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Katie Kraus, vice president of the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, met her husband, Jason Kraus, while she was a waitress at Chicago Brauhaus and he worked across the street at Martin’s Big & Tall. They are seen here in their Lincoln Square home on Feb. 10, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Love is in the air in Lincoln Square: Couples share how they met in the neighborhood this Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In recent years, the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce has asked neighbors to submit tales of meet-cutes and first dates that started at local businesses. Three such couples shared their...

Courtney Drysdale, 30, was shot to death at the bar she owned in Momence in Kankakee County. (Hailey Gershon)

Murder suspect was previously fired after Momence bar owner reported him for stealing, Kankakee County prosecutors say

February 13, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Julius Burkes faces charges of murder, robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in the Feb. 2 shooting death of Courtney Drysdale.

A person walks past a home in the 4500 block of South Albany Avenue where two people were murdered the previous day in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, Feb. 12, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Woman, elderly man found shot to death in Brighton Park home, Chicago police say

February 12, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

Officers found a 70-year-old man and 43-year-old woman unresponsive inside a residence in the 4500 block of South Albany Avenue around 8 p.m.

Friends remember ‘amazing’ Momence bar owner; Indiana man arrested in slaying

February 4, 2026 at 8:09 p.m.

A 47-year-old Indiana man was arrested Wednesday for the Monday fatal shooting of a bar owner's fatal shooting during a robbery in rural south suburban Momence.

An illustration, posted by Illini Republicans on Instagram, depicts what appears to be a federal agent pointing a gun at a man's head. The group has said it stands with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Illini Republicans)

U. of I. Republicans club faces backlash for post supporting ICE: ‘Only traitors help invaders’

February 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

The Illini Republicans club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is facing backlash after posting an illustration on social media of a masked gunman holding a weapon to a...

Commissioners Aurora Austriaco, left, and Cindy Sam listen to witnesses as the Illinois Accountability Commission hosts its second public hearing in Chicago, Jan. 30, 2026, to scrutinize federal immigration agents’ actions during Operation Midway Blitz. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Experts describe overreach from federal immigration agents at Illinois commission hearing: ‘A masked monster’

January 30, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

Gov J.B. Pritzker launched the accountability commission in October to scrutinize federal immigration agents’ actions during Operation Midway Blitz.

Haydee Ramirez leaves a candle at a memorial for Eliza Morales during a vigil in Downers Grove on Jan. 28, 2026. Morales was found stabbed to death and her apartment was set on fire during a Facebook Marketplace exchange Monday, she was pregnant with her second child. (Troy Stolt/ for the baiduhai)

Teen accused of stabbing pregnant Downers Grove mom critically injured in custody, sheriff’s office says

January 30, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont, sustained the injuries in his housing unit just before 5 p.m. Thursday at the DuPage County Correctional Center.

Mourners built a memorial for Eliza Morales outside her Downers Grove apartment, as seen on Jan. 28, 2026. Morales was found stabbed to death and her apartment set on fire after a Facebook Marketplace exchange. Morales was pregnant with her second child. (Troy Stolt/for the baiduhai)

Judge detains teen accused of stabbing pregnant Downers Grove mom 70 times after Facebook Marketplace dispute

January 29, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

The 19-year-old brutally stabbed the pregnant mother around 70 times because he was “upset” about a truck’s condition, killing her and her unborn child before setting her home on fire.

Kenneth Robinson, 61, a SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipient, volunteers at the Chosen Tabernacle Bread of Life food pantry packing food into boxes for later distribution to a senior home on Jan. 26, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘Not sustainable’: New SNAP work requirements could leave up to 340,000 Illinois residents without enough food

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

More Illinois residents will have work requirements to qualify for SNAP starting Sunday under President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.

Bishop John-Michael Villarreal testifies during the Human Rights, Anti-Authoritarianism, Reparatory and Restorative Truth Telling Commission public hearing held at the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Jan. 21, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago faith leaders recount harm from immigration agents: ‘Prayers and thoughts was not going to stop ICE’

January 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

During two days of testimony, faith leaders and elected officials shared civil rights violations they alleged to have witnessed during Operation Midway Blitz.

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