Jared Rutecki

35th ward Ald. Anthony Quezada joined “Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices” to discuss his new role — and the pushback he’s getting from some of his new colleagues. https://t.co/nQKHSyAJZJ

Will Gov. Pritzker show up to Capitol Hill to defend Illinois’ sanctuary laws? GOP Rep. James Comer says it’s about criminal aliens. Pritzker says it’s about public safety — and politics. Story here: https://t.co/J04D6BfDm9

Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled https://t.co/YHpdCaWiuK

RT @wttw: Poisonous plants are having a moment, courtesy of the “White Lotus" making a star of the pong-pong tree. The Field Museum has a…

While taking a look at the past, director Lisa Yun Lee says she wants people to think about what the future of public housing could look like. The Museum serves as a template with 15 units of affordable housing attached to the back of the building. https://t.co/EV8O5tSNP9

Chicago Animal Shelter: So far this year, the city has seen over 3,200 animals that were either taken in as strays or relinquished by their owners. That number is up 20% compared to the same time period last year, according to city data. https://t.co/XJK4QB5OZh

Riot Fest will remain in Douglass Park through at least 2027, following the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners voting to approve a new multi-year agreement with the festival. https://t.co/9Hv83kyfH6

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s effort to take a new approach to reducing Chicago’s massive affordable housing shortfall by creating a city-owned nonprofit housing developer faced deeply skeptical City Council members, delaying a planned vote. https://t.co/Yf8v6SyNYj

RT @HeatherCherone: NEW: A Chicago City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a measure that would block those who took part in the Jan.…

RT @wttw: A pilot program that allows CPD to file felony gun charges without first getting approval from a prosecutor expanded to a second…

WTTW News producer @JoshhTerry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more. This week’s slate includes Free Range, Alan Sparhawk, Sadurn/Sleeper’s Bell and others. https://t.co/ghSONBUaVf

RT @HeatherCherone: BREAKING: A key city panel is set to reconsider the proposed deal to resolve the civil rights lawsuit sparked by the fa…

The business and law schools at the University of Chicago and Northwestern were each ranked among the best in the country, according to a new list from U.S. News & World Report, which looked at the nation’s best grad school programs of 2025. https://t.co/gCvjt7c2HO

A decision by the Trump administration to cancel $175M in grants to arts and cultural groups could soon be felt in Illinois. That’s because more than 1,000 grants from the NEH for cultural programs across the country were terminated. https://t.co/KLNLutAgLZ

Prosecutors have dropped a charge against a man who Republican Rep. Nancy Mace claimed “physically accosted” her in December, according to recent court filings. https://t.co/nNesqIehPC

A joint session of the Housing and Finance committees will consider the proposal to leverage the city’s financial power to build permanently affordable, mixed-income and environmentally sustainable housing. https://t.co/G2AJbHKnVu

RT @AbenaBediako94: How Federal Funding Cuts to Libraries Could Impact Illinois Communities | Chicago News | WTTW https://t.co/nL7c18eUs1