Good morning, Chicago.
Temperatures at O’Hare International Airport hit 88 degrees yesterday afternoon, officially breaking the Chicago area’s record high for this date.
It was on Oct. 12, 2008, that the city experienced the now-shattered record of 84-degree weather.
Farther north in Rockford, temperatures yesterday broke an 18-year-old record by three degrees, also reaching 88, weather officials said.
The normal high temperatures for this date in the Chicago and Rockford areas are 65 and 64 degrees, respectively, according to National Weather Service historical data.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Adriana Pérez.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including why Illinois Democrats are on the defense, what Bears coach Ben Johnson says about who will start at QB in Week 6 and can some Second City alums make Oklahoma City the new Hollywood?
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Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C. home yesterday, only three weeks before the frequent target of President Donald Trump’s criticism stands for reelection in her congressional district in Minnesota.
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Leigh Jones, prominent hairstylist for celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, dies at 81
Prominent Chicago hairstylist Leigh Jones was responsible for producing the coiffures of numerous celebrities.
Over more than six decades, Jones counted Oprah Winfrey, Lena Horne, Heather Bilandic, Natalie Cole, Marlo Thomas, Barbara Eden, Deborah Norville and Essee Kupcinet among his clients. He also was a commercial hairstylist for hair products companies such as Johnson Products, Alberto-Culver, Helene Curtis, Revlon and Clairol.
“He had impeccable taste, and he knew how to make people look better and feel better about themselves,” said Shell Reyes, a friend and longtime client. “His creativity was just boundless.”
Ben Johnson says Chicago Bears are ‘still working through’ who will start at QB in Week 6
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Column: Despite a fun season, the Chicago White Sox rebuild isn’t complete. Changes are needed for 2027
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Restaurant news: Hooligan, by Michelin award winning chef Christian Hunter, opens in Chicago
Michelin award-winning chef Christian Hunter just opened his highly anticipated new restaurant in Chicago. Hooligan debuted in the Logan Square neighborhood on Oct. 1. Hunter describes the cuisine as “third coast contemporary,” featuring Great Lakes ingredients and classic French technique.
“The concept of Hooligan is definitely my brainchild,” said the chef, who calls the Black-owned business a “neo-Midwestern bistro.” He was previously executive chef and business partner at Michelin-starred Atelier in Lincoln Square, which closed in May. “The meaning behind Hooligan touches on a few things.”
Column: Can some Second City alums make Oklahoma City the new Hollywood?
In the summer of 2021, Jim Carlson and his now wife, Kate Duffy, traveled to Oklahoma City to film a pilot for a potential series called “Faculty Lounging,” which Duffy had written and co-produced about two teachers secretly living inside their school. Carlson was cast in a small part, but the couple’s experience was so positive as to be life-altering, writes Rick Kogan.