Twin sisters Rachel and Nicole Henderson — aka DJ duo RaeCola — are about to have a very special homecoming. The South Side natives may now live in Los Angeles, but on Sunday they’ll be making a return to their hometown to DJ at Lollapalooza. to.wttw.com/3ITeDV6

The National Urban League’s new report, “The State of Black America,” was set to focus on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. But the group's CEO Marc Morial says the group had to shift priorities to declare a “state of emergency” about the impacts of federal policies. to.wttw.com/3U3B7oH

OK one more note on WTTW: you see the public faces of the station like Geoffrey Baer, @brandisfriedman.bsky.social, @heathercherone.bsky.social. But every time I do Chicago Tonight, I work with producers, sound guys, camera people, directors, etc. There's a whole army of people working there.

Glad to share @chicagohomeless.bsky.social’s position on Trump’s horrendous EO on Chicago Tonight with @brandisfriedman.bsky.social.

The @wttw.bsky.social News Spotlight Politics team of @heathercherone.bsky.social @ndblumberg.bsky.social and host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on the upcoming “snap curfew” vote and more of the day’s top stories.

Fired Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said he has no regrets as he wraps up his tumultuous four-year tenure leading his hometown school district.

The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team of @heathercherone.bsky.social @ndblumberg.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on Michael Madigan’s upcoming sentencing hearing and more of the day’s top stories.

Need to get ready for this week? Here’s what you missed last week. (Yep, I’m late, thanks @jaredrutecki.bsky.social). 🤷🏾‍♀️

The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team of @heathercherone.bsky.social @ndblumberg.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on snap curfews and more of the day’s top stories. (via @wttw.bsky.social)

In my opinion, this was Mayor Johnson's best interview. @brandisfriedman.bsky.social held his feet to the fire and his replies were spot on -- thoughtful, passionate, and, perhaps most importantly, not defensive. I applaud his vision for our city. We're all better when the W and SW sides are better.

Very proud of @pjdubs.bsky.social @ncardos.bsky.social @brandisfriedman.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social News for Lisagor Awards for Best Science/Technology Reporting & Best Reporting on Crime/Justice. And congrats to WTTW Digital, FIRSTHAND, Chicago Stories and Local Production teams for their awards!

I promise I’m working. But I need the internet to do its thing with this pic of #PrincessCharlotte & Company. #royalfamily

FULL STORY: Mayor Johnson sounded the alarm about the financial crisis facing the city, warning that Chicago “will have to do more with less” as President Trump threatens to upend its finances and officials confront the results of decades of financial mismanagement. @wttw.bsky.social

Mayor Brandon Johnson sounded the alarm about Monday, warning that Chicago “will have to do more with less” as President Donald Trump threatens to upend its finances & officials confront the results of decades of financial mismanagement. to.wttw.com/3GdIVR8

Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: City Council Blocks Jan. 6 Rioters From City Jobs; Police Misconduct Budget Almost Exhausted, with @sdaniels27.bsky.social @heathercherone.bsky.social @elviamalagon.bsky.social @themelodymercado.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social

The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team of @heathercherone.bsky.social @ndblumberg.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s comments and more of the day’s top stories.

I’m trying a new thing. See what ya think:

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring (EM) program, giving the Chief Judge’s Office sole responsibility for managing its cases. Chief Judge Tim Evans discusses what’s next w/ @brandisfriedman.bsky.social. news.wttw.com/2025/04/02/c...

Thank you @brandisfriedman.bsky.social for discussing Karen Lewis’s new memoir—I Didn’t Come Here to Lie—on Chicago Tonight Black Voices @wttw.bsky.social book excerpt included

The @wttw.bsky.social News Spotlight Politics team of @heathercherone.bsky.social @ndblumberg.bsky.social@amandakaschube.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on the $175 million pension payment and more of the day’s top stories.

Five years ago today. 19thnews.org/2025/03/breo...

The @wttw.bsky.social News Spotlight Politics team of @ndblumberg.bsky.social @heathercherone.bsky.social @amandavinicky.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s upcoming congressional testimony and more of the day’s top stories.

Are you a federal worker in Illinois? @wttw.bsky.social wants to hear from you! news.wttw.com/2025/02/17/a...

People are filing in to our studio ahead of The State of our City: a WTTW News town hall presented with My Block My Hood My City, starting at 5:30 p.m. tonight. You can watch the event, moderated by @brandisfriedman.bsky.social, live here: video.wttw.com/livestream/

ABF Research Professor @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social joined @wttw.bsky.social Chicago Tonight’s @brandisfriedman.bsky.social to discuss the IRS’s new Direct File program. He was joined by Richard Kaplan of Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Watch the full conversation: news.wttw.com/2025/01/27/w...

Chicago Tonight: @wttw.bsky.social News’ @brandisfriedman.bsky.social sat down with Michael Eric Dyson to get his thoughts on affirmative action, DEI and a second Donald Trump presidency. In classic Dyson fashion, he did not hold back in his critique. news.wttw.com/2025/01/21/m...

My view in the studio while waiting for the show to start. Get a look at that skyline. At 5:23p! ☀️🏙️🌃🌉🌆 #chicago

And Monday night, @stacydavisgates.bsky.social of @ctulocal1.bsky.social discussed what union members want in their contract.

Last night, Pedro Martínez joined us for his first sit-down interview since the Board of Ed voted to terminate him on Dec. 20th.

So many questions. Among them: what'd the Aldi staff do w/ all the food the pup was hiding in? Coyote Captured Looking for Love in Chicago Aldi’s Refrigerator Aisle @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/01/13/c...

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the decision by his appointed Chicago Board of Education to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, mentioning they were carrying out his vision. Johnson also discusses the intention behind his education proposals. to.wttw.com/3W77bsY

"In Their Hands" film chronicles an imprisoned Humboldt Park man’s 46-year fight for freedom.

And there it is.

@brandisfriedman.bsky.social takes a look at one of the 535 clemency cases currently sitting on Gov. Pritzker’s desk. This year, he’s granted only 6 clemency petitions. news.wttw.com/2024/12/17/w...

That time I took a trip allllll the way to Galesburg, Illinois for a story…well, that story airs now…right now on @wttw.bsky.social #chicagotonight

Inquiring minds wanna know... (no really, let us know 👍)

Breaking News: Nikki Giovanni, the poet who wrote, irresistibly and sensuously, about race, politics, gender, sex and love, has died at 81.

Patty and I might have a purple problem. 💜💟💜💟 #plumnation #purplepeopleparty

The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team of @amandavinicky.bsky.social @heathercherone.bsky.social @ndblumberg.bsky.social & host @brandisfriedman.bsky.social on ex-Ald. Danny Solis’ testimony and more of the day’s top stories

Some are more active than others, but I made this WTTW News starter pack in case you’d like to follow my smart, talented co-workers on bsky.

Following up on our reporting with @propublica.org and Vernal Coleman; @heathercherone.bsky.social reports for @wttw.bsky.social News: Mayor Johnson reversing "deep cuts" to the number of employees implementing the police consent decree. news.wttw.com/2024/11/25/u...

My supervising producer manages to find *the best* screengrabs of my face. 👀 #pokerface 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

Yesterday, the independent monitor for the CPD consent decree said the agency is only in full compliance with NINE percent of the decree. After 5.5 years. 🐌 @heathercherone.bsky.social & @propublica.org’s Vernal Coleman dig into why: news.wttw.com/chicago-poli...

NEW: Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Michael Broadway Dies in IDOC Custody news.wttw.com/2024/11/14/w...

Yep. Live look: 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Took a little field trip today. Story coming, stay tuned.

In my first BlueSky post: Blair Paddock has the latest on the death of Michael Broadway in Stateville prison this summer—his family files a wrongful death lawsuit. https://news.wttw.com/2024/11/14/wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-after-michael-broadway-dies-idoc-custody

With less than a week until Chicago’s controversial gunshot detection system is set to be turned off, critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to scrap ShotSpotter will once again attempt to force him to keep the system.

Most men will be transferred out of Stateville Correctional Center by the end of the month. @brandisfriedman.bsky.social and I sent a list of questions to men incarcerated there about their move, the proposed rebuild and more... read their answers here: