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A few beachgoers hang out at 57th Street Beach in Hyde Park on July 16, 2026, as wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota settled over northern Illinois. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Summer comes to a standstill as air quality prompts closures and cancellations across Chicagoland

July 16, 2026 at 6:39 p.m.

As local air quality hit hazardous levels Thursday, beaches and pools were closed, day camps and other summer activities moved indoors and some events canceled altogether.

CTA Yellow Line resuming after vehicle collision halted service

July 14, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

The Chicago Transit Authority has temporarily halted service along the Yellow Line due to a collision with a vehicle, the agency said.

State Sen. Lakesia Collins talks to reporters on July 13, 2026, in an alley between 54th Street and 54th Place near Union Avenue in Chicago where the body of Zenobia Weatherspoon was found days earlier. Collins said she watched Weatherspoon grow up. “She did not deserve this, and she was loved by so many.” (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Woman found in Back of the Yards garbage can identified: ‘Loved by so many’

July 13, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

State Sen. Lakesia Collins identified a woman found dead in a garbage can in Back of the Yards Saturday evening as Zenobia Weatherspoon.

D Jean Baptiste, left, and Jason Ashworth dance to the music of Jai Paul during Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on July 19, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Pitchfork Festivals sues co-founder, alleges $564k in festival funds misappropriated

July 11, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Pitchfork Festivals LLC is suing the co-founder of its namesake festival, alleging he misappropriated and pocketed some $564,000 in outstanding event funding after the festival shuttered in 2024.

An earthquake rumbled Lake Michigan. So what?

July 10, 2026 at 11:38 a.m.

Earthquakes in Illinois are more common than some might think, experts say.

The Jesse White Tumbling Team on "America's Got Talent." Their episode aired July 7, 2026. (Trae Patton/NBC)

Famed tumbling team mourns as members bring legacy to national stage

July 10, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

The Jesse White Tumblers are mourning the death of one of their own as they bring the team’s storied legacy to the national stage.

Mild earthquake reported in Lake Michigan off the shore of northern suburbs, officials say

July 9, 2026 at 1:01 p.m.

The earthquake, which stretched about 3.1 miles deep, took place 13.8 miles northeast of Evanston.

Bobbie J. Wilson, from left, Emily Anderson and Debra Walker pose with statues of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama on opening day at the Obama Presidential Center on June 19, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Another round of Obama Presidential Center tickets go on sale Wednesday

July 7, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

The latest round of tickets to the museum at the Obama Presidential Center go on sale to the public Wednesday morning.

Eddie Torres fills up a water bottle while waiting for the bus during a heat wave on June 29, 2026, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

At least 3 reported dead from Chicago heat wave were South Side residents

July 6, 2026 at 5:55 p.m.

All three victims identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office had underlying health conditions that were complicated by the extreme heat.

Police tape surrounds a news van while an officer works at the scene where a CBS news crew was attacked near the Adler Planetarium while working on June 29, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

3 men charged — 1 with a hate crime — in attack on CBS news crew near Adler Planetarium

July 2, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

Three men are facing felony charges in connection to the attack on the CBS news crew near Adler Planetarium earlier this week, officials confirmed late Wednesday.

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