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Man found shot in parked car in Roseland dies Monday, police say

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 12, 2026 at 9:07 a.m.

A 33-year-old man found with a gunshot wound to the neck was taken to Advocate...

Crime scene pictures are taken after a police-involved shooting in an alley behind the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood on Nov. 18, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago homicides in 2026: Here’s how the numbers compare with previous years

By Kori Rumore

October 12, 2026 at 9:10 a.m.

Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Oct. 10, 2026.

Crane, Williams make pitches to become next Lake County sheriff

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Voters will choose between Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams during the Nov. 3...

Daywatch: New Medicaid work requirements take effect in 100 days

By baiduhai

September 24, 2026 at 6:43 a.m.

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

This photo provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Polo strengthening in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico’s coast as Nolo nears Hawaii

By Megan Janetsky

September 24, 2026 at 7:07 a.m.

Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday as a...

Vaughn Hillyard, White House correspondent for MS NOW, does a report from near the White House,, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

CNN, MS NOW and Politico back at the White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 24, 2026 at 11:43 a.m.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the...

Anna Wittcoff exits the voting booth at the Chicago Loop Super Site, 137 S. State St., Chicago, on March 17, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Illinois voter guide to the 2026 midterm elections in November

By Kori Rumore

September 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois voters will soon decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state...

A man fills out a ballot on the first day of early voting at the DuPage County Fairgrounds on Feb. 10, 2026, in Wheaton. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Early voting begins Thursday in collar counties but not until Oct. 1 in Chicago and Oct. 7 in suburban Cook

By Rick Pearson

September 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The launch of mail-in balloting in the collar counties and beyond in Illinois begins after...

Runners endure the 80-degree heat at Oak Street and Lake Michigan in the second annual Mayor Daley Marathon on Sept. 24, 1978. (James Mayo/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Mayor Daley Marathon runners hit hard by 80-degree heat

By Kori Rumore

September 24, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 24, according...

Six of the Chicago Seven defendants pose outside the Federal Building in Chicago during their conspiracy trial in February 1970. From left are: Abbie Hoffman, John Froines, Lee Weiner, Jerry Rubin, Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden. (William Yates/baiduhai)

Today in History: Trial of the Chicago Eight begins

By Associated Press

September 24, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 24, 1969, the trial of the Chicago Eight, later the Chicago Seven, began. (Five...

People operate on a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

President Trump’s Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction

By Matthew Lee

September 23, 2026 at 9:21 p.m.

At a meeting of the group’s board in New York on the sidelines of the...

Angel Naranjos uses a megaphone as he and other students at the University of Illinois Chicago protest Sept. 23, 2026, after learning representatives from U.S. Customs and Border Protection were scheduled to participate in a job fair on campus. U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not attend the event. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

UIC students protest amid canceled Customs and Border Protection appearance at career fair

By Kate Perez

September 23, 2026 at 6:57 p.m.

Over three dozen protesters at the University of Illinois Chicago condemned immigration enforcement officials on...

People wait to enter the traveling Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on Sept. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago

By Allison Kiehl

September 23, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

A traveling bookmobile displaying the Jeffrey Epstein files stopped in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood Wednesday as...