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Arianna Telles, center, of Chicago, holds a mock coffin reading “Sims Kills” as she protests during a community rally and march from the Pink Line to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's office Oct. 3, 2026. The protesters are calling on Pritzker to halt Sims Metal’s air permit until outstanding concerns about pollution, testing and monitoring are addressed. (John Konstantaras/for the baiduhai)

Pilsen residents call for more air quality testing at scrap metal facility

By Jerry Wu

October 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Sims says emissions no longer pose a health risk, but residents want testing under a...

Lincoln Park High School students walk out in support of "Jane Doe" and survivors of sexual violence on the “National Day of Action” on Oct. 8 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘We need to be speaking out’: High school, college students across Illinois protest sexual violence

By Kate Perez

October 8, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

Students across Chicago and the state walked out of class, demonstrated, and advocated for the...

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

By Jeremy Gorner

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...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) aims a pass during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

NFC North: Green Bay Packers survive turnovers for win, Minnesota Vikings stay perfect and Detroit Lions fall

By Rob Maaddi

October 4, 2026 at 7:22 p.m.

Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes, and the Green Bay Packers overcame two fourth-quarter turnovers...

White Sox pitcher Sean Burke works out Sunday, Oct. 4, in Cleveland. The White Sox play the Guardians in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Sunday. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Anthony Kay will start for Chicago White Sox in Game 2: What we learned from Sunday’s ALDS workout

By LaMond Pope

October 4, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

The Chicago White Sox will start Anthony Kay on Monday for Game 2 of the...

A man rides his bicycle past a closed meat market in the Scotlandville section of Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting

By Gary Fields

October 4, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Congressional districts are core to debates over racial equality in the South, where white leaders...

Police officers guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, after an incident in Fairford, England, Monday Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
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By Konstantin Toropin

October 4, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air...

Ty France of the Padres reacts to popping out after the ball hit the roof in the ninth inning against the Brewers during Game 1 of a National League Division Series at American Family Field on Oct. 3, 2026, in Milwaukee. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Milwaukee Brewers roof is open for Game 2 of NLDS, a day after bizarre 9th-inning sequence

By Steve Megargee

October 4, 2026 at 4:27 p.m.

American Family Field’s roof won’t have an impact on Game 2 of the National League...

Matsapha Correctional Complex is seen in Matsapha, near Mbabane, Eswatini, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo, File)

An immigrant deported by the US and held in an African prison for more than a year has been released

By Gerald Imray

October 4, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

A Laotian citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration...

Police tape flaps in the breeze near the corner of 24th Street and South Rockwell Street, where an off-duty police officer shot a man just after midnight, on Oct. 4, 2026, in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Off-duty police officer shoots man in Little Village during physical altercation, police say

By Adriana Pérez

October 4, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

The officer was driving in the 2600 block of West 24th Street when he stopped...

Missouri defensive tackle Jason Dowell celebrates a victory over Florida on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Missouri jumps 11 spots to No. 14 in the AP Top 25, while Notre Dame remains No. 3

By Eric Olson

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October 4, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

Missouri’s 11-spot promotion from No. 25 was the second-biggest jump by a team this season,...

Martin "Tre" Dumas III and Bril Barrett of M.A.D.D. Rythms at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2026. (Kevin Serna/for Chicago Magazine)

Review: M.A.D.D. Rhythms hoofers from past and present shine, despite technical challenges

By Lauren Warnecke

October 7, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

M.A.D.D. Rhythms co-founders Bril Barrett and Martin “Tre” Dumas III performed some of the finest...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damage

By David G. Savage

October 4, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the...