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I-90 Lawrence Avenue exit closed for a week after retaining wall collapse

August 4, 2026 at 10:12 a.m.

Drivers should plan for delays in their commutes while work is underway at the Kennedy Expressway's inbound Lawrence Avenue exit.

Employees extract early voting ballots at the Cook County Clerk’s Election Operation Center in Cicero on March 12, 2026, where thousands of pieces of voting equipment are stored, tested and distributed. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge rules Illinois not required to turn over voter rolls to Feds

August 2, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

Seven months after the lawsuit was filed by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice to obtain voters’ personal information, it was dismissed with prejudice.

Bill Simon stands outside his heavily damaged home on 192nd Place west of Oakwood Avenue in Lansing on July 28, 2026, a day after storms tore through the area, damaging homes, trees and vehicles. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes during Monday’s storms as the Chicago region cleans up Tuesday

July 29, 2026 at 9:40 a.m.

On Tuesday, National Weather Service workers confirmed tornadoes touched down in Lansing and Glen Ellyn during Monday's storms.

Sisters Claudia, left, and Gabi Siemionkowicz stand in Claudia’s Des Plaines backyard on July 16, 2026, where their mother, Beata Siemionkowicz, was detained by ICE while gardening last August. Beata Siemionkowicz, a U.S. green card holder from Poland, has been in ICE custody since then. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois woman with green card has been detained by ICE for 12 months. Her daughters plead for her release.

July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

ICE arrested Beata Siemionkowicz, a Poland native and green card holder of more than two decades, last year while she was gardening in her daughter's backyard in Des Plaines.

Zach Swiatek looks over the damage and debris left by an early morning SUV crash on Brinker Road near Hills & Dales Road on July 25, 2026, in Barrington Hills. Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

17-year-old killed, 2 hurt in Barrington Hills crash: ‘A huge loss’

July 26, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

An early morning rollover car crash in Barrington Hills killed one and injured two, police said.

Lasiah Palmer, 15, pictured at his eighth grade graduation in June 2026. (Family photo)

Austin teen killed month before starting high school: It ‘should not have been a problem’

July 23, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

Lasiah Palmer was found unresponsive on a third-floor porch with a gunshot wound early Wednesday morning. The 15-year-old was later pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

Tim Collins, left, and Marc Riordan sample each other's beer during the Ravenswood On Tap craft beer and music fest Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Ninth annual Ravenswood On Tap celebrate best of ‘Malt Row’

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

Nine years running, Ravenswood On Tap is a small street festival that ties together music, malts, and mini golf. The weekend-long event, featuring all eight Malt Row breweries, is free...

Signs announcing Little Palestine Way and Honorary Wadea Al-Fayoume Way hang at 8700 South Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview on July 14, 2026. The signage was put up by community members. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Party in Bridgeview goes on to celebrate ‘Little Palestine Way’ despite IDOT’s delay in installing sign

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

Hundreds gathered in Bridgeview last weekend to celebrate a new “Little Palestine Way” honorary street sign, though IDOT delayed installing the sign.

Trains leave and arrive the Washington/Wabash CTA station platform on June 2, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTA: 3 Loop train stations to close for next 2 weekends

July 15, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

The temporary closures may impact transit passengers’ commutes on the Orange, Green, Pink and Brown Lines.

Following earlier ICE presence and a reported arrest, activist Rachel Cohen warns people outside the domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison St. in Chicago on Sept. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Immigration arrests near county courthouses still persist, despite state law

July 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The presence of immigration agents around Cook County courthouses remains stubbornly persistent.

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