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On last day to turn in signatures for 2027 Chicago mayoral race, candidates try to stand out

October 26, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza brought with her a red cooler of chicken and pork tamales...

October 26, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

It’s potentially a big turnaround from earlier this year, and comes after passionate outcry against...

October 26, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

A bullet fired by a south suburban man in Federal Plaza last week pierced a...

October 26, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

The youngest victim in last week’s mass shooting in Mundelein is being remembered as a...

October 26, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

If you love sports, Oct. 26, 2026, will be tough to beat. Five professional leagues...

October 26, 2026 at 1:42 p.m.

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as...

October 26, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “Star...

October 26, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Oct. 24, 2026.

October 26, 2026 at 12:25 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and...

October 26, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

The Rev. Kenneth Fleck was cleared of allegations of child sexual abuse and reinstated, the...

October 26, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Here are the matchups for the first-round games in the Illinois High School Association football...