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As we begin celebrating Black History Month, Chicago priest and civil rights activist Father Michael Pfleger is being honored for tirelessly fighting on behalf of people of color. Scott Schneider has details.

We are months away from the start of the WNBA season and there is controversy, off the court, for the Chicago Sky. 

A man is facing charges accused of shooting a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in Peoria.

A crash involving six vehicles leaves several people hurt in Skokie.

If you're flying and don't have the real ID, the new fee is now in effect.

Americans are using AI to do more and more daily tasks, but at least one expert is warning against using the technology to file their taxes.

       Excitement is building ahead of football's biggest night -- the Super Bowl. But as people across the country start stocking up on their snacks and gameday apparel, crews are busy working to get all the critical preparations done on the field.   Chanley Painter takes a closer look.

 If you live on Chicago's Northwest Side you're probably familiar with the dunning neighborhood, which now looks like any other part of the city.        But more than 150 years ago, the area was home to Cook County's first social service institutions and a legacy of illness, poverty and neglect.         In tonight's Monument Moment, we look at that history and a park dedicated to the thousands of nameless souls still buried there.

An attempted train robbery led to a police chase on I-55.

An alarming update from Chicago health officials. The Chicago Department of Public Health has reported seven cases of meningitis since January 15.  And two people have died.

A partial government shutdown is underway. It began at midnight after the deadline passed for a funding deal to be approved by the house. This happening despite the fact that the senate approved a spending bill last night.            Madeleine Rivera has more from Washington. 

Chicago has become the first major city in the country to put ICE and Homeland Security on notice that they could be investigated by police.         Mayor Brandon Johnson signing an executive order at City Hall today that could pit local law enforcement against federal law enforcement.

 Police are investigating a shooting on a CTA bus that landed two teenagers in the hospital.

Snow removal companies are gearing up for another busy weekend.  One owner says this is just an average Chicago winter.  Bret Buganski looked at the numbers on snow and salt.

Police just charged a man with sexually assaulting a woman in an elevator at the Jackson Red Line station. 

A man just got sentenced to 65 years in prison for a murder in Chinatown.

The cold didn’t stop people from packing Daley Plaza for a nationwide shutdown over immigration enforcement.  Leslie Moreno talked to people out there. 

In Minneapolis, where federal agents have shot and killed two protestors this month, a lot of businesses are closed too.  Asher Redd is in the city right now.

Thousands are taking part in a nationwide shutdown today to protest immigration enforcements across the country.  Leslie Moreno is at Daley Plaza where people are gathering right now.