Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Mayor Brandon Johnson touted figures that show in 2025, fatal shootings were at the lowest level since 1965. Shooting incidents actually dropped by 34 percent from the previous year. For the second year in a row, Chicago Public Schools’ watchdog found a high-profile basketball team fielded players that were fraudulently enrolled in the school. Retiring U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky is endorsing a candidate in the wide-open primary campaign to nominate a potential successor. Plus, a large mural hung above the main bar for decades at the now-shuttered Berlin nightclub in the Lakeview neighborhood on Chicago's North Side. The artist reflects on the story of how the mural came to be.