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

Democrats Say They Will Save Speaker Mike Johnson’s Job if Republicans Try to Oust Him

Apr 30, 2024 | Associated Press
FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. (Damian Dovarganes / AP Photo, File)

Mammograms Should Start at 40 to Address Rising Breast Cancer Rates at Younger Ages, Panel Says

Apr 30, 2024 | Associated Press
Warblers, like this palm warbler, are among the biggest group of migratory birds crossing Chicago at the moment, as spring migration nears its peak. (U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region)

Chicago On Migration High Alert as Hundreds of Millions of Birds on the Move Nightly Across the US

Apr 30, 2024 | Patty Wetli
A periodical cicada nymph, flushed from its tunnel is pictured on April 28, 2024, in Cook County’s Palos preserve system. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Early Cicada Sightings Are a False Alarm, Mass Emergence Not Here Yet, Researchers Say

Apr 30, 2024 | Patty Wetli
A rendering of the proposed new stadium for the Chicago Bears on a redesigned Museum Campus. (Credit: Chicago Bears)

New Chicago Bears Stadium Plans Met With Mixed Reviews as Analysts Question True Cost to Taxpayers

Apr 29, 2024 | Shelby Hawkins