HUD's funding changes would have significantly increased the homeless population of every state across the country, with homelessness numbers in cities like Chicago sharply increasing, according to projections.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to 12 companies that sell chest binders, including a Chicago-based sex-toy shop called Early to Bed.
First Amendment violations have become a defining feature of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, with the administration and people sympathetic to it ignoring free speech laws and precedent.
Reverend David Black, a pastor from Chicago who was injured by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last month, has joined a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration.
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with WCPT’s Joan Esposito and guest contributor Chris Bury to give first-hand updates on how many National Guard troops President Donald Trump might send into Chicago and where they would stay.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined WCPT's Richard Chew last Friday to comment on his first two years as mayor, negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools and President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
In an interview last Friday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told WCPT's Richard Chew that his commitment to keeping Chicago "a welcoming city, a sanctuary city" is unchanged following Monday's inauguration of Donald Trump as the country’s 47th president.
Jennifer Schulze writes, "Instead of 'Chicago PD' or 'Chicago Fire,' it’s a low-rent 'Chicago ICE.'"
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined WCPT’s Richard Chew last Friday to tout what he called “one of the most inclusive, collaborative processes” in the history of Chicago budget negotiations, highlighting the absence of service cuts, furloughs and layoffs.