As Chicago's PBS station, WTTW is committed to producing and presenting independent, trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility. https://t.co/QTmgsrKIajhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwwoprpn2w2uChicago Stories: The World's Fair of 1893 starts now on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app and at this link: to.wttw.com/47AXEja #ChicagoStoriesWTTW https://to.wttw.com/47AXEja03 Oct 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwoprpn2w2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwwc5fal752hThrough the first three quarters of 2026, Chicago is on pace for fewer homicides than it recorded in 2025, a year that closed with the city’s fewest recorded killings in 60 years. https://to.wttw.com/3TmneVX02 Oct 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwc5fal752hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mww45yuhvm2tThe union representing nearly 1,500 City Colleges of Chicago faculty and professional staff have announced their plans to go on strike later this month if they cannot reach a contract agreement. https://to.wttw.com/47yv3Lq02 Oct 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww45yuhvm2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwvygv5zbn26Pre- and post-game host for White Sox radio broadcasts on ESPN Chicago Jeff Meller joined "Chicago Tonight" to talk the White Sox postseason performance so far: https://to.wttw.com/4xXoQn902 Oct 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvygv5zbn26https://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwvs4564bv2pU.S. ICE officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE. https://to.wttw.com/4hqPTSY02 Oct 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvs4564bv2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwvo3feqk32qSure, street festival season is winding down, and you won’t be able to catch many concerts outdoors. Still, you can fill your evenings and hours with whatever you want, from musicals to film screenings and more. https://to.wttw.com/4xZZ0im02 Oct 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvo3feqk32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwvnht54z426The World’s Columbian Exposition not only inspired people, it also showed the world a new Chicago. Tune in to a new season of Chicago Stories tonight at 8:00 pm on the PBS app and at this link: to.wttw.com/46JDIJd #ChicagoStoriesWTTW to.wttw.com/4y8Vd2w https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2026/10/02/chicago-stories-worlds-fair-189302 Oct 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvnht54z426https://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwvklks3wm2vGov. JB Pritzker met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and businessman Pat Ryan, who owns a stake in the Chicago Bears, on Thursday in what the governor’s office described as a “productive meeting” focused on keeping the team in Illinois. https://to.wttw.com/4jyhl2n02 Oct 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvklks3wm2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtuanilhv2vJournalists at the Daily Herald elected to form a union by a vote of 15-0, the union announced Thursday. The vote comes after journalists at the suburban newspaper announced efforts in August to form a union following the layoffs of a dozen staffers. https://to.wttw.com/4hBpuRb01 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtuanilhv2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtsmsf6n32dSubmissions are now open through Oct. 23. Think your tree is a showstopper, and you’re prepared to part with it? Here’s the criteria: https://to.wttw.com/4dgkOig01 Oct 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtsmsf6n32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtnyf6q2a2vU.S. District Judge April Perry on Thursday said she needs further answers about the conduct of prosecutors in Boutros’ office before deciding whether criminal charges could be warranted. https://to.wttw.com/46R8CRx01 Oct 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtnyf6q2a2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtlsrewla26The Chicago Architecture Center has just announced the ultimate backstage pass: The long-shuttered Uptown Theatre has been added to the list of sites for Open House Chicago. https://to.wttw.com/4xXmkNJ01 Oct 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtlsrewla26https://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtjmxamo62gChicago White Sox manager Will Venable was already looking ahead just minutes after his team won its first playoff series in 21 years by sweeping the Houston Astros. “I can tell you right now that the group isn’t satisfied with this,” he said. https://to.wttw.com/4xXoQn901 Oct 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtjmxamo62ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwthek7oy62s“We’re once again getting a window into how rape is mostly responded to by institutions like universities, and the state itself,” said Kaethe Morris Hoffer, executive director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation. https://to.wttw.com/4dfEnY001 Oct 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwthek7oy62shttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtf4bi7pd2kChicago taxpayers should pay more than $260.8 million to 17 men who spent decades in prison after they were coerced into confessing to crimes by a disgraced former Chicago police detective, city lawyers recommended. https://to.wttw.com/46UjZYU01 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtf4bi7pd2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtcv634652qChanges to Medicaid eligibility take effect Thursday, impacting about 9,300 lawfully present immigrants in Illinois. Refugees, survivors of human trafficking and people who have been granted asylum are among those no longer covered. https://to.wttw.com/4hV1cCW01 Oct 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtcv634652qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwtattf4uu2bA Chicago-based law firm is suing current and former Trump officials in connection with the death of Renee Good, whose fatal shooting in Minneapolis early this year sparked nationwide protests against Trump's expanded immigration enforcement efforts. https://to.wttw.com/4hyszkW01 Oct 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtattf4uu2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwt6fwdj432jChicago taxpayers must pay $10.5 million to the family of a man who was killed in 2018 by a driver chased by CPD after the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the city’s appeal of the latest verdict sparked by a police pursuit that violated department policy. https://to.wttw.com/4hnT0Ll01 Oct 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt6fwdj432jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwt4lpxdwr2qEarly voting for the November general election kicks off Thursday in downtown Chicago, with more early voting locations across the city expected to open later this month. https://to.wttw.com/4yZRJQo01 Oct 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt4lpxdwr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwrbt5bfqz2xThe new 1.5-mile dedicated bus lane will be installed on northbound Michigan Avenue between Roosevelt Road and Wacker Drive in an effort to reduce delays along the downtown corridor, the city announced Wednesday. https://to.wttw.com/4hCcNpg30 Sep 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrbt5bfqz2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwr7avzqiw2uAsked recently if he had a hand in the team’s surprising turnaround, the smiling pontiff responded “No comment.” https://to.wttw.com/4yAAmWw30 Sep 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr7avzqiw2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwr4zrjvef2eThe Chicago Park District is grappling with a new Illinois law set to take effect Jan. 1 that governs the use of e-bikes and other micromobility devices such as e-scooters on roads and paths. https://to.wttw.com/4hBvOrK30 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr4zrjvef2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwr2juhlaz2uNew research shows ward boundaries shape more than we might realize. The study, which tracks 100 years of ward redistricting in Chicago and Milwaukee, found that 15% of Chicago’s land has never changed wards. https://to.wttw.com/3W0CDfh30 Sep 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr2juhlaz2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwqy5s6mxp25Catch some rowdy, anthemic punk in Lakeview with a Militarie Gun show at Metro, and don't miss one of the most popular country trios of all time taking the stage in the Loop. https://to.wttw.com/4hTYgXg30 Sep 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqy5s6mxp25https://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwqsyror3u2rThe rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surpassed 7% for the first time since January 2025 last week. The Fed said the increase was necessitated by rising inflation, but it could spell bad news for an already strained housing market. https://to.wttw.com/3VYW9Zz30 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqsyror3u2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwqrdo2met2zThe North River Commission, a North Side nonprofit community and economic development corporation, is the latest organization to pilot the use of rat birth control in its service area. https://to.wttw.com/4AId2Yx30 Sep 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqrdo2met2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwqoya6azx2zFormer Chicago Board of Education vice president Sendhil Revuluri is ending his campaign to become the board’s first-ever elected president, blaming “special-interest cash” for blocking out the “voices of real Chicagoans.” https://to.wttw.com/4d9OxJQ30 Sep 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqoya6azx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwotr4n6ay25What's the best bar in Chicago to watch the Bears? Tell us why. Your response could be included in our newsletter, Daily Chicagoan. Subscribe here: https://to.wttw.com/4axsYlD29 Sep 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwotr4n6ay25https://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mworqw6e5b2uA physicist at the University of Chicago and an environmental scientist at the University of Illinois are among the fellows chosen this year to receive the prestigious MacArthur “genius grant,” the MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday. https://to.wttw.com/47vhV9O29 Sep 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mworqw6e5b2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wttw.bsky.social/post/3mwoq6po4hw2xDozens of elected officials penned a letter Tuesday urging state regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ $144 million rate hike request and reform the company’s pipeline retirement program. https://to.wttw.com/4rAk0dS29 Sep 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:2iotnpqcz2pcanhti3apjs5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoq6po4hw2x