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Comptroller and mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza speaks at City Club of Chicago on Oct. 28, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Susana Mendoza says Chicago businesses would ‘stop feeling like piggy banks’ if she’s mayor

By Alice Yin

October 28, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

Susana Mendoza vowed in a City Club of Chicago speech Wednesday to make fixing the...

Officers conduct an investigation after a 15-year-old girl gave birth to a baby that died in Aldridge Elementary School on Oct. 28, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Death investigation underway after teen girl gives birth at Far South Side elementary school

By Tess Kenny

October 28, 2026 at 9:10 p.m.

An investigation is underway after a teen girl gave birth to a baby that later...

4th Ward City Council member Jonathan Nieuwsma, seen here being sworn in to the Evanston City Council in April 2025, will serve as the city's interim mayor following the resignation of Mayor Daniel Biss. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston alderman named city’s acting mayor

By Claire Murphy

October 28, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

Jonathan Nieuwsma will be interim mayor until April 2027, when a special election will name...

Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen in September 2015. (Gary Middendorf/Daily Southtown)

Will County reviewing more than 200 surveys as part of E. coli investigation of Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm

By Michelle Mullins

October 26, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Will County Health Department reviews 200 confidential surveys for E. coli investigation at Bengtson’s Pumpkin...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, en route to a campaign rally in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

By Gene Johnson

October 26, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

The Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has a discussion with sideline judge Chris Junjulas during the first half against BYU on Oct. 17, 2026, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

4 things we heard from Marcus Freeman as Notre Dame looks to bounce back, including the skill-player rotation

By Colleen Kane

October 26, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

Marcus Freeman said No. 5 Notre Dame used some of its bye week to take...

Workers continue construction around Wrigley Field on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Column: Security upgrades are underway at Wrigley Field while Chicago Cubs watch the World Series on TV

By Paul Sullivan

October 26, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

The Chicago Cubs are currently ripping up sidewalks outside Wrigley Field for security updates in...

People leave Orland Square Mall after a shooting there Jan. 21, 2019. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Jury finds man guilty of murder in 2019 Orland Square mall shooting
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By Olivia Stevens

October 26, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Jakharr Williams was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death Javon Britten at...

A redacted photo from the criminal complaint against Matthew Unglesbee, 37, of Quincy, shows a letter received at the Chicago-area office of an unidentified member of Congress on Oct. 21, 2026, with a white granular substance spilling from the unopened envelope. (U.S. District Court records)

Downstate man charged with sending threatening letters to Congress members in Chicago

By Jason Meisner

October 26, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

A Quincy man has been charged in federal court in Springfield with sending a series...

Rayon Edwards asks a question during a town hall on the situation at Vista Medical Center East on Friday in Waukegan. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Vista Medical’s future uncertain after losing trauma designation: ‘It is unacceptable’

By Steve Sadin

October 26, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

The hospital lost its Level II Trauma Center designation for the second time in 31...

A five-bedroom, 6,670-square-foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka sold on October 1 for $8.85 million. (Bob Goldsborough)

Winnetka home sells for $8.9M in village’s highest-priced transaction year-to-date

By Bob Goldsborough

October 26, 2026 at 5:35 p.m.

A five-bedroom, 6,670-square-foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka sold on Oct. 1 for $8.85...

License plate readers attached to Chicago police vehicles on June 4, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPD unveils new policy on license plate reader cameras

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By Sam Charles

October 26, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department has unveiled a draft of a new policy governing officers’ use...

FILE – Children ride their bicycles to the Dollar General store, Aug. 21, 2025, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Dollar General sued by FTC, Illinois and other states for ‘deceptive pricing practices’

By Anne D'Innocenzio

October 26, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

The Federal Trade Commission has sued the bargain chain Dollar General for what it characterized...