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Homes near the Pullman Innovations plant on 100th Street on Aug. 18, 2026, on the Southeast Side. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Illinois attorney general files motion to halt operations at South Deering plant accused of excessive odors

October 1, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a motion Thursday to halt operations at a Southeast Side plant accused of emitting bad odors into the surrounding neighborhood, according to a news...

The Obama Presidential Center on June 3, 2026, in Chicago’s Jackson Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

More than 175,000 people have visited the Obama Presidential Center since its June opening

September 27, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

There were four known marriage proposals, three bald eagle sightings and about 11,000 “Obama Burgers” eaten at the campus, according to the Obama Foundation.

Green Line train heading to Forest Park evacuated Saturday

September 27, 2026 at 11:56 a.m.

The incident was not a derailment, and all train wheels remained on the tracks, according to the CTA.

A dolphin named Echo is lifted by a team from Marineland and Spanish aquariums in a sling as she is prepared for transport by truck at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Aug. 26, 2026. (Carlos Osorio /The Canadian Press)

Dolphin that was part of international effort to transfer beluga whales from Canada dies in Spain

September 24, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

Echo arrived from Canada with severe vision issues and other medical problems, Oceanografic Valencia said.

Three of four beluga whales relocated from a shuttered marine park in Canada swim in a habitat at the Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Multiple belugas have died at Shedd Aquarium since dramatic rescue from Canada. Activists say the transfers happened too quickly.

September 23, 2026 at 6:05 p.m.

The health of two other rescued whales who were sent to Shedd Aquarium is also a concern, representatives said.

Fans walk through muddy Douglass Park on the final day of Riot Fest in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Soaked Riot Fest forces restoration plans for swampy Douglass Park

September 21, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

Riot Fest will be financially responsible for “reasonable costs,” to restore Douglass Park, a Chicago Park District spokesperson said.

Morning rush hour commuters get a soaking while making their way downtown in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Parts of Chicago set a September rainfall record, weather service says

September 21, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

Rain over the weekend was the most O’Hare International Airport has reported in a two-day period during September since 2019, according to the weather service.

Justin Woods, from left, Letty Bereolos and Miguel Ortega laugh as they watch the Chicago Bears play the Minnesota Vikings at Pudlo's Tap in Hammond on Sept. 20, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Fans in Hammond and Arlington Heights have one goal: Be the new home of the Bears

September 20, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

Fans in Hammond, Indiana, and Arlington Heights said they felt confident the new Chicago Bears stadium would come to their communities during Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Minnie Miñoso Academy on Aug. 17, 2023, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

School bus aide granted release after 12-year-old student fired gun near Bridgeport school

September 16, 2026 at 7:39 p.m.

A Cook County judge ordered the pretrial release of a school bus aide after a 12-year-old student fired a loaded gun allegedly left on a school bus.

A worker measures the window to board it up after a fire damaged house in the 4000 block of North Austin in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, Sept. 14, 2026. Three people were injured in the early morning fire. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

3 hospitalized after Portage Park house fire

September 14, 2026 at 10:03 a.m.

The fire's cause was unknown, police said, but the Chicago Fire Department was still investigating.

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