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Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski hosts The Chicago Report

 We have a follow up on a story we brought you last night. NIPSCO locked out 1600 United Steelworkers after the utility company and the union could agree on a new deal.  This impacts not only linemen who are responsible with repairing and maintaining NIPSCO's infrastructure, but their clerical staff workers too. With me now is Jon Doust, representing the United Steelworkers Local 12775 in Northwest Indiana.

The latest U.S. Jobs Report came out today. Some economists were surprised by it. Here's why.  The Labor Department reports American employers added 178,000 new jobs in March, which is far above what economists expected.  It's also a rebound, from the bigger than reported loss in February.  We're bringing in economist Steven Durlauf, to tell us if it's too soon to celebrate. 

On Monday-- the civil trial begins against the Chicago Police Department and former police officer Eric Stillman for the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. The Toledo family’s attorney Adeena Weiss joins us now to give us an update before the trial gets underway. 

On this week's episode of "The Offseason," Cassie Carlson sits down with Dan Wiederer, Ben Johnson, Kevin Warren and George McCaskey at the NFL Owners Meetings in Arizona. Cassie gets the latest on the Bears stadium, including why the Bears feel they'll have clarity in late spring or summer. Also, Ben Johnson explains what needs to happen for the Bears take the next step this upcoming season. Plus, how does George McCaskey feel about his head coach embracing the Bears-Packers rivalry? *PREVIOUSLY RECORDED*

This week on FOX Chicago’s "Week in Review:" NASA’s Artemis mission launches toward the moon, while a “teen takeover” in Hyde Park causes thousands in damage. Plus, a viral video shows a man dancing on a moving CTA train, and the latest drama surrounding the Bears’ stadium deadline.

A construction crew struck paydirt while digging the foundation for a new skyscraper, uncovering artifacts tied to Chicago’s origins.

The Score's Matt Spiegel joins Tina Nguyen in studio in a jam-packed edition of CST. They preview the Illini-UCONN Final 4 matchup, and Spiegs explains why he believes the Illini matchup well and why they shouldn't be scared of UCONN and Dan Hurley. Also, is Spiegs concerned about the Cubs hot & cold start to the season, and should Sox fans be worried about their 1-5 stumble out of the gate? Plus, does Spiegs believe Kevin Warren's late spring/summer timeline for more clarity on the Bears Stadium?

Tonight on the Chicago Report, it's been a heated debate for well over a year.  What penalties should youth face for participating in teen takeovers.  Just this week, teens took over parts of Hyde Park.  They left damaged cars and a lot of folks shaken up.

Let’s turn now to someone working on the front lines of this issue. Dr. Sandie Norman, based in Chicago, is the founder of Chain Breakers Violence Intervention & Prevention Ministries. She has been on the ground during the recent teen takeovers, working directly with the community.

It’s been a year and a half of back-and-forth for alderman Brian Hopkins of Chicago’s 2nd Ward, who has been pushing for a snap curfew aimed at curbing the takeovers. Hopkins says he’s not giving up. Today I spoke with him via zoom he says when he returns to chicago he's back to the drawing board to work on a new proposal.

Here now to weigh in on the curfew debate is local activist Ja'Mal Green whose opinion piece on teen takeovers was published in the Chicago Tribune last week. 

Fox Chicago Bret Buganski hosts The Chicago Report.

A new Politico article says Chicago is setting the tone, when it comes to pushing back against President Trump's immigration agenda.  Reporter Shia Kapos says Chicago's ICE playbook is becoming a model for other democratic cities like LA and Seattle.  She's here now to talk about her reporting process-- and what she learned along the way. 

Right now--- there's a bill making its way through Springfield, which would give all people in prison the right to vote.  If you're in jail in Illinois, you can vote.  But you can't if you're in prison for a felony, you lose that right. Sen. Collins is here with more.

So we're about an hour and a half out the president's public address to the country where we are expecting him to update us on Operation Epic Fury--- which is started more than a month ago.  But by the time you all are watching this, that speech will be over.  He may say the war is winding down. Here with more insight is Mateo Farzaneh, professor from Northeastern Illinois University, who specializes in history---political science-- the Middle East and Iran.