Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Leaders from Chicago’s Chinese and Latino immigrant communities say they feel anxious about today’s Supreme Court hearing on President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The Chicago alderperson behind a much-debated proposal for a stricter teen curfew is back at the bargaining table after a wave of warm weather prompted so-called teen takeovers. A new supportive living community for adults with disabilities is now open in south suburban Alsip. Plus, Macquline King has gone from being an elementary school principal in Chicago Public Schools to interim CEO in just a couple years. Now in the permanent position, King talks about some of the big challenges she'll have to confront, and how her experience at Chicago Public Schools will inform that work.