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An employee holds a Colt Match Target 9 mm AR semiautomatic rifle at Suburban Sporting Goods in Melrose Park on June 30, 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court indicated it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County's ban on so-called assault weapons. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Supreme Court to hear Cook County assault weapons ban case, potentially setting up test for Illinois gun law

June 30, 2026 at 9:37 p.m.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault weapons “have no place in our communities.”

Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Fire Department and the Chicago Fire Department Scuba Team respond to a boat crash just before midnight June 25, 2026, near Monroe Harbor. A woman was killed and multiple other people were injured after two boats crashed. (Network Video Productions)

West Loop woman dies in late-night boat collision near Monroe Harbor and 4 others injured: ‘She was the very best of us’

June 26, 2026 at 6:11 p.m.

The 26-year-old West Loop resident loved fiercely and never missed an opportunity to tell those she cared about she loved them, her mom said.

Shaeve White holds a photo of her mother, Shanna White, outside her home in Sauk Village on June 24, 2026. Shanna was killed in a hit-and run accident in Winthrop Harbor in February 2026. Shaeve White helped track down the suspect, Travis Kern, through social media. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Sauk Village woman searches social media for alleged driver in mom’s deadly hit-and-run

June 25, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

“I know the cops and detectives are doing what they’re supposed to do, but it felt like it wasn’t enough,” Shaeve White said.

Two male African penguins named Maynard, left, and Pilchard gather bedding materials June 19, 2026, in Lincoln Park Zoo. The pair have been a bonded pair for about seven years. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘Serial monogamists’ who love scandal, Lincoln Park Zoo’s same-sex penguin couple showcase animal diversity

June 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

During Pride Month, Chicago-area zoos are highlighting LGBTQ+ animals.

Letitia Dennis, of Park Manor, tears up as she stands with her granddaughter, Tatum Horton-Tucker, 4, as they listen to Jennifer Hudson sing the national anthem during the watch party for the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center, at Midway Plaisance Park in Hyde Park on June 18, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Thousands flock to Midway Plaisance Park for Obama Presidential Center watch party: ‘This is a historic event’

June 19, 2026 at 7:39 p.m.

Crowds packed Midway Plaisance Park to watch a livestream of the star-studded Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony.

Donna and Tom Murray become emotional on June 17, 2026, during a news conference about a $10.5 million settlement after the fatal shooting of their son, Jack Murray, pictured at right, by Elk Grove Village police officers during a mental health crisis in December 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Elk Grove Village reaches $10.5 million settlement with family of man fatally shot by police

June 17, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Elk Grove Village reached a $10.5 million settlement for the 2023 police shooting death of Jack Murray.

Jackson Leggett, 19, of Newark, stands on the porch of his home on June 11, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Kendall County teen who faced a felony for allegedly joking about a senior prank files federal lawsuit

June 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

An October 2024 conversation — which Jackson Leggett intended as a joke — completely upended his senior year.

Downed power lines, trees and debris line Broadway in Merrillville, Indiana, on June 12, 2026, after a tornado swept through the previous night. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘It’s just gone’: Communities reeling after tornadoes rip through Illinois and Indiana, leveling homes

June 13, 2026 at 10:26 a.m.

Multiple tornadoes tore through Illinois and northwestern Indiana Thursday night.

Former Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Cubs home opener against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on April 4, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg’s kids sue his widow over alleged mishandling of trust

June 4, 2026 at 12:44 p.m.

Justin Sandberg and Lindsey Sandberg accused their stepmother of going against their father’s wishes by trying to shift control of the trust that oversees his name, image and likeness rights.

Yadira Escamilla at her church, Unity Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on June 2, 2026. Escamilla alleges in a recently filed lawsuit that Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness and A-Alert Security Services failed to protect her from repeated sexual abuse and grooming in early 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘House of horrors’: Chicago woman alleges rampant abuse overlooked at South Side foster facility in lawsuit

June 2, 2026 at 6:06 p.m.

A Chicago woman alleges in a lawsuit that rampant abuse was overlooked at Aunt Martha's facility on the South Side.

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