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A couple make their way across the Columbus Drive bridge in the rain on Sept. 30, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Midweek soaking rain caused by Hurricane Polo tropical air

September 30, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

The Chicago area will see between 1.5 and 3 inches of rainfall through Thursday night, meteorologists said.

Jeff "Bleacher Jeff" Gorski tosses Ian Happ's signed baseball outside the entrance to the bleachers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 25, 2026. He caught the baseball with $300 in cash attached with rubber bands to buy beer for fans in the bleachers. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Veteran Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ tosses cash and a baseball to bleachers fan: ‘Beers on me’

September 25, 2026 at 7:47 p.m.

On what could be Ian Happ’s last regular-season home game at Wrigley Field, the career-long Cubs outfielder threw a viral curveball.

Chicago White Sox fans hold up a cut-out of Pope Leo behind home plate in the 10th inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Is the Chicago White Sox’s postseason chance a miracle? No comment, says Pope Leo.

September 25, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

When asked by a reporter Friday if he had any influence over Chicago White Sox’s postseason advancement, Pope Leo wouldn’t say.

A view from the alley in the 3000 block of North Pulaski Road in Chicago in March 2026 shows the rear of the dance studio, left, where teenagers and parents were allegedly harassed by two neighbors from a second-floor balcony in the apartment building nearby. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Northwest Side man pleads guilty to throwing liquid at Mexican dancers

September 24, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

Robert Villanueva, 50, was sentenced to six months of court supervision after throwing a clear liquid from a balcony at Mexican dance students, then threatened immigration enforcement action.

People wait to enter the traveling Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on Sept. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago

September 23, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

A traveling bookmobile displaying the Jeffrey Epstein files stopped in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood Wednesday as part of a national campaign to educate the public on the 3.5 million declassified federal...

Kyle Bickham, 29, who was allegedly pushed out of a CTA train car to his death on Sept. 7. Three teens have been charged so far in his death. (Christopher Bickham Sr.)

Third person charged with first-degree murder in death of man who was allegedly pushed off Red Line train

September 23, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

A third person has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly pushing a 29-year-old man to his death off a CTA Red Line train earlier this month, police said.

Kyle Bickham, 29, was allegedly pushed to his death out of a CTA train car on Sept. 7. Three teens have been charged so far with his death. (Christopher Bickham Sr.)

Prosecutors: Argument, spit led to fatal push from moving Red Line train

September 19, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

A second teen has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of a man pushed off the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line Train. She will remain in jail pending...

Motorist hurt in collision with Metra train crash near Barrington, UP Line delayed

September 18, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

A Union Pacific Northwest train collided with a car Friday afternoon near Barrington, Metra confirmed.

Da'J Flowers, 36, was fatally shot in her residence in Chicago's West Ridge community on Feb. 5, 2026. (Demone Flowers)

Detention ordered for Glen Ellyn man accused of killing girlfriend in West Ridge, fleeing state

September 18, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Darreon Plummer, 33, made his first court appearance in Chicago since extradition from Washington state, where police say he fled to after firing 16 fatal shots at his then-girlfriend, Da’J...

A woman walks past an apparel store decorated with flags from Latin American countries in the 5900 block of West Fullerton Avenue in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Sept. 17, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago’s Latino population is shifting west, with Belmont Cragin now the city’s largest Latino neighborhood

September 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A new report from UIC confirms that Latinos account for nearly 30% of Chicago's population and draws attention to shifting demographics.

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