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Arianna Telles, center, of Chicago, holds a mock coffin reading “Sims Kills” as she protests during a community rally and march from the Pink Line to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's office Oct. 3, 2026. The protesters are calling on Pritzker to halt Sims Metal’s air permit until outstanding concerns about pollution, testing and monitoring are addressed. (John Konstantaras/for the baiduhai)

Pilsen residents call for more air quality testing at scrap metal facility

By Jerry Wu

October 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Sims says emissions no longer pose a health risk, but residents want testing under a...

Canoes are displayed at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, Sept. 29, 2026, in Evanston. The museum has reopened after major renovations. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

At Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston, new exhibits are only the beginning

By Hannah Edgar

October 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Among its many major changes, the museum has narrowed its focused to the Great Lakes...

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...

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...

Sue Hendrickson is with Peter Larson and dog Gypsy with the T. rex skull during excavation in August 1990. (Sue Hendrickson)

Today in Chicago History: Sue the T. rex heads to the Field Museum after $8 million auction purchase

By Kori Rumore

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

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 4, according...

Blues/rock singer Janis Joplin performs at the Newport Folk Festival with her band Big Brother and the Holding Company, July 29, 1968. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Janis Joplin dies

By Associated Press

October 4, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 4, 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room...

Photos of Sierra Evans adorn posters during a vigil in her memory in an alley near the 9500 block of South Avenue N, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chicago. Evans, 19, was found fatally shot in the alley on the morning of Sept. 28. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Man linked to two East Side killings charged with fatally shooting third

By William Lee

October 3, 2026 at 7:53 p.m.

Anthony Nunnally, 21, who is already facing separate first-degree murder charges for two teenage girls...

Players warm up as fans start to take their seats before a game between Northwestern and Penn State at the new Ryan Field in Evanston on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

100 years reborn, Northwestern’s Ryan Field opens to wows and a deafening din

By Shun Graves

October 3, 2026 at 7:25 p.m.

The journey from when Northwestern's Ryan Field hosted its first game on the same day...

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., takes questions from reporters as senators depart a classified briefing on President Donald Trump’s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pres. Donald Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time

By Melissa Goldin

October 3, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Saturday pressured Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a...

President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks while holding up a signed resolution in the Oval Office of the White House, May 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pres. Donald Trump rallies in Ohio to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race against Sherrod Brown

By Seung Min Kim

October 3, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

After a few days campaigning in safe conservative territory, President Donald Trump on Saturday is...

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

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...