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Francis Nuamah, left to right, Jessie Wilson and Chelsea Rochman collect samples of microplastics along the shoreline, Oct. 2, 2025, at the Experimental Lakes Area, a research station in northwestern Ontario, Canada. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

baiduhai event: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

By baiduhai

October 12, 2026 at 12:10 p.m.

Join Michael Hawthorne, a Pulitzer-finalist investigative reporter who focuses on the environment and public health...

The AEPi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus, Oct. 12, 2026, where an alleged sexual assault was reported at a weekend party. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Sexual assault reported at University of Chicago off-campus party, officials say

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 12, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.

The victim reported the assault at 2:10 a.m., roughly 30 minutes after it occurred, and...

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 12:14 p.m.

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

Reginald Henderson hugs supporters as he departs after a hearing on a petition for certificates of innocence from the Cook County state’s attorney for him and his brother, Sean Tyler, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 16, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cook County settles Burge and scooter crash cases, defers jail monitoring proposal

By A.D. Quig

September 23, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

Cook County’s finance committee approved a settlement Wednesday for a victim of a coerced confession...

A couple visiting from Australia pick up a gift at the tasting room at the Gundlach Bundschu Winery on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 in Sonoma. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Sonoma Valley’s Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest family winery, files for bankruptcy

By Phil Barber

September 23, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

Sonoma Valley’s Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest continuously owned family winery, is poised to soon lose...

A damaged truck is shown after passing under a viaduct on Vollmer Road between Homewood and Olympia Fields. (SHARPwatch)

Cook County proposes fix for Vollmer Road viaduct plagued by truck crashes

By Evy Lewis

September 23, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

Cook County's proposal would increase the clearance at the Vollmer Road viaduct, long plagued by...

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Afternoon Briefing: Argument set on alleged misconduct in ‘Broadview Six’ prosecution

By baiduhai

September 23, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

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

Books and computers at William Leonard Public Library in Robbins, pictured Sept. 22, 2026, are available to Robbins and Dixmoor residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, a reduced schedule caused by a funding shortage. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Temporary closure of library highlights lack of access to services in Robbins, Dixmoor

By Elena Tittel

September 23, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

William Leonard Public Library serves Robbins and Dixmoor, but is facing budget and staffing issues,...

The former Roycemore School at 1200 Davis Street, Evanston, was a North Shore private school for more than 100 years before closing in mid 2026. It was photographed Thursday, July 16, 2026. Alpha School, an AI-based learning institution without teachers, is seeking to operate a new school under the existing special use permit approved for Roycemore. (Nate Swanson/for the Pioneer Press)

An AI school without teachers looks to move into Evanston’s former Roycemore building

By Claire Murphy

September 23, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Alpha School students are taught core subjects by AI for two hours every day, and...

Oswego man charged with murder in connection with fatal Yorkville hit-and-run, police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 23, 2026 at 12:23 p.m.

A 21-year-old Oswego man has been charged with first-degree murder following a hit-and-run crash on...

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 23, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes moves...

Volunteer Kathy Micka hands a box of crackers to a visitor during the Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana storm relief meal distribution event at Porter County Aging & Community Services in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Micka, of Valparaiso, said she enjoys volunteering since recently retiring in July. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A lot of heartbreak’: Porter County residents get post-storm food assistance

By Shelley Jones

September 23, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

Valparaiso resident Teresa Smith changed the way she shops for food in the aftermath of...

Then-Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, center right, speaks with assistant coaches Steve Wojciechowski, left, Johnny Dawkins, center left, Chris Collins, center, and graduate assistant Chris Spatola, right, during practice Oct. 26, 2007, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Jim Bounds)

Chris Spatola, a college basketball analyst and Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law, dies at 47

By Associated Press

September 23, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

Chris Spatola was a two-time All-Patriot League player at Army and later earned commendation medals,...