Jane Miller

Jane Miller is a reporting intern at the baiduhai. Previously, she interned at the Concord Monitor and The Boston Globe. She is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she studied the Great Books.

Colleen Doyle, a lifelong White Sox fan armed with tickets to Monday’s game in Cleveland, shops on Oct. 2, 2026, for a new shirt at Grandstand, a sports merchandise store in the South Side's Bridgeport neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

‘Flying off the shelf’: Sports apparel stores scramble to keep up with demand for White Sox merchandise

October 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With the team headed to the AL Division Series this weekend, stores across Chicago are experiencing an unprecedented demand for Sox swag.

White Sox fans Ricardo Duran, from left, Rafael Diaz and Christian Casco cheer after the Sox scored a run in the first inning of their wild-card series game against the Astros, as the group watches the game at Mitchell’s Tap in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

With the White Sox and Cubs both in the playoffs, sports bars are busier than ever: ‘It’s great for everyone’

September 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Both teams in the playoffs means business is up at drinking spots around the city.

A new Toys R Us store is preparing to open at Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard. The store, slated to open in early October, will occupy a 7,500-square-foot space, management said. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Toys R Us makes a comeback with new store in Lombard

September 23, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Nearly a decade after closing most of its stores in the state, Toys R Us is making a comeback in Illinois.

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy heads to a lectern for a press conference on rail safety at Chicago's Union Station on Sept. 21, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

National Transportation Safety Board launches rail safety campaign

September 21, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

Authorities chose Chicago, the rail "Mecca," as the spot to announce their new regulations.

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.

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