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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 3:53 p.m.

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

A westbound CTA Chicago Avenue bus is forced to maneuver around an illegally parked truck, parked in a CTA-only lane at Chicago and Milwaukee avenues, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Measure to expand Chicago’s bus and bike lane ticketing program advances

By Talia Soglin

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October 9, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

Automated cameras that catch drivers who block bus and bike lanes in the act could...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago is shown Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former IDES contractor charged in $4.6 million COVID unemployment fraud scheme

By Jason Meisner

October 9, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

Andrea Wellington, 35, was charged in an indictment made public in U.S. District Court on...

Larkin's Ivan Anderson (6) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the new stadium on Oct. 2, 2026. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Larkin hosts its 1st varsity games at new on-campus stadium ‘in our backyard’

By Rick West

October 3, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.

For the first time in its 64-year history, Larkin High School’s homecoming games came with...

Man fatally wounded Saturday during Belmont Cragin home invasion

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 3, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

A 61-year-old man was fatally wounded during a home invasion early Saturday morning in the...

An FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot identified as Omani national with previous extremism concerns

By Samy Magdy

October 3, 2026 at 9:10 a.m.

The co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight that nearly crashed with 182 people on board has...

Defenseman Bowen Byram practices on Sept. 17, 2026, during training camp at the Blackhawks Ice Center. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway reminisce ahead of Buffalo return vs. Sabres
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By Kalen Lumpkins

October 3, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

It's been a few welcome backs for new Chicago Blackhawks players, and it ends with...

Brewers’ Brice Turang hits an RBI single, allowing Jake Bauers to score during the first inning against the Cardinals on Sept. 27, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers score in bunches but rarely homer, upending baseball’s launch-angle revolution

By Steve Megargee

October 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Milwaukee Brewers are the first club since the 1960 Chicago White Sox to finish a...

Bulls player Caleb Wilson (left), Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (second from left), and Bulls player Matas Buzelis (right), celebrate after a Chicago Cubs victory over the Brewers at Wrigley Field on Sept. 3, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago Bulls’ Matas Buzelis and Caleb Wilson are serious about competing — and their new ‘brother’ bond

By Julia Poe

October 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Matas Buzelis feels his partnership with Chicago Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson is already off to...

Jets coach Aaron Glenn points on the field during a game against the Packers on Sept. 20, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Adam Hunger/AP)

Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn — once friendly rivals in Detroit — face off for 1st time Sunday at Soldier Field

By Phil Thompson

October 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Tracking Ben Johnson's and Aaron Glenn's parallel paths from Detroit to first-time NFL head coaches...

Colleen Doyle, a lifelong White Sox fan armed with tickets to Monday’s game in Cleveland, shops on Oct. 2, 2026, for a new shirt at Grandstand, a sports merchandise store in the South Side's Bridgeport neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

‘Flying off the shelf’: Sports apparel stores scramble to keep up with demand for White Sox merchandise

By Jane Miller

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October 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With the team headed to the AL Division Series this weekend, stores across Chicago are...

Legislators, visitors and others stand outside the House and Senate chambers during the spring legislative session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on May 28, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois’ acting legislative ethics watchdog warns lawmakers on sexual harassment: ‘Someone always knows’

By Jeremy Gorner

October 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

David Risley was chosen as acting legislative inspector general after the previous officeholder resigned amid...

Author Amy Fusselman attends an event at East Hampton Library on August 10, 2024, in East Hampton, New York. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)

Biblioracle: You won’t read another novel this year like Amy Fusselman’s unusual ‘Cloud Six’

By John Warner

October 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Some will be frustrated by "Cloud Six," but the book reminds us that making sense...