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A roller coaster is shown at Six Flags over Georgia on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 in Austell, Ga. (AP Photo/Emily Megnien)

One person is dead, several others injured in incident involving Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

By Hallie Golden

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

One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six...

FILE – Brandon Dawson, left, celebrates after winning the Safeway 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible world record

By Terry Chea

October 12, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

A pumpkin named Rocky won a major annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California, tipping the...

Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

By Gene Johnson

October 12, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison...

Men and women line up along the window of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, with police standing nearby, during the Chicago bank's failure in August 1906. Editor's note: This historic glass plate negative shows handwriting and some damage. (Chicago Daily News/Chicago History Museum)

Vintage Tribune: Newspaper editor and Cook County prosecutor traveled to Morocco to nab fugitive banker

By Paul Dailing

September 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The story ranges from Chicago's tenement slums to the private mansions of the president of...

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

By A.D. Quig

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...

Freddy Cazares, who has lived in the United States for over 20 years, meets with his legal team at the Resurrection Project office in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Aug. 6, 2026, to sign documents related to the continuation of his work permit application. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

For those detained during Operation Midway Blitz, release doesn’t mean freedom

By Andrew Carter

September 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For many immigrants arrested and detained during Operation Midway Blitz, a release isn’t necessarily a...

Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Washington, right, addresses the media after being introduced by Cardinal Francis George, left, as the new archbishop designate for Chicago at a news conference at Archbishop Quigley Center on Sept. 20, 2014. (Abel Uribe/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Pope Francis names Blase Cupich to lead Archdiocese of Chicago

By Kori Rumore

September 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 20, according...

Today in History: Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico

By Associated Press

September 20, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, wiping out up to 75% of...

Kyle Bickham, 29, was allegedly pushed to his death out of a CTA train car on Sept. 7. Three teens have been charged so far with his death. (Christopher Bickham Sr.)

Prosecutors: Argument, spit led to fatal push from moving Red Line train

By Allison Kiehl

September 19, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

A second teen has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of a man...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally for democratic candidates Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Monroe, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid President Trump’s dismissals

By Jill Colvin

September 19, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to accelerate implementation of a...

Health workers who are members of the safe and dignified burial team prepare to bury Abineno Justine, a 38 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for healthcare workers in the epicenter of the outbreak

By Constant Same Bagalwa

September 19, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Health workers and other front-line workers in the Ebola response are being prioritized to receive...

Pictured is the Lincoln Elementary basement in East Chicago. School Board member Pattie Jo Gibson said she took the photo on Aug. 31, after the Aug. 11 storm. (Pattie Jo Gibson/provided)

HVAC issues, flooding keep East Chicago school closed

By Carole Carlson

September 19, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

The timeline for students to return to storm-damaged Lincoln Elementary is mid-to-late October, School City...

Off-duty correctional officer among 3 wounded overnight in River North shooting

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 19, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Three men were wounded overnight during an argument in the River North neighborhood, Chicago police...