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The McHenry County Courthouse on Sept. 15, 2015. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Crystal Lake woman convicted after prosecutors say she broke baby’s rib during diaper change

July 30, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

A 10-year-old girl became alarmed by how the woman was handling the baby so she discreetly recorded the diaper change on her cellphone and later showed her mother.

Workers cut off limbs from a tree that fell on a house in the 2700 block of South Oak Park Avenue in Berwyn, following severe storms on July 27, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Monday’s storms were part of severe weather this summer, with hope that August may bring some relief

July 29, 2026 at 9:14 a.m.

Hot, humid air and high wind shear have formed record numbers of tornadoes and thunderstorms in the Chicago area. Climate change may make it worse.

Horses run on grass during the last race of the day at Hawthorne Race Course on July 19, 2026, in suburban Stickney. The course likely ran its last race on July 19, after 135 years in operation. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

From most popular sport to bankruptcy, Hawthorne’s closure ends an era of horse racing in the Chicago area

July 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Hawthorne Race Course was set to close after a mystery bidder claimed it in bankruptcy with no plans for racing.

Pamela Berman, who is blind, uses a crosswalk with the help of her service dog Brian after pushing a button on an auditory processing signal (APS), to cross Berwyn Avenue at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, July 15, 2026. The APS produces a beeping sound so visually impaired people can cross safely. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago makes progress installing crossing signals for the blind, but fixes and more signals needed, monitor says

July 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago is installing beeping crossing signals for the blind, but a monitor found they often need fixes to make them more useful.

A horse named Golfo, left, stands near a horse named Bandit on the race track on April 6, 2024, at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Hawthorne Race Course faces possible closure after bankruptcy sale goes to real estate bidder

July 15, 2026 at 6:47 p.m.

Hawthorne Race Course will likely have to close after a buyer who wants to use the site for other purposes turned out to be the only qualified bidder in bankruptcy.

A possible stadium site for the Chicago Bears includes the Wolf Lake Industrial Center along Wolf Lake and Interstate-90, top right, near the state line in Hammond, as seen on July 1, 2026. The Bears initially looked at a site on Lost Marsh Golf Course near Wolf Lake, but they recently took soil tests at Wolf Lake Terminals, a nearby 83-acre site. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Can Indiana pay for a Bears stadium? Analysts ask how it will pay its debt as some residents balk at new taxes.

July 14, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

Whether Indiana can pay for a new Chicago Bears stadium is uncertain, analysts say. Much depends on economic development around the stadium.

People play in the water in Geneva Lake where three children died Friday after a boat capsized during a massive storm on the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, July 6, 2026. The boat's occupants were from Batavia, Wheaton and the town of Fontana, Wisconsin. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Occupants of capsized boat in Lake Geneva that killed 3 children are from Batavia and Wheaton, police say

July 6, 2026 at 8:10 p.m.

The occupants who were in a boat that capsized in Wisconsin's Geneva Lake during Friday's massive storm that led to three children's drowning deaths were from Batavia and Wheaton and...

Jason Gorsline spreads grass seeds near the grave of Revolutionary War veteran Aaron Miner in the Elk Grove Cemetery on May 22, 2026, in Elk Grove Village. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

On America’s 250th anniversary, Elk Grove Village rededicates cemetery with 2 Revolutionary War soldiers

July 3, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Rediscovered and restored graves mark the rededication of Elk Grove Cemetery, where two Revolutionary War veterans are buried.

Yadhira Villegas, 17, has work done on her wisdom teeth by oral surgeon Dr. James Appiah at Oral Surgery Solutions in Chicago on June 15, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois Medicaid patients can wait more than a year for critical dental care due to low reimbursements

July 1, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Medicaid patients can wait more than a year in Illinois for critical dental care due to low reimbursements.

Horses walk on the track on April 6, 2024, at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Bidder for Hawthorne Race Course expected to end horse racing unless another buyer steps in

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

Members of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association hold out hope that Hawthorne may be saved as the last professional horse racing track in the Chicago area.

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