The Windy City Smokeout is live for its second day outside the United Center following Thursday night's evacuation due to the weather . The Windy City Smokeout is a four-day festival, and it got off to a wet start.

Seniors living on the West Side of Chicago are demanding answers for the constant flooding problem in the area.

Mayor Johnson reaffirmed Chicago's status as a welcoming city, stating local police will not work with ICE despite concerns about increased assaults on immigration agents nationwide.

Here's a list of fests takings place in Chicago this weekend. The Windy City Smokeout features performances from country stars, including Bailey Zimmerman, Old Dominion and more. The festival also draws local and national barbecue vendors. Where: 24 th Street between State and Federal

According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, while there have been 90 fewer homicides and more than 400 fewer shootings compared to last year.

Around the area in the next few days, Chicago Gospel Music Festival is in Millennium Park, Chance the Rapper hosts Chicago Got Sole, G-Fest descends on Rosemont and Alabama Shakes comes to Salt

Though some workers will be rehired, a Chalkbeat analysis indicates the district’s school-based workforce could be reduced by more than 400 positions, marking the first time staffing has shrunk since 2020.

The settlements would broadside an already severely cash-strapped City Hall, which ended last year with a zero balance in its operating checkbook.

Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge and his detectives.