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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

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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...

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

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...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speak to media with National Academy of science building damaged after a Russian drone strike, on the background, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Germany’s Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks

By Susie Blann

October 4, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than €1.3...

Tom Cruise poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere for the film “Digger” in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

On cusp of merger, ‘Digger’ bombs for Warner Bros., ‘Verity’ takes No. 1 at box office

By Jake Coyle

October 4, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — On the cusp of the studio’s merger with...

Greta Gerwig appears at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2026, left, and Meryl Streep appears at The Albies in London on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo)

A familiar figure, a new voice: Meryl Streep’s Aslan stirs gender debate over Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’

By Peter Smith

October 4, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

The public hasn’t viewed a frame from director Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation of the classic...

In this photo released by U.S. Coast Guard, crew members search by air and on the water for a Boston-bound air ambulance that vanished off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Search suspended for 6 people on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

By John Raby

October 4, 2026 at 8:04 p.m.

Authorities on Sunday suspended the search off the Massachusetts coast for six people on an...

Colorado State interim head coach Tyson Summers speaks to the officials during a game against Wyoming on Oct. 25, 2025, in Laramie, Wyo. (Milo Gladstein /The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

Colorado State fires its defensive coordinator after he disappeared from the sideline midgame
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By Pat Graham

October 4, 2026 at 11:28 a.m.

Not long after the start of what turned into a 56-26 loss to Oregon State,...

Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of the Chicks perform at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Oct. 3, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: The Chicks tour shows why ‘Taking the Long Way’ is a path still worth taking

By Britt Julious

October 4, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

In the moments before their comeback anthem "Not Ready to Make Nice," lead singer Natalie...