Judge orders Chicago to pay $163M over illegal ticket fines | ChicagoNOW
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The City of Chicago must pay more than $163 million after a judge found it exceeded a $250 state cap on parking and compliance violations for more than a decade. 

Nigel Barker reflects on ‘America’s Next Top Model’ in new docuseries | ChicagoNOW
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Former judge Nigel Barker is speaking out about his time on America’s Next Top Model in the new Netflix docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” Barker joins us in studio to discuss the show’s legacy and his ventures beyond fashion.

3,000 students to perform Africana music at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre | ChicagoNOW
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Students from Chicago Public Schools and area campuses will take the stage at the Auditorium Theatre for the annual Black History Concert presented by Uniting Voices Chicago. 

YouTube star Joey Graceffa brings ‘The Twelve’ tour to Oak Brook | ChicagoNOW
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Joey Graceffa is releasing his latest young adult fantasy novel and will appear at Barnes & Noble Oakbrook Center on Feb. 25 for a book signing and meet-and-greet. 

AI-powered scams surge as USPIS warn consumers to stay vigilant
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The United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation warn that scammers are using artificial intelligence to make fake emails, texts, and calls harder to spot.

Man and his dog shot in Chicago

A man and his dog were wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning on Chicago's South Side.

Chicago theater brings Emmett Till trial to life for Black History Month
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Collaboraction’s new Humboldt Park space is hosting “Trial in the Delta,” an immersive docu-drama that recreates the courtroom moments after Emmett Till’s murder.

Closing arguments get underway in Chicago wrongful raid trial
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Closing arguments are scheduled to being in a trial over a wrongful raid in Chicago. The incident happened in 2018 in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Chicago man charged in road-rage expressway shooting

A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a road-rage expressway shooting last week on I-90.

Missing Chicago woman found safe

A woman who was reported missing Monday from the South Side has been located.

Chicago paleontologist discovers new dinosaur species in Sahara Desert
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Millions of years in the making, a major discovery is turning heads around the globe. A paleontologist from the University of Chicago has uncovered a new dinosaur species in the Sahara Desert.