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Lessons a Chicago aquarium learned from successfully rearing a warty frogfish
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (81+ words) Staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have reared a special kind of fish known as a warty frogfish for the first time in captivity. Their success may hold broader lessons for raising marine species. Lessons a Chicago aquarium learned from successfully…...
Illinois child care providers on edge amid ongoing uncertainty around federal funding
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) Illinois is one of five Democrat-led states fighting the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding. Child care providers in the state say they will be forced to close if funding is halted. 2026 has been rocky for child care providers…...
The cautionary tale of how Chicago privatized its parking meters
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (442+ words) In 2008, Chicago's mayor decided to lease out the city's metered parking system " to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters. SADEK WAHBA: We rented a car and went around, understanding what it meant to have a parking meter in a particular…...
Hundreds of National Guard troops will leave Portland and Chicago
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) Protesters march against the use of ICE and other federal law enforcement in Chicago on Oct. 25. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption The Defense Department is scaling back the number of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago and…...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (189+ words) The Trump administration filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking it to lift lower-court rulings blocking Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois The…...
As tensions rise in Chicago, volunteers patrol neighborhoods to oppose ICE and help migrants escape
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1004+ words) Organizers with the People's Patrol talk to immigrant kids in Hanover Park, a suburb of Chicago, on October 10, 2025. Sergio Mart'nez-Beltr'n/NPR hide caption HANOVER PARK, Ill. " Nearly a dozen kids come around the block, some running and others riding their bikes....
Israel and Hamas reach initial ceasefire deal. And, National Guard arrive near Chicago
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of a ceasefire deal. And, hundreds of National Guard troops were deployed to the greater Chicago area at President Trump's request. People ride a horse-drawn cart past destroyed buildings along Al-Rasheed…...
Chicago residents join the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (85+ words) Hundreds of swimmers in Chicago joined the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century, celebrating the city's progress in restoring a waterway once considered a toxic wasteland. Environment Story Of The Day NPR hide caption Chicago residents…...
Local, state leaders push back against possible National Guard deployment to Chicago
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (78+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expecting the National Guard to arrive in the city within days. To prepare, he has signed an executive order that requires outside forces to comply with city laws. Local, state leaders push back against possible…...