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Maria Cellis, the first voter of the day, casts her ballot at the Cicero Fire Department polling site on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago boosts field investigators for Election Day voting; early turnout looks strong

By Sam Charles

November 3, 2026 at 7:42 a.m.

As of Monday, more than 1.6 million Illinois voters had cast early ballots across the...

Ali Scheer walks through the Project XV Museum on Aug. 15, 2026, in downstate El Paso, roughly 90 miles southwest of Chicago. The museum celebrates David Strother (1843-1905), the first Black man to vote after the 15th Amendment was ratified. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

The first Black person to vote in Illinois has his own museum. It’s everything in this political season.

By Darcel Rockett

November 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Project XV museum is built on the legacy of David Strother, the first Black...

A server delivers plates to a table on Oct. 20, 2026, at Tafari’s Kitchen in the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Restaurant review: Tafari’s Kitchen and the Mahalia Jackson Café at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

By Louisa Kung Liu Chu

November 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

They serve beautiful bountiful food and — despite long lines and struggling service — a...

Artist Dorian Sylvain, from left, Kahari Black and Nick Slusinski paste up new sections of "Bring It With You,” a 50-foot-tall steel pillar by Sylvain, on Oct. 27, 2026, during a groundbreaking event for West Edge Arts, a mural park with community spaces planned to open next year in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

A new mural park is coming to the West Side

By Nina Metz

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October 27, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

West Edge Arts is set to open in the summer of 2027 on a stretch...

Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, speaks to reporters following the City Council meeting at City Hall on Sept. 29, 2026. Ald. Scott Waguespack, 32nd, is at left with Ald. Nicole Lee, 11th. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Aldermen seek to take control of parking meter money from Mayor Brandon Johnson

By Alice Yin

October 27, 2026 at 4:54 p.m.

Aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson are forcing a special meeting to try to wrest...

The grand salon inside The Hand & The Eye in Chicago on April 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Theater Report: Halloween bash at Hand & Eye, pressure mounts to reopen Mercury

By Chris Jones

October 27, 2026 at 1:06 p.m.

Also in theater news this week, a final extension for "Strange Loop" and a Cabaret...

Law enforcement officials process a scene in the 1700 block of South Union Avenue in Chicago on Oct. 27, 2026, in the area where an FBI agent reportedly discharged a weapon the night before. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Man dead following shooting by FBI agent, agency confirms

By Caroline Kubzansky

October 27, 2026 at 7:01 p.m.

A man was shot and killed by an FBI agent in the city's Lower West...

Riders aboard the Raging Bull roller coaster scream as they head into a dip on May 26, 2016, at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. (Anthony Souffle/baiduhai)

Six Flags roller coasters getting seat belts in wake of fatal accident: ‘Trust is earned through actions’

By Joseph States

October 27, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

All Six Flags parks and rides will also undergo a review of safety procedures, the...

FILE – Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., talks with reporters after holding a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell, AP sources say
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By Eric Tucker

October 27, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

Federal law enforcement agents searched a Beverly Hills home early Tuesday as part of an...

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in an audience with the Jesus Youth International Conference in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during upcoming Latin America trip, Vatican says

By Associated Press

October 27, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his upcoming trip...

Sunlight hits Chicago City Hall on Jan. 29, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago mayoral election 2027: Who are the candidates so far?

By Alice Yin

October 27, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

These are the candidates running in the 2027 Chicago mayor's race so far.

FILE – Utah County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Hall, lead detective on the case, hugs Tommi Aime, the youngest sister of Laura Ann Aime, after announcing that definitive evidence has linked Ted Bundy to Laura’s murder at a news conference at the Utah County Sheriff’s Office in Spanish Fork, Utah, April 1, 2026. (Isaac Hale/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder through DNA testing

By Ed White

October 27, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

Authorities in Utah are holding a news conference Tuesday to pin another decades-old homicide on...

FILE – Susan Saint James attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special in New York on Feb. 16, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘McMillan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80

By Beth Harris

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October 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series “McMillan...