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Alds. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, Marty Quinn, 13th, Gilbert Villegas, 36th, and Matt O'Shea, 19th, prepare to speak alongside other members of the budget accountability coalition on July 15, 2026, after a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

All 50 Chicago aldermen take pay raise, Mayor Brandon Johnson skips it

By Jake Sheridan

October 30, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

Every member of the City Council elected to take the 2027 pay bump, according to...

Former Speaker Michael Madigan, center, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with attorneys Thomas Breen, left, and Robert Stanley for a hearing on sentencing guidelines on June 10, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Feds say Supreme Court should deny ex-Speaker Madigan’s petition to review corruption conviction

By Jason Meisner

October 30, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

The federal government told the Supreme Court in a brief this week that former Illinois...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd while holding his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Leo is the first pontiff from the U.S. in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV casts ‘historic’ local mail-in ballot, becoming first pontiff to vote in US election

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 30, 2026 at 8:40 a.m.

The Chicago native, registered in New Lenox, requested his ballot Oct. 3. Records show Robert...

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

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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

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

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...

Tampa Bay Rays players and staff members pose for a photo after defeating the Guardians in Game 6 of the ALCS at Tropicana Field on Oct. 19, 2026, in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Quirky Tropicana Field isn’t a pretty ballpark, but the Tampa Bay Rays love their home
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By Rob Maaddi

October 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

With its unappealing concrete exterior, massive, sloping dome and cavernous indoor atmosphere, Tropicana Field possesses...