Daywatch: The executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1

Published   Jan 21, 2025 12:37PM
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day. ... Read more

Cold weather advisory with dangerous wind chills in effect f

National Weather Service officials issued a cold weather advisory in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana. ... Read more

Column: Flossmoor cancer survivor combats food insecurity am

Flossmoor resident and cancer survivor Ann Jackson launched the Center for Food Equity in Medicine at Flossmoor Community Church. ... Read more

Trump executive actions likely to face pushback from the cou



President Donald Trump’s plan to roll back the constitutionally protected right to birthright citizenship is just one of several contentious executive actions that are likely to face pushback from judges and could be struck do ... Read more

List of school closings: More than 100 Chicago-area schools closed due to dangerous cold

Published   Jan 21, 2025 06:34AM


More than 100 schools, colleges and daycares across Northeastern Illinois have announced closures or shifts to e-learning Tuesday as dangerously cold wind chills as low as -30 sweep across the Chicago area.



The closures range from the city to the suburbs, including elementary, middle and high schools in Palos Hills, Oak Lawn, Lyons, Calumet City, Crystal Lake, Elgin, Carpentersville, Antioch and Grayslake.



According to Chicago Public Schools 2024-25 calendar, CPS students ... Read more

Extreme cold warning issued for parts of Chicago area; wind



Arctic cold gripped the entire Chicago area Tuesday morning, with “feels-like” temperatures near -30 degrees as extreme cold warnings and cold advisories swept across the region.



As of 5:20 a. ... Read more

Daywatch: What to know ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguratio

Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day. ... Read more

Man banned from Chicago Park District jobs after scandal now

Despite a ban from Park District work after he was asked to resign from a top post there for his involvement in the agency's sexual abuse lifeguard scandal, a longtime government employee has again found a job with a Chicago alderman. ... Read more