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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
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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...

FILE - Walter Koenig appears at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2018. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on original ‘Star Trek’ series who was born in Chicago, dies at 90

By Jonathan Landrum

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

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

Crime scene pictures are taken after a police-involved shooting in an alley behind the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood on Nov. 18, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago homicides in 2026: Here’s how the numbers compare with previous years

By Kori Rumore

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

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

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

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By Associated Press

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

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

The Rev. Ken Fleck presides over Mass at St. George in Tinley Park to help celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest June 7, 2026. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Longtime priest Kenneth Fleck from St. George in Tinley Park cleared and reinstated after allegations

By Evy Lewis

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

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

Providence's Broden Mackert (24) uses a stiff-arm on Mount Vernon's Josh Crowder (6) while carrying the ball during a Class 5A opening-round playoff game in New Lenox on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)

IHSA football playoffs: Get dates, times and locations for first-round matchups in Class 8A to 1A

By baiduhai

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

Here are the first-round matchups in the IHSA state football playoffs and the opening-round scores...

Illinois Comptroller and mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza arrives to the Chicago Board of Elections with her husband, David Szostak, delivering nominating petitions via tamale cart and a red cooler on Oct. 26, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

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

By Alice Yin

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

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

Chaka Khan performs at Pitchfork Music Fest on July 22, 2018, in Chicago. (Kristen Norman / baiduhai)

2026 Soul Train Awards will be held in Chicago

By Doug George

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October 26, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

This year's Soul Train Awards are coming home to Chicago, with the ceremony taking place...

FILE – Columbia College Chicago student Kailey Ryan reads a newspaper in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Citizens sue President Donald Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders

By Jocelyn Noveck

October 26, 2026 at 10:35 a.m.

In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting...

Eric Bauza poses for a portrait to promote the film "Coyote vs. Acme" on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Eric Bauza, modern voice of Looney Tunes characters, dies at 46

By Associated Press

October 26, 2026 at 9:46 a.m.

Eric Bauza, the award-winning voice actor whose performances of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many...

Philadelphia 76ers' LeBron James, right, goes up for shot past Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley during the second half on Oct. 22, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

NBA strikes deals with Kalshi and Polymarket as the league’s preferred prediction markets

By Tim Reynolds

October 26, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

The NBA has struck deals that will make Kalshi and Polymarket the league’s preferred prediction...