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Before the fall: The ill-fated 1919 White Sox strike relaxed poses for a team picture. Eight Sox players were later charged with conspiracy to commit fraud after taking money to throw games. (National Baseball Library)

Today in Chicago History: White Sox lose best-of-nine 1919 World Series to Cincinnati Reds

By Kori Rumore

October 9, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 9, according...

Then President Barack Obama, right, is applauded by Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize during a ceremony in the Main Hall of Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Today in History: Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Associated Press

October 9, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 9, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what 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

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...

FILE – Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

President Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force

By Associated Press

October 4, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead...

FILE – U.S. MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft are parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, on the main island of the Okinawa archipelago, southern Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

US Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan

By Mari Yamaguchi

October 4, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman...

Candidates in District 19 differ on ways to fix property tax reform law

By Jim Masters

October 4, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The race for Indiana House District 19 pits five-term incumbent Rep. Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point,...

Dale Obrochta, of Orland Hills, presents a program recently at the Palos Heights Public Library. He will bring his presentation “Strange, Dark & Funny: The Origins of Everyday Sayings” to the Midlothian Public Library on Oct. 8. (Dale Obrochta)

Orland Hills entertainer offers insight into history of everyday sayings

By Jim Dudlicek

October 4, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

“Magical Balloon-Dude" Dale Obrochta will present a program on the Origins of Everyday Sayings at...

Dixmoor's water infrastructure is over 100-years-old, which has caused many issues over the years. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Dixmoor hopes meter replacement effort will help solve village’s water woes

By Elena Tittel

October 4, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

The village of Dixmoor’s approximately 100-year-old water infrastructure might finally getting a major overhaul through...

LaRue Pine Hills in the Shawnee National Forest on Sept. 21, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Trump plan would remove protections for national forests like Shawnee: ‘We stand to lose our solitude’

By Christiana Freitag

October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

More than 170,000 acres in the Midwest could be opened to roads, logging and mining,...

Author Nelson Algren looks into the window of the closed Lucky Star Tavern at Wabansia and Bosworth avenues, where he said he used to deal poker, on May 24, 1956. (Arnold Tolchin/Chicago American)

One man’s Chicago: Nelson Algren’s ‘City on the Make’ shows a newcomer its rusty iron heart

By Paul Durica

October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Forceful in its prose, both mournful and mocking in tone, “Chicago: City on the Make”...

Mercy Medical Center nurse Michelle Lancaster holds back tears after receiving flowers from Jamie Werve, left, as final shift nurses of the labor and delivery department exit the hospital in Aurora on Oct. 1, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Column: Final labor and delivery shift at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora full of bittersweet emotions

By Denise Crosby

October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Saying goodbye difficult for tight-knit group of labor and delivery nurses.

Senate GOP nominee Don Tracy chats with supporters at a fundraising event in Decatur on July 22, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois Senate race: Republican Don Tracy, a onetime Democrat, makes long-shot bid against Juliana Stratton

By Olivia Olander

October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois Republican nominee Don Tracy faces Juliana Stratton, the state's Democratic lieutenant governor, in a...

Hayden Golemon, 27, climbs at First Ascent climbing gym at Block 37 in downtown Chicago on Oct. 1, 2026. Golemon uses the gym regularly to both work and climb during the week. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

The office is back, but some Chicagoans have already found something better: ‘Co-working is where it’s going to be at’

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 6, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Industry experts say Chicagoans are setting up laptops in spaces that double as climbing gyms...