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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...

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccination at Rush Pediatric Primary Care is shown May 30, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Measles outbreak in Illinois grows to 16 cases

By Lisa Schencker

September 25, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

The cases – in Douglas and Moultrie counties – have been among people who are...

Coffee Creek Preserve vice president Michelle Senderhauf points out recently-fixed damage to a bridge in the preserve during a walkthrough of damage caused by August storms, on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

A storm for a generation closes the Coffee Creek Preserve in Chesterton

By Jim Woods

September 25, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

A summer of storms landed its share of blows to the 157-acre Coffee Creek Preserve...

A flood gate blocks Main Street from the waterfront in Norfolk, Va., as a nor’easter works its way up the coast, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Nor’easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain

By Kimberlee Kruesi

September 25, 2026 at 3:03 p.m.

The powerful nor’easter headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive...

Women pray at a memorial outside Utah Valley University after Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed

By Associated Press

September 25, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year says his Turning Point USA organization...

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Afternoon Briefing: Man charged with stabbing girlfriend to death, prosecutors say

By baiduhai

September 25, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita talks at a press conference at DriveCo CDL Learning Center in Gary on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Indiana AG sues IHSAA over race provision

By Carole Carlson

September 25, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of...

Dolton police station on Aug. 3, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton man, 49, shot and killed at his home

By Evy Lewis

September 25, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

Floyd Hamilton, 49, was shot and killed Tuesday on the 14700 block of Edbrooke Avenue...

Chicago man convicted in 14-year-old’s Whiting slaying

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 25, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

A jury convicted a Chicago man of killing a 14-year-old teen in Whiting.

A parking meter box is stationed in Chicago’s Loop on Sept. 15, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

City Council punts decision on $2.53 billion Chicago parking meter sale to Stonepeak

By Alice Yin

September 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Aldermen delayed a vote on the sale of Chicago’s parking meters Friday, punting a fateful...

Daniel P. Brown was a clinical professor and faculty advisor Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering. (Segal Design Institute)

Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70

By Elena Tittel

September 28, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Daniel "Dan" Patrick Brown, a professor at Northwestern University, entrepreneur and inventor, unexpectedly died the...