Friday, October 24, 2025

Federal immigration enforcement disrupted schools across Chicago’s North and near Northwest Side today with at least eight schools cancelling activities or keeping students inside after reports of agents in the area. A new investigation from the Sun-Times shows more than a dozen Chicago city council members got campaign contributions from a political action committee whose leaders include landlord Corey Oliver. Lollapalooza is telling Chicago City Council members that it generated more impact for the city this past summer than in any year prior. Plus, Illinois may have turned a corner in the fight against an aquatic menace: carp from Asia. WBEZ’s Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco brings us the story from the Illinois River.