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Former Bears coach Mike Ditka, who also was a player on the 1963 Bears NFL championship team, on Aug. 29, 2013, at Mike Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86

By Don Pierson

October 9, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.

Nobody embodied Chicago Bears football more than Mike Ditka, who became the face of the...

Shawndel Brown, who owns a shop on the block and witnessed the attack, brings a balloon and stuffed animal to a memorial Oct. 5, 2026, in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood where a 7-year-old girl was stabbed to death Saturday while walking with her sister. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘As dangerous as a person can be’: Judge detains woman accused of stabbing 7-year-old girl, orders psych eval

By Madeline Buckley

October 9, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Shavon Gayden is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon on Oct....

"Broadview Six" defendants Katherine Abughazaleh, clockwise from upper left, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, Joselyn Walsh, Brian Straw and Catherine Sharp. (baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ judge requests US attorney’s office communications, including Boutros email

By Jason Meisner

October 9, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

The federal judge considering potential sanctions in the controversial "Broadview Six" made her first formal...

UAW Local 402 member Kyle Bos, right, has beer with Hal “Tank” Dunithan, left, and fellow UAW Local 402 members at Fricker’s restaurant and bar in Springfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, on old Navistar’s last day at its Springfield plant. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

By Josh Boak

October 3, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

The layoffs — occurring just three days before Donald Trump’s rally at a nearby high...

Nicholas Hohns shows off a tray of strawberry-lemon CBD gummies at his Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban

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By Gene Johnson

October 3, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

The ban “threatens to reduce retail revenues by $28.3 billion, displacing 225,000 jobs and reducing...

Woman in custody after girl, 7, fatally stabbed in Chatham, police say

By Allison Kiehl

October 3, 2026 at 7:10 p.m.

A woman is in police custody Saturday after bystanders saw her fatally stab a 7-year-old...

Smoke rises over a bridge spanning the Dnieper River following a drone attack in Kyiv on Oct. 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Serhii Okunev/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Russia strikes major Kyiv bridge as drones cross into Moldova

By Tribune News Service

October 3, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

Russian forces hit a major bridge in Kyiv that connects the left and right banks...

Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) and teammates take the field to face the Panthers on Sept. 13, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears backup QB Tyson Bagent expected to start, per report — and LT Braxton Jones placed on IR

By Sean Hammond

October 3, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

Chicago Bears backup Tyson Bagent is expected to start Sunday against the New York Jets....

Notre Dame wide receiver Jordan Faison pulls in a touchdown pass against North Carolina during the first half Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chris Seward/AP)

CJ Carr and running game help No. 3 Notre Dame beat North Carolina 37-26 for 15th straight win

By Aaron Beard

October 3, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

CJ Carr threw for four touchdowns and ran for another and No. 3 Notre Dame...

White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami yells in celebration after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Guardians in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in Cleveland. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago White Sox win ALDS opener 3-0 behind Munetaka Murakami’s 2-run blast and a bullpen gem

By LaMond Pope

October 3, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run home run and five Chicago White Sox pitchers combined on...

Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

What to know about Spain’s housing protests sparked by the eviction of the 87-year-old Maricarmen

By Joseph Wilson

October 3, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

By JOSEPH WILSON and ALICIA LEÓN MADRID, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters...

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada speaks to the media after the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

By Ed White

October 3, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first...

The Freedom Riders opened the Chicago Symphony Presents Jazz season on Oct. 2, 2026, at Chicago Symphony Center’s
Orchestra Hall. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: At Chicago Symphony jazz series, the Freedom Riders honor their namesake

By Hannah Edgar

October 3, 2026 at 1:22 p.m.

You could say the latter-day Freedom Riders, a band formed at this year’s NYC Winter...