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Former Bears coach Mike Ditka, who was also 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 12:55 p.m.

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

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities since 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County 911 director details staffing struggles to council

By Maya Wilkins

October 9, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

The Lake County 911 department is requesting $350,000 be moved to its overtime budget to...

Langston Golden, 16, walks to Kenwood Academy High School in Hyde Park on Aug. 25, 2026. Golden recently had an interaction with law enforcement while at a South Side bus stop on his way home from work. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Black and brown parents revisit ‘the talk’ with their children as school year unfolds

By Darcel Rockett

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

Black parents have "the talk" with their children to prepare and protect them from being hurt...

Historian Anne Lunde, co-author of “Norwood Park, A View from the Ridge.” (Carmine Fantasia)

Anne Lunde, historian and expert on Norwood Park, dies at 74

By Bob Goldsborough

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

The Northwest Side native worked as a journalist, covering the area for newspaper chains, and...

Nancy Faust, organist for the Chicago White Sox, plays at Comiskey Park on June 5, 1971. (Don Casper/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: White Sox organist Nancy Faust plays her last tune at US Cellular Field after 41 seasons

By Kori Rumore

October 3, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 3, according...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Today in History: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted

By Associated Press

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

On Oct. 3, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy...

Shown is the the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Woman told Cornell investigators she ‘felt like bait’ during alleged gang rape

By Kimberlee Kruesi

October 2, 2026 at 9:50 p.m.

The documents include excerpts of interviews Cornell's investigators did with the woman and the men...

FILE – This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says

By Matthew Perrone

October 2, 2026 at 9:41 p.m.

FDA inspectors said Friday they found cyclospora in two places: a wastewater tank and a...

Passengers who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, during a flight on FlyDubai plane, arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns

By Sam Mednick

October 2, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

The attack left the region’s travel industry in crisis, raising questions about aviation security and...

Chicago school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez speaks during a candidate forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor

By Alice Yin

October 4, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate...

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., one of the world’s biggest makers of coffee pods, launched a new way of brewing coffee it says will slash waste. AltaRounds, the one-cup portions are made from compressed coffee wrapped in a coating derived from seaweed that the company sources from France. The puck-shaped capsules come eight to a box, and most varieties will cost $1.37 each comparable to one of the company’s traditional K-Cup pods. (Photo courtesy of Keurig Dr Pepper)

Keurig debuts plastic-free coffee pods

By Bloomberg

October 2, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

The puck-shaped capsules come eight to a box, and most varieties will cost $1.37 each...

Auburn Gresham man jailed after 70-year-old sister shot dead in front of bedridden sibling: prosecutors

By Tess Kenny

October 2, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

Randy Washington, 63, faces one count of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Dorothy...