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Sprio T. Agnew emerges from the federal court house in Baltimore Wednesday, Oct 10, 1973 after pleading no contest to a charge of federal tax evasion and resigning from the vice presidency. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns

By Associated Press

October 10, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned his...

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...

A computer room inside a Digital Realty data center building on May 21, 2026, in Elk Grove Village. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Data centers could generate $57B over next decade in Illinois if public backlash addressed, study says

By John Lippert

October 1, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Public policy changes like capping residential electricity rate increases at 5% per year could help...

News media personnel stand outside the building where relatives of Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot for Flydubai, previously lived in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight

By Sheikh Saaliq

October 1, 2026 at 7:51 a.m.

An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when his...

Daywatch: A papal promotion to marketing success

By baiduhai

October 1, 2026 at 6:47 a.m.

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

"Broadview Six" defendants Katherine Abughazaleh, clockwise from upper left, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, Joselyn Walsh, Brian Straw and Catherine Sharp. (baiduhai)

Judge to begin inquiry that could lead to criminal contempt charges in ‘Broadview Six’ case

By Jason Meisner

October 1, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

A federal judge on Thursday said she'd initiate a "fact finding" process to determine whether...

This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Rachel in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)

Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms

By Mead Gruver

October 1, 2026 at 7:23 a.m.

Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific soaked more of the U.S. on Wednesday...

A customer checks gas price while he fills up his vehicle’s tank at a gas station in Racine, Wis., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Most Americans blame Donald Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds

By Jill Colvin

October 1, 2026 at 6:44 a.m.

By JILL COLVIN and LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply frustrated with President...

Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

By Kim Chandler

October 1, 2026 at 7:26 a.m.

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995...

Craftspersons create jewelry pieces at the Pandora factory in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Wednesday, Sept.30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

By Aniruddha Ghosal

October 1, 2026 at 7:33 a.m.

Danish jewelry company Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam, a...

The Will County Office Building in Joliet. (Vincent D. Johnson/Daily Southtown)

Election preview: Three vie for two seats in Eastern Will County’s third district

By Michelle Mullins

October 3, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

Incumbents Frankfort Republican Daniel Butler and Steger Democrat Sherry Newquist, and challenger Democrat Marc McKirdie...

An election worker makes final checks on voting machines inside the Chicago Voter Supersite on Sept. 30, 2026. Early voting begins on Thursday at 9 a.m. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Chicago-area election officials gear up for potential ICE, FBI presence at the polls after Trump threats

By Rick Pearson

October 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Citing recent comments by President Donald Trump and top administration officials, lawsuits have been filed...