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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...

Food vendor Marcelo Aparicio serves elote as activists and organizers from the Food Chain Workers Alliance and Street Vendors Association of Chicago rally at the Haymarket Memorial to demand reforms to the city's restrictive street vending regulations, October 26 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘Chicago, do better’: Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city’s restrictive street vending laws

By Zareen Syed

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

Chicago street vendors and food worker activists from across the country rallied Monday at the...

Dr. Satish N. Nadig, Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center and Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery, left, checks in with Art Nichols in the transplant clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Oct. 27, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘A destination for transplant innovation’: Northwestern launches new transplant institute

By Jane Miller

October 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

The tech-forward institute aims to help streamline the organ transplant process for patients.

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

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’
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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...

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

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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.