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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

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...

Shirley Drewenski leads a meeting of the Harvey City Council in February. Drewenski, formerly 1st Ward alderperson, was named acting mayor following the death of Mayor Christopher Clark. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Shirley Drewenski, named interim mayor after death of Christopher Clark, will not seek election to position

By Evy Lewis

October 2, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

Harvey Mayor Shirley Drewenski, who was elected in an interim capacity by the City Council...

Marimar Martínez shows a scar on her arm from a bullet wound as she describes the day she got shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during an Illinois Accountability Commission hearing at the Michael A. Bilandic Building in the Loop on April 28, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Marimar Martinez to file federal lawsuit over shooting by Border Patrol agent

By Jason Meisner

October 2, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Lawyers for Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent...

Kratom capsules are seen on Sept. 27, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss death

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By Sudhin Thanawala

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

Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities...

A view of the Warner Bros. Studios on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Burbank, California. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Paramount, Warner Bros. will be named Skydance after merger

By Meg James

October 2, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

David Ellison said the merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Skydance, the...

Klaus Mäkelä and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra acknowledge applause following a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 at Chicago Symphony Center on Oct. 1, 2026. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: In fall CSO residency, Mäkelä returns to some favorite symphonists

By Hannah Edgar

October 2, 2026 at 12:40 p.m.

Pairing Sibelius’s elliptical Symphony No. 7 and Shostakovich’s epic Symphony No. 4 was an inspired...

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams stands on the sidelines during a timeout in the third quarter against the Eagles at Soldier Field on Sept. 28, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ben Johnson rules Caleb Williams out for Sunday’s Week 4 game, but doesn’t name a starting Chicago Bears QB

By Sean Hammond

October 2, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

Ben Johnson didn't name a starting Chicago Bears QB for Week 4 on Friday. He...

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FBI gives employees a classified ‘Patel Report’ about times when it ‘fell short’

By Eric Tucker

October 2, 2026 at 12:40 p.m.

The FBI has released a classified report to its workforce examining what it says are...

Anne Trodden is one of four women playing the role of Heidi in "What the Constitution Means to Me" by Ways and Means Theatre. (Daniel Howie)

Review: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ staged in an American Legion post, is a play that always feels timely

By Emily McClanathan

October 2, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Heidi Schreck’s 2017 play, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, gets authentic surroundings in this new production...

CBS football analyst Tony Romo walks across the field before a Chiefs-Cowboys game on Nov. 5, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

CBS Sports announces Tony Romo’s permanent exit and describes it as a mutual parting

By Associated Press

October 2, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways, one month after the former Dallas...

A sign welcomes the Chicago Bears to Hammond on June 10, 2026, outside the Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the area of their possible stadium site. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

What to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field

By baiduhai

October 2, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Arlington Heights? Indiana? Chicago? Here’s what to know about the Bears’ possible move from Soldier...