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A storm-damaged tree lays on the roof of a house on Strieff Road in Glenwood on Aug. 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Trump’s FEMA rejects Illinois disaster aid request for August storms

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October 8, 2026 at 7:26 p.m.

The denials comes as Trump's administration denied providing federal assistance to Illinois last year, denials Illinois...

Chicago school board president candidates, from left: Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

2026 Chicago school board races: Board president

By Claire Malon

October 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Three candidates are running for president of the Chicago Board of Education.

Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say

By Philip Marcelo

October 8, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

A federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New...

The tropical outlook as of 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (NHC)

Hurricane center ups odds again Gulf system will develop into tropical depression or storm

By Richard Tribou

October 6, 2026 at 8:24 a.m.

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to increase the odds a system that formed...

This cover image released by Henry Holt shows “Hungered” by Amanda Rizkalla. (Henry Holt via AP)

Oprah Winfrey taps a ‘riveting’ debut novel for her book club

By Associated Press

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October 6, 2026 at 7:57 a.m.

A debut novel about a 12-year-old girl’s struggles to find herself amid poverty and family...

A parking lot in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood across from a mostly vacant West Suburban Medical Center on June 1, 2026, in Oak Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lawmakers and deputy governor discuss West Suburban hospital’s future in meeting that’s short on details

By Lisa Schencker

October 6, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Last month the owners of West Suburban Medical Center reached a settlement agreement that’s expected...

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, rescue workers put out a fire of ambulances after a Russian strike on a medical facility of Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia as Kyiv braces for expected huge aerial attack

By SAMYA KULLAB

October 6, 2026 at 7:27 a.m.

Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country,...

The Chicago skyline backdrops the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which cover...

FILE – Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito attends Pope Leo XIV’s audience for operators of justice in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Justice Samuel Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem increase in emergency appeals

By Lindsay Whitehurst

October 6, 2026 at 7:16 a.m.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the escalating volume of emergency appeals before the court...

FILE – A bust of Alfred Nobel on display following a press conference to announce the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 3, 2022. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on mysterious ghost particles called neutrinos

By Kostya Manenkov

October 6, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his efforts to demystify...

FILE – Television evangelist Jim Bakker poses in front of the Water Park in Columbia, SC, one of the attractions at his Heritage USA, March 19, 1987. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky, File)

Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

By Jim Salter

October 6, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around...

White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil hoists infield coach Justin Jirschele (71) as they dance in the dugout before Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the Guardians on Oct. 5, 2026, in Cleveland. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago White Sox are in a postseason groove, as their dance moves prove

By Paul Sullivan

October 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Chicago White Sox are one win from clinching a spot in the ALCS and...

Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent takes the field to face the Jets on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears will go with Tyson Bagent over Case Keenum in Week 5. Is that the right QB call?

By Sean Hammond

October 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

What should we make of Tyson Bagent earning another start? The Tribune’s Chicago Bears reporters...