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The Child Social Media Safety Act has advanced in the House, and the mother of Megan Bos is pushing for SAFE-T Act reform in Illinois. All this and more, on "The Chicago Report." 

Housing advocates are sounding the alarm over an affordable housing tax credit that's set to expire.

We're six months out from Chicago's historic school board election and millions of dollars are already moving behind the scenes. Joining us to break it all down is Chalkbeat reporter Mila Koumpilova.

Illinois lawmakers are advancing the Child Social Media Safety Act, which aims to crack down on addictive social media feeds.

State lawmakers are busy this week as they debate several big pieces of legislation, including the so-called mega projects bill that the Chicago Bears say is key to building a new domed stadium.

Every nine minutes, someone lands on an organ donation list, so one Indiana hospital is emphasizing the need to sign up as a donor.

Before any firefighter got to a housefire, a man ran into the burning home to make sure a family of five people got out safely.

This month marks one year since Megan Bos's body was found and in response, her mother Jennifer is breaking her silence. She's now backing House Bill 41-04, which would give judges broader discretion to deny pre-trial release.

For some Chicago 8th graders, the future just got a whole lot sharper. Students at Chicago Jesuit Academy got a behind-the-scenes look at career paths, inside a place many of them already know well.

A 17-year-old mother and her 1-month-old twins were found safe after disappearing from a Dolton home, as the family raises concerns about a man they believe may have lured her away.

President Trump is extending an Iran ceasefire indefinitely but says the blockade will remain. Amalia Roy reports on what this could mean for gas prices. 

Rising waters from the Fox River have flooded roads and surrounded homes in Port Barrington, forcing residents to use canoes and sandbags to protect their properties as officials brace for the river to crest later this week.

State lawmakers appear to be making slow but steady progress on potentially passing the so-called "mega projects" bill that the Chicago Bears say is needed to build a new suburban stadium.

A woman was struck and killed by a fleeing driver Sunday night in Belmont Cragin, marking Chicago’s seventh deadly hit-and-run this year as police investigate and question a person of interest amid growing concerns about low arrest rates.

Two workers were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant Tuesday morning in Ottawa, prompting a large emergency response and a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby businesses.