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President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a trip to Clarksville, Tenn., on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

By Associated Press

October 11, 2026 at 8:11 p.m.

President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars...

South Korean army soldiers watch the North Korean side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea

By Associated Press

October 11, 2026 at 8:13 p.m.

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters,...

A man places a window covering on his boat as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

By Fernando Llano

October 11, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, its eye...

Girl critically wounded overnight in West Lawn, 1 in custody

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 26, 2026 at 7:34 a.m.

A person of interest was arrested after a girl was critically wounded overnight inside of...

Homewood resident Jaxson DeBoer, center, stands with his parents, Patti and Jason DeBoer, during a celebration of his graduation from middle school. Jaxson was diagnosed with pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy a year ago. His family is planning a benefit Oct. 4 for the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation at Thornton Distilling. (DeBoer family)

Community rallies after Homewood teen’s heart diagnosis with music, storytelling benefit

By Melinda Moore

September 26, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

The arts community in Homewood is coming together to support the DeBoer family after their...

Manager Jorge Arturo Haro Hernandez greets longtime customer Lupe Gonzalez at La Casa del Pueblo Taqueria in Pilsen on Sept. 17, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

A fight to stay one last Christmas in Pilsen: After 60 years, La Casa del Pueblo Taqueria forced to leave

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

September 30, 2026 at 1:11 p.m.

Casa del Pueblo Taqueria, which has held on to its homemade flavors for the last...

Chicagoans turned out by the thousands, including Mayor Jane Byrne, at Daley Plaza on Oct. 1, 1981, to honor the Chicago Sting, who beat the New York Cosmos 1-0 to claim the North American Soccer League championship on Sept. 26, 1981, in Toronto. (James Mayo/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Sting beat New York Cosmos to win North American Soccer League title in Toronto

By Kori Rumore

September 26, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 26 according...

Democrat Sen. John Kennedy, left and Republican Richard Nixon, right, as they debated campaign issues at a Chicago television studio on Sept. 26, 1960. Moderator Howard K. Smith is at desk in center. (AP)

Today in History: Kennedy and Nixon face off in Chicago

By Associated Press

September 26, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 26, 1960, the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates took place as...

President Donald Trump greets supporters as he arrives on the stage at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

President Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He’s starting in deep red states instead.

By Jill Colvin

September 25, 2026 at 9:42 p.m.

President Trump will hold rallies next week in Durant, Oklahoma, and Mobile, Alabama, where he...

President Donald Trump speaks during an arrival ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

By Kevin Freking

September 25, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White...

The Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now

By Ali Swenson

September 25, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s...

A Dolly Parton-inspired book box at Pace’s Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg on Sept. 25, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

In honor of ‘Dolly Day,’ Pace unveils little libraries at suburban stations

By Shun Graves

September 25, 2026 at 6:44 p.m.

The suburban bus agency amped up the"Dolly Day" celebration by unveiling little libraries at transfer...

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board conducts a hearing on May 28, 2026, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker names new Illinois Prisoner Review Board executive director

By Olivia Olander

September 25, 2026 at 5:54 p.m.

Chief of staff named board's next executive director, a position created two years ago after...