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Will County government offices in Joliet (Daily Southtown file photo)

Will County District 5 candidates talk solar farms, Des Plaines River bridge

By Michelle Mullins

October 12, 2026 at 10:23 a.m.

Democrats Sherry Williams and Karen Johnson face Republicans Dave Oxley and James “JJ” Balonek in...

Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson face off for District 1 Indiana State Senate seat

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Two political newcomers, Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson, are both hoping to...

FILE – Young people hold a banner as they lead a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)

What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history.

By Associated Press

October 12, 2026 at 10:05 a.m.

Here is a look at why it’s called Indigenous Peoples Day and how people celebrate.

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...

Three of four beluga whales relocated from a shuttered marine park in Canada swim in a habitat at the Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Multiple belugas have died at Shedd Aquarium since dramatic rescue from Canada. Activists say the transfers happened too quickly.

By Finnegan Belleau

September 23, 2026 at 6:05 p.m.

The health of two other rescued whales who were sent to Shedd Aquarium is also...

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Iowa judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster

By Hannah Fingerhut

September 23, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its...

Ada County sheriff's office cold case Detective Tim Cooper addresses the media during a press conference on Sept. 23, 2026, announcing that his investigation, although not complete, has connected Mathew Betkouski to the 1982 Tylenol poisoning deaths. Betkouski was found dead in the 1980s at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise, known only as the “Unknown Wanderer.” (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman)

Idaho authorities say they have a new lead on the Tylenol murders. Illinois investigators are skeptical.

By Rebecca Johnson

September 23, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

Idaho authorities say they may have solved the Tylenol murders. Illinois investigators say they're wrong.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

China’s President Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

By Michelle L. Price

September 23, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a...

Attendees are reflected in a mirror as Donovan Harvey, director of housing for the mayor’s office, speaks about the Protecting Renters Ordinance at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on Sept. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Dueling tenants’ rights proposals stall as City Hall heads toward negotiations

By Jake Sheridan

September 23, 2026 at 6:27 p.m.

A pair of ordinances aimed at overhauling renters’ rights in Chicago were delayed Wednesday as...

Oak Park police vehicles sit near the village's fire department. A 71-year-old woman was fatally hit by a concrete truck nearby at the intersection of North Boulevard and Euclid Avenue earlier on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Woman fatally hit by concrete truck in Oak Park: officials

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 23, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

A 71-year-old Oak Park resident was fatally struck by a cement truck Wednesday morning near...