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WSPY NEWS - 11/10/2025 02:57:00 PM. The recent movement in Illinois, led by G.H. Merritt, chairman of New Illinois, advocating for a state split from Chicago has stirred up a heated debate. The last such split occurred in 1863 and the reasons cited for this one include government corruption, lack of representative...

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is threatening service cuts, layoffs and property tax hikes if aldermen reject his proposed head tax on businesses. The city council held a public hearing on the budget Friday but did not vote on the mayor’s spending plan. Johnson was asked if he would be willing to...

Grant will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole.

Several organizations are teaming up in an effort that could change the financial future for generations.

A 12-year-old girl in North Lawndale was approached by a man in a gray car who exposed himself and followed her for several blocks before leaving the area. The incident happened on Oct. 7 between 8 and 8:30 a.m. in the 3400–4000 block of West 16th Street. The suspect is described as a Black man with a fade haircut,...

Chicago police are investigating a burglary at a food and liquor store in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood overnight.

The 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District is reminding residents not to confront car burglars outside their homes as they are often armed and call 911 instead. The warning comes after a woman reported that a masked man pointed a gun at her after she attempted to leave her home during a catalytic converter theft at...

Police are investigating an unusual scene in Uptown after firefighters responding to a report of a natural gas smell found a man shot inside his apartment late Thursday. Firefighters were dispatched around 10:45 p.m. to a building in the 4700 block of North Malden Street after a resident reported smelling gas in the...

The acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor is considering taking legal action after being left “horrified” by a group photo taken by border patrol agents posed in front of his Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago. British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor’s 2006 mirrored sculpture Cloud Gate, located in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is...

ChicagoLIVE begins with reaction to a new report from the Office of Inspector General detailing Chicago Public Schools’ travel spending. Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza joins the show to share her concerns, calling for greater accountability and transparency within the district.