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Children play in the dirt at Welles Park in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood on March 12, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Grubs back in Lincoln Square neighborhood parks, upending spring sports season

March 13, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Another grub infestation in Winnemac and Welles parks is disrupting the spring sports season.

Two men retrieve items on March 11, 2026, for Bob Wehrle, whose house was destroyed the previous night along South Sandbar Road in Aroma Park. The men said they had to dig Wehrle out of the basement after he became trapped. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Tornado, large hail sweep through Kankakee Tuesday amid severe thunderstorm warnings

March 11, 2026 at 9:02 a.m.

A “very large” tornado was confirmed in Kankakee County and into northwest Indiana.

A woman wears a jean jacket adorned with an image of former President Barack Obama inside Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Obamas announce June dedication and opening of Jackson Park presidential center

March 8, 2026 at 4:19 p.m.

On the heels of his speech at funeral services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., former President Barack Obama announced plans for him and former First Lady Michelle Obama to...

Traffic backs up as a train moves across Touhy Avenue on March 5, 2026, in Des Plaines. An overpass is planned as part of the Touhy Avenue improvement project for the busy area around O’Hare International Airport. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

$100 million Touhy Avenue improvement project breaks ground in Des Plaines

March 5, 2026 at 3:40 p.m.

A $100 million project to fully reconstruct Touhy Avenue between Elmhurst Road and Mount Prospect Road broke ground in Des Plaines.

People gather in downtown Chicago on Jan. 17, 2026, to protest the Iranian government's killing of protesters and general crackdown. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Air strikes, death of Ayatollah Khamenei, celebrated by many in Chicago Iranian community

March 1, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

Many in Chicago's Iranian community are in high spirits after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reported dead following a major attack Saturday by the United States and Israel.

Area resident and restaurateur David Bonomi stands near a platform that once displayed a statue of Christopher Columbus at the west end of Arrigo Park in Chicago on Feb. 25, 2026. The platform will hold a statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

St. Cabrini statue in place of ousted Columbus brings mixed reactions from neighbors, local Italian Americans

February 28, 2026 at 7:20 p.m.

The choice to replace an ousted Columbus statue in Chicago's Little Italy with a new statue of Italian-born St. Cabrini is a complicated outcome for some Little Italy residents and...

People dance in the middle of the street ahead of a balloon release on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in honor of two dancers from South Shore-based Empiire Dance Company who died Thursday morning in a car crash on the Bishop Ford Expressway. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Dozens attend dance-filled celebration for young dancer killed in Bishop Ford crash

February 22, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Friends, teachers, dancers and relatives of Boaz Flemister gathered at Warren School in the Calumet Heights neighborhood days after his death in a fatal crash.

A woman drinks a beer in a packed taproom at Alarmist Brewing, in Chicago’s Sauganash neighborhood on Jan. 31, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Breweries in Chicago adapt to changing drinking and health habits or face closures

February 21, 2026 at 8:37 a.m.

In Illinois and across the country, breweries have been struggling as consumers seek healthier drinking habits or have a wider range of options, such as THC-infused drinks

Cops: Boy, 17, killed in Logan Square home

February 14, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

The victim, whose identity wasn't released, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Senn High School student Kristina Williams, 16, cries during the walkout and protest against federal immigration enforcement, Feb. 13, 2026, in Chicago’s Daley Plaza. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Hundreds of Chicago students join national school walkout at Federal Plaza

February 14, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Hundreds of Chicago students left their classrooms Friday afternoon to gather in Federal Plaza to protest recent immigration enforcement actions.

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