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View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 WTTW Taxpayers Paid $28.6M Over 7 Years for Chicago’s Police Monitors to Enforce Consent Decree: Data https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/30/taxpayers-paid-286m-over-7-years-chicago-s-police-monitors-enforce-consent-decree-data Chicago taxpayers paid $28.6 million between 2019 and 2025 to an independent team of experts on policing and reform appointed by the federal judge charged with implementing the court order that requires the Chicago Police Department to stop routinely violating Black and Latino residents’ constitutional rights, according to records obtained …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 WTTW Property Taxes in Cook County Soared at Double the Rate of Inflation During the Last 30 Years: Report https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/30/property-taxes-cook-county-soared-double-rate-inflation-during-last-30-years-report Property taxes in Cook County soared at double the rate of inflation between 1995 and 2024, according to a new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. Taxing agencies — including schools, parks, libraries and cities — sent property tax bills totaling $19.2 billion in 2024, up more than 180% …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 WBEZ 2026 started as a renaissance year for composer Florence Price. Then came controversy https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/classical/2026/03/30/florence-price-chicago-composer-classical-vienna-musikverein-controversy-rainbow-waltz 2026 looked to be a renaissance year for the composer [ Florence Price, ][1] a Black woman who made music in Chicago that is now being championed by the classical music world more than 70 years after her death. Minnesota Opera premiered a [ _new work_ ][2] in February about …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 NBC Local Passengers describe chaotic scene as O'Hare-bound flight diverted due to ‘disruptive customer' https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/passengers-describe-chaotic-scene-as-ohare-bound-flight-diverted-due-to-disruptive-customer/3915527/ A routine flight from New York City to Chicago turned chaotic Sunday after a [ disturbance onboard ][10] led to the plane being diverted to Detroit, with the FBI on scene at landing and passengers describing the tense and frightening moments. "They were all chanting on the intercom to put …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 NBC Local Chicago forecast: Stormy week ahead with multiple chances for severe weather https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/chicago-forecast-stormy-week-ahead-with-multiple-chances-for-severe-weather/3915547/ Multiple chances for rain, storms and [ severe weather ][1] loomed over the Chicago forecast this week, with heavy downpours, large hail, 60 mph winds and even tornadoes possible, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. The first chance for strong to severe storms comes late Monday, after a day of …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Fox Chicago Chicago weather: Warm, sunny start before storms move in tonight http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-warm-sunny-start-storms-tonight ![Warm, sunny start before storms move into Chicagoland tonight][10] #### [ Warm, sunny start before storms move into Chicagoland tonight ][11] Kaitlin Cody has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Highs reach the mid-70s today and Tuesday before a sharp midweek cooldown. * Strong to severe storms …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Fox Chicago Illinois State Police trooper, another driver hospitalized after Chicago crash http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-police-trooper-another-driver-hospitalized-chicago-crash ![Illinois trooper, another driver hospitalized after Chicago crash][6] #### [ Illinois trooper, another driver hospitalized after Chicago crash ][7] A state trooper and another driver were hospitalized after a crash in Chicago early Monday, according to ISP. #### The Brief * * A state trooper and another driver were hurt …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Fox Chicago California fugitive wanted on child sex crime charges captured in Chicago suburb, officials say http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/california-fugitive-wanted-child-sex-crime-charges-captured-glendale-heights #### The Brief * * A 59-year-old California fugitive was arrested in Glendale Heights on March 24. * Authorities say he was wanted on multiple felony charges involving minors. * He is being held in Cook County Jail awaiting extradition to California. **COOK COUNTY, Ill.** \- A 59-year-old man wanted …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Property taxes, driven by TIF districts and school funds, outpace inflation and wages: county treasurer study https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03/30/property-taxes-cook-county-treasurer-study * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][117] * [ Facebook ][118] * [ Bluesky ][119] * [ Email ][120] * [ Reddit ][121] * [ Flipboard ][122] Property taxes outpaced inflation and grew “well above wage growth” over the last 30 years, shooting up nearly 182%, …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Top Mormon leader D. Todd Christofferson knew around 2020 that his brother was an alleged child molester https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/30/mormon-apostle-d-todd-christofferson-latter-day-saints-wade-christofferson-child-sexual-abuse-church * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][104] * [ Facebook ][105] * [ Bluesky ][106] * [ Email ][107] * [ Reddit ][108] * [ Flipboard ][109] A top Mormon church leader who has said he learned in or about 2020 that his brother may have …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times 2026 started as a renaissance year for composer Florence Price. Then came controversy https://chicago.suntimes.com/classical-music/2026/03/30/florence-price-chicago-composer-classical-vienna-musikverein-controversy-rainbow-waltz * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][71] * [ Facebook ][72] * [ Bluesky ][73] * [ Email ][74] * [ Reddit ][75] * [ Flipboard ][76] 2026 looked to be a renaissance year for the composer [ Florence Price, ][77] a Black woman who made …
View Article 7:01 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Dear Abby: Sister-in-law bitter when couple visit her ex https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/03/30/dearabby-today-dear-abby-sisterinlaw-bitter-when-couple-visit-her-ex * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][63] * [ Facebook ][64] * [ Bluesky ][65] * [ Email ][66] * [ Reddit ][67] * [ Flipboard ][68] **DEAR ABBY:** My sister-in-law “Nancy” and my wife have a strained relationship, but they love each other and talk …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Nurses are an afterthought in health care debate, and that's deadly https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/03/30/nurses-afterthought-health-care-costs-insurance-hospital-consolidation-executive-pay-richard-fowler * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][47] * [ Facebook ][48] * [ Bluesky ][49] * [ Email ][50] * [ Reddit ][51] * [ Flipboard ][52] When President Donald Trump takes aim at costs imposed on Americans by “big health insurance companies,” he proposes stopping …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Small, independent landlords will need support if city mandates rental inspections https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/30/landlords-rental-inspections-trump-tsa-dhs-immigration-loyola-capitol-riots-mail-in-ballots * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][25] * [ Facebook ][26] * [ Bluesky ][27] * [ Email ][28] * [ Reddit ][29] * [ Flipboard ][30] The city of Chicago’s move toward [ mandatory pre-rental inspections ][31] raises an obvious and unanswered question: Who will …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Why Connor Bedard's offensive growth with Blackhawks stems from him creating more space https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/03/30/blackhawks-connor-bedard-nhl-creating-space-nikita-kucherov-jeff-blashill * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] NEWARK, N.J. — At [ Blackhawks ][15] coach Jeff Blashill’s introductory news conference last May, he mentioned how Connor …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times State trooper among 2 hurt in crash involving squad car near Garfield Park https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/03/30/state-trooper-among-2-hurt-in-crash-involving-squad-car-near-garfield-park * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A state trooper was among two people hurt in a crash involving an Illinois state police squad car early …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Magazine Five Side-by-Side Homes for Sale https://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/five-side-by-side-homes-for-sale/ I recently read [ _Hidden in Plain Sight_ ][16] , a book about [ double houses ][17] in Evanston, and it just so happens that one of the homes featured in the book is currently on the market. As described in the book, these structures were built to be disguised …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Magazine “That Ends in Tears” https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2026/austan-goolsbee-on-the-future-of-the-fed/ Back in 2009, when Austan Goolsbee was an economic adviser to the Obama White House, he won a Funniest Celebrity in Washington contest at a D.C. comedy club. “I always say that the central question of economics is, Compared to what?” Goolsbee says. “Nowhere was that more true. The runner-up …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 Chicago Magazine April Agenda https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/april-2026/april-agenda-3/ ## 1 From Arthouse to Grindhouse L.A.’s genre-loving Beyond Fest launches **Beyond Chicago** : four days of films and guests like Bob Odenkirk and ’70s action queen Meiko Kaji. _Apr. 2–5.[ musicboxtheatre.com ][1] _ ![‘Let’s Make Cocktails!’ by Sarah Becan][2] Photograph: Sarah Becan ## 2 Sip ’N’ Sign Local artist …
View Article 7 a.m. March 30, 2026 CBS Local Jack Hughes' huge third period lifts Devils over Blackhawks https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-jersey-devils-chicago-blackhawks-jack-hughes-frank-nazar/ Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period and Jake Allen made 28 saves as the New Jersey Devils rallied to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Sunday night. With New Jersey trailing 3-2, Hamilton scored at 14:32 before Hughes scored at 14:51 to …