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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...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a City Club of Chicago event at Maggiano's Banquets on Sept. 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes debt issuance rule backed by aldermen

By Jake Sheridan

October 9, 2026 at 6:06 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a veto late Friday to an ordinance passed by aldermen to...

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

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By Talia Soglin

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

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

The Northwestern marching band performs before a game against Michigan at Wrigley Field on Nov. 15, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Northwestern marching band doesn’t play pregame show at inaugural Ryan Field game, drawing concern

By Kate Perez

October 2, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

The Northwestern University Marching Band will not play a pregame show before the inaugural football...

White Sox starter Hagen Smith delivers against the Astros in the first inning of Game 1 of the wild-card series on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

3 keys for the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, including how off days will shape pitching plans

By LaMond Pope

October 2, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Which team will benefit from the schedule? Is it better to be rested or in...

Chicago police officers work near the scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot in the 6300 block of North Rockwell Street, Oct. 2, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Boy, 14, critically wounded in West Ridge shooting: police

By Caroline Kubzansky

October 2, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

The boy was hit in the neck and taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in critical...

Frankfort School District 157-C, where 6-year-old Jenna Menias was a second grade student. (File photo)

Family of Frankfort girl, 6, killed by school bus files wrongful death suit against school districts

By Evy Lewis

October 2, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

The family of 6-year-old Jenna Menias, who was fatally struck by a school bus last...

Traffic over the Route 7 bridge in Lockport over the Des Plaines River, pictured in 1998, has long been a problem. Will County officials revived talks about seeking funding for a new bridge over the Des Plaines River Valley, though they acknowledged nothing could be built before impending road work on the existing Lockport bridge begins. (Frank Hanes/baiduhai)

Will County board resurrects talks on new bridge over Des Plaines River Valley

By Michelle Mullins

October 8, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Will County officials revived a potential new bridge over the Des Plaines River Valley, an...

Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Aug. 11, 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione’s arrest released

By Philip Marcelo

October 2, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at...

Emergency vehicles leave Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

By Kim Chandler

October 2, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital in the hours...

Roseland Community Hospital on July 11, 2025, in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Roseland hospital closing labor and delivery unit, leaving patients with fewer options on the South Side

By Lisa Schencker

October 2, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

Leaders of the Far South Side hospital did not make the decision to suspend the...

Mayor Brandon Johnson takes a selfie with Jorge Alexis Jaimes, an EMT working on the CARE program, after a press conference announcing the program's expanded availability Oct. 1, 2026, on the Near West Side. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 911 mental health response teams see uptick, CPD help

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By Alice Yin

October 2, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise of rolling out a non-police mental health response team is...

Chip Brooks, co-owner of Hey Nonny, in the music venue and restaurant in downtown Arlington Heights on March 31, 2023. (Trent Sprague / baiduhai)

Arlington Heights music venue Hey Nonny is for sale

By Nina Metz

October 2, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

This follows recent ownership changes for other live music venues including The Hideout and Fitzgerald's.