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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...

Former Ford Heights Mayor Annie Coulter, second from right, presides over a Village Board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at the Ford Heights municipal center. She was among 11 current and former village officials charged Friday in a case brought by the Illinois Attorney General's Office. (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)

Ford Heights officials charged with 79 felonies alleging theft and misconduct

By Olivia Stevens

September 25, 2026 at 5:48 p.m.

Eleven current and former Ford Heights officials are facing 79 felony charges after investigators raided...

Rescued beluga whale Rain swims on Sept. 1, 2026, at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. (Heidi Zeiger/Shedd Aquarium)

Rocks and sticks found in dead beluga’s stomach, Shedd says

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

September 25, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

Some experts say the aquarium's findings fall short of explaining the deaths of the two...

Jeff "Bleacher Jeff" Gorski tosses Ian Happ's signed baseball outside the entrance to the bleachers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 25, 2026. He caught the baseball with $300 in cash attached with rubber bands to buy beer for fans in the bleachers. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Veteran Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ tosses cash and a baseball to bleachers fan: ‘Beers on me’

By Allison Kiehl

September 25, 2026 at 7:47 p.m.

On what could be Ian Happ’s last regular-season home game at Wrigley Field, the career-long...

Cops raid cremation business tied to South Chicago Chapel

By Caroline Kubzansky

September 25, 2026 at 6:18 p.m.

Chicago police on Friday raided a cremation business tied to the Southeast Side funeral home...

Sunkist Fruit Gems, a century-old candy, are discontinued

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

September 25, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Sunkist Fruit Gems are being discontinued by Ferrara, a Chicago-based candy company that also owns...

Timothy Skimina, of Highland, speaks during the People's Town Hall held to discuss NIPSCO's accountability in the wake of rate hikes, storm damage and other issues at Trinity United Church of Christ in Gary, Indiana on Thursday, September 24, 2026. The town hall was sponsored by Power On NWI. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Extended storm outages, rate hikes heighten frustration with NIPSCO

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 25, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

Around 50 unhappy NIPSCO customers attended Thursday's town hall in which state lawmakers and other...

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner tags out the Red Sox's Jarren Duran in the fourth inning at Fenway Park on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Boston. (CJ Gunther/Getty)

Chicago Cubs will play regular-season finale in Tampa because of storm headed for Boston

By Meghan Montemurro

September 26, 2026 at 12:02 a.m.

Because of the incoming nor'easter hitting the Boston area, the Chicago Cubs regular-season finale Sunday...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, left, sits beside Arlington Heights Pastor John Elleson, right, at a 9th Congressional District debate held by the League of Women Voters of Evanston on Sept. 24, 2026. The forum was held at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Daniel Biss, John Elleson differ on war, ICE, in 9th Congressional District debate

By Claire Murphy

September 25, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

Candidates touched on pressing national issues of affordability, foreign policy and immigration in debate for...

Chicago White Sox fans hold up a cut-out of Pope Leo behind home plate in the 10th inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Is the Chicago White Sox’s postseason chance a miracle? No comment, says Pope Leo.

By Allison Kiehl

September 25, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

When asked by a reporter Friday if he had any influence over Chicago White Sox’s...

Central Middle School in Tinley Park on Oct. 14, 2025. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park teen charged after shooting threat at Central Middle School

By Evy Lewis

September 25, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

The arrest comes the same week that Oak Forest High School was locked down for...