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A beluga whale named Odin is transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U.S. aquariums onto a truck before being moved to an aquarium in the U.S., in the final transfer of whales out of the closed park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Aug. 31, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Fourth beluga whale rescued from Canada dies at Shedd, aquarium announces

By Tess Kenny

October 9, 2026 at 8:13 p.m.

Caspian, a 27-year-old female beluga, died Wednesday evening “despite intensive efforts by Shedd’s veterinary and...

The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel

By Michelle L. Price

October 9, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed...

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...

Daywatch: Commander disciplined in ‘Blitz’ response moved out of patrol leadership

By baiduhai

October 2, 2026 at 6:40 a.m.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your...

This undated photo released on Israel’s Foreign Ministry social media shows Indian Capt. Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a plane in an unknown location. Machchhar was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight that was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Israel’s Foreign Ministry via AP)

‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack

By Sheikh Saaliq

October 2, 2026 at 7:09 a.m.

The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight...

Demonstrators gather in response to the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man who was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer the previous day in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in Texas has surgery to remove bullet

By Associated Press

October 2, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas had...

Russell Ceballos, assistant professor, speaks with twin students James, left, and John Kountz about a quantum optics laboratory contained in what is called the Quantenkoffer at the Quantum Education, Science & Technology Center at Chicago State University on Sept. 22, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

As quantum’s presence grows on the Southeast Side, Chicago State University students eye future careers

By Kate Perez

October 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Chicago State University staked its claim in quantum research nearly a decade ago, aiming to...

Tim Corpus, center, a composer, gathers with others at Federal Plaza in Chicago on Oct. 1, 2026, to protest the spread of music generated by artificial intelligence and call for protections for artists. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago artists call for action in rally against AI-generated music: ‘We don’t need it’

By Shun Graves

October 2, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

Over a dozen Chicago musicians demanded legal safeguards against AI-generated music at a Thursday afternoon...

Emily Harbaugh, from left, Martha Willis and Kristen Glogowski carry signs that reflect the glum mood at a Daley Plaza party after Chicago’s ouster as an Olympics host candidate on Oct. 2, 2009. The city got only 18 out of 94 votes. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: City loses bid to host 2016 Summer Olympics in first round of voting

By Kori Rumore

October 2, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 2, according...

Riot police hold up their shields during a protest commemorating the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco killings, when soldiers fired on student protesters, in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Today in History: Tlatelolco massacre

By Associated Press

October 2, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 2, 1968, as many as 300 people were massacred at a student protest...

Auburn Gresham man faces murder charge after 70-year-old woman fatally shot

By Tess Kenny

October 1, 2026 at 9:23 p.m.

Randy Washington, 63, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, Chicago police announced in...

An FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

President Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel

By Melanie Lidman

October 1, 2026 at 9:07 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who...

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

New York governor appoints special prosecutor to oversee investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell

By Associated Press

October 1, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s...