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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...

Lawrence Wyllie arrives for his arraignment on federal fraud charges at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago Sept. 27, 2017. Wyllie led the Lincoln-Way high school district for more than two decades. (José M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Lawrence Wyllie, indicted former Lincoln-Way superintendent, dies

By Gregory Royal Pratt

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October 29, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

Lawrence Wyllie, a former Lincoln-Way High School District 210 who faced federal indictment alleging financial...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle leaves after a press conference at the County Building on Oct. 16, 2026, discussing the foiled alleged attack at Sri Venkateswara Swami Balaji temple. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

As Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is poised to win her fifth term, she eyes a successor

By A.D. Quig

October 29, 2026 at 6:41 a.m.

Toni Preckwinkle, 79, faces only token opposition Nov. 3. Her next term brings federal Medicaid...

GoFundMe for Maclaine Schmidt, the youngest victim in last week's mass shooting in Mundelein. (GoFundMe/Adriano Bruzzone, Anthony Nunnery)

Youngest Mundelein mass shooting victim remembered as a ‘brilliant and passionate chef’

By Russell Lissau

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

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

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese dribbles the ball during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries on Oct. 24, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Sports equinox is on tap tonight with MLB, NFL, NBA, WNBA and NHL all in play at the same time

By Associated Press

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

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

FILE – People attend a showcase event of the company’s AI assistant, Copilot, ahead of the annual Build developer conference at Microsoft headquarters, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Microsoft offers quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates

By Michelle Chapman

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

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

The planned Amtrak maintenance facility near Rate Field Tuesday includes railroad tracks around West 35th Street between White Sox parking lots and the surrounding Bridgeport community, Oct. 6, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Controversial Amtrak yard proposal to get environmental assessment by Federal Railroad Administration

By Brian J. Rogal

October 26, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

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

The Wintrust Financial building at 231 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago on March 11, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Bullet fired by man in Federal Plaza pierced window of Wintrust building, feds say

By Jason Meisner

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

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

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...