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View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 WTTW 3 Months After Rapidly Scheduled Arguments, the Supreme Court Has Yet to Decide on Trump’s Tariffs https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/29/3-months-after-rapidly-scheduled-arguments-supreme-court-has-yet-decide-trump-s-tariffs _**Video:** Joining “Chicago Tonight” are Steven Schwinn, professor of law at the University of Illinois Chicago, and Benjamin Krause, executive director of the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute for Economics. (Produced by Joel Ortiz) _ * * * WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 WTTW Jan. 29, 2026 - Full Show https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/29/jan-29-2026-full-show A judge is ordering former Mayor Rahm Emanuel to testify in a trial over a botched police raid. And what’s at stake as the country awaits a Supreme Court ruling on the president’s tariffs. On the show: * [ Rahm Emanuel Ordered to Testify About CPD’s ‘Code of Silence’ During …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 WTTW Police Oversight Board Taps COPA’s Interim Head to Lead Police Misconduct Agency Permanently https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/29/police-oversight-board-taps-copa-s-interim-head-lead-police-misconduct-agency Chicago’s police oversight board on Thursday tapped the interim head of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to lead the city agency charged with investigating serious allegations of Chicago Police Department misconduct on a permanent basis. The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability voted unanimously to select LaKenya White, …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 WBEZ CTU wants to bargain with CPS over remote learning options https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/01/29/ctu-wants-to-bargain-with-cps-over-remote-learning-options The Chicago Teachers Union wants to bring Chicago Public Schools to the bargaining table over working conditions – including offering remote learning options – ahead of a possible resurgence of widespread federal enforcement in the city later this year. Union leaders say this is necessary to protect families and ensure …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 NBC Local Chicago police warn of string of airbag thefts leaving cars with smashed windows https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-warn-of-string-of-airbag-thefts-leaving-cars-with-smashed-windows/3883411/ At least 10 people in Chicago have woken up to find their car windows smashed and airbag stolen in the past couple of weeks, police warned. Most of the thefts took place on the city’s West Side, police said. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Fox Chicago Report: Utility bills are outpacing inflation and grocery prices http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-utility-bills-now-top-driver-inflation ![Utilities outpacing inflation, groceries][6] #### [ Utilities outpacing inflation, groceries ][7] We've been telling you for a while about high NIPSCO bills in Northwest Indiana. Now, there's a new report out that says your utility bills have become the fastest driver of inflation. Bret Buganski is live in studio. #### …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Fox Chicago Daniel Biss faces scrutiny over Northwestern encampment decision as he runs for Congress http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biss-faces-scrutiny-over-northwestern-encampment-decision-he-runs-congress ![Biss refused EPD action in Palestinian encampment][1] #### [ Biss refused EPD action in Palestinian encampment ][2] Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss is defending his decision not to send in police to break-up a Palestinian encampment protesting on the campus of Northwestern University in the spring of 2024. #### The Brief …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Columbia Chronicle ‘Area 2’ screening revisits Chicago police torture, cost of silence https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/area-2-screening-revisits-chicago-police-torture-cost-of-silence/ ![APPROVED-Campus_NABJ-5][1] Gallery • 3 Photos [ Amelia Baird ][2] 'Area 2' panel for the evening on the 3rd floor of the 1104 S. Wabash bldg. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. A new documentary revisits one of Chicago’s darkest chapters when allegations of police torture were dismissed, two Black men were …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Tribune Chicago Public Schools approves buyers for two more closed buildings https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/chicago-public-schools-closed-buildings-sale/ The Chicago Board of Education approved the sale of two closed school buildings Thursday, allowing the long-vacant properties to be repurposed into affordable housing and an athletic facility. The sales of the former Louis Daniel Armstrong Elementary in Austin and Ignace Paderewski Elementary in Little Village will net the district …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Tribune President Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/trump-canada-aircraft-tariff/ WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. Trump’s threat posted on social media came after he threatened …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Tribune Aurora man charged with first-degree murder in connection with death of his ex-wife in Oswego https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/aurora-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-connection-with-death-of-his-ex-wife-in-oswego/ An Aurora man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his ex-wife in Oswego, the Oswego Police Department said on Thursday. At around 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday, police [ were dispatched ][9] to a home in the 400 block of Valentine Way in Oswego after …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Tribune Junaid Ahmed and Neil Khot take on fellow Democrat Melissa Bean in new ads for Illinois’ 8th District https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/illinois-8th-congressional-ahmed-khot-ads-bean/ Dueling commercials by two well-funded Democratic candidates in Illinois’ 8th Congressional District race are taking aim at former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, with both ads calling her “Wall Street’s favorite Democrat.” In an election season when Democrats nationally are campaigning to make life more affordable for average citizens and to …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Tribune Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near Washington DC https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/dc-midair-collision-anniversary/ WASHINGTON — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that became indelible memories of the night a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the murky Potomac River. Others remember boats navigating debris and shallow water to bring victims’ bodies ashore. And there was the suddenness: …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times CTU wants to bargain with CPS over remote learning options https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/29/ctu-wants-to-bargain-with-cps-over-remote-learning-options * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][75] * [ Facebook ][76] * [ Bluesky ][77] * [ Email ][78] * [ Reddit ][79] * [ Flipboard ][80] The Chicago Teachers Union wants to bring Chicago Public Schools to the bargaining table over working conditions – including …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel could be on the hook to testify about CPD's 'code of silence' in federal trial https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/01/29/former-mayor-rahm-emanuel-could-be-on-the-hook-to-testify-about-cpds-code-of-silence-in-federal-trial * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][62] * [ Facebook ][63] * [ Bluesky ][64] * [ Email ][65] * [ Reddit ][66] * [ Flipboard ][67] Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously acknowledged a code of silence within the city’s police department 10 years ago, …
View Article 8 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Avondale coffeeshop among Chicago small businesses closing Friday for national general strike https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/01/29/avondale-coffeeshop-among-chicago-small-businesses-closing-friday-for-national-general-strike * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][52] * [ Facebook ][53] * [ Bluesky ][54] * [ Email ][55] * [ Reddit ][56] * [ Flipboard ][57] Several small businesses across the Chicago area will not open their doors Friday in support of a national general …
View Article 8 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Crews battle fire after house explosion in Oswego https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/29/crews-battle-fire-after-house-explosion-in-oswego * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][44] * [ Facebook ][45] * [ Bluesky ][46] * [ Email ][47] * [ Reddit ][48] * [ Flipboard ][49] A gas leak is suspected of causing a house to explode Thursday afternoon in far southwest suburban Oswego, officials …
View Article 8 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago police oversight commission names new COPA boss https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/01/29/chicago-police-oversight-commission-names-new-copa-boss * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] Chicago’s police oversight agency is getting a new boss — its current boss. It’s been nearly a year since …
View Article 8 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Manager Will Venable says White Sox have to 'embrace' expectations https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/01/29/white-sox-manager-will-venable-says-white-sox-have-to-embrace-expectations * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][15] * [ Facebook ][16] * [ Bluesky ][17] * [ Email ][18] * [ Reddit ][19] * [ Flipboard ][20] [ White Sox ][21] manager Will Venable is a “big art guy.” As the Sox kicked off SoxFest Live …
View Article 8 p.m. January 29, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Bears lose assistant GM Ian Cunningham to Falcons https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/05/22/bears-joint-practices-bills-dolphins-preseason-opener-date-time-set * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] After interviewing him for the third time this month on Thursday, the Falcons agreed to hire [ Bears ][7] …