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President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV and social media

By Larry Neumeister

October 30, 2026 at 9:47 p.m.

The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads that appear to have been...

Carmen, sister of Miguel Parra Hernandez, holds a sign during a news conference about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement action involving Hernandez, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP) Correction corrects first name to Carmen.

An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston

By Anna Wilder

October 30, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a...

Valerie Griffin hugs the ashes of her slain daughter, De’Janay Stanton, at a news conference on Oct. 30, 2026, at the Cook County Building in Chicago. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Family of slain trans woman devastated after murder trial acquittal

By Rebecca Johnson

October 30, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

De’Janay Stanton's mom joined LGBTQ+ activists at a Friday news conference to mourn her daughter...

FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January, AP investigation shows

By Ryan J. Foley

October 27, 2026 at 8:32 a.m.

For nearly a year, immigration authorities have detained and sought to deport a mentally ill...

A truck drives past a fuel price board for gasoline and diesel at a gas station on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

How President Donald Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections

By Thomas Beaumont

October 27, 2026 at 8:27 a.m.

Republican strategists privately acknowledge that the Iran war is severely damaging the party’s push to...

A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads “The race is tight,” Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Voters rebuke Netanyahu but exit polls suggest no clear winner in Israel’s election

By Tia Goldenberg

October 27, 2026 at 7:52 p.m.

Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars,...

Lily Robledo, 3, of Elgin plays with a puzzle at Wash Smart Laundry in Elgin on Oct. 21, 2026. The laundromat is one of several Elgin-area sites with "engagement stations" to help children learn. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Wash and learn: ‘The Basics’ program brings fundamentals to parents and kids at Elgin laundromats

By Rick West

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As dryers tumbled and washers churned in the background last Wednesday, children at the Wash...

Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Aaron Del Mar, left, on March 18, 2026, and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Christian Mitchell, right, on Oct. 14, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans and Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois lieutenant governor race: Christian Mitchell, Aaron Del Mar vie for a No. 2 job with big stakes

By Jeremy Gorner

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Democrat Christian Mitchell could become governor if Pritzker wins the White House, while Republican Aaron...

A person walks down Lawrence Avenue in the early morning on Oct. 13, 2026. Permanent daylight savings would make winter mornings extremely dark for many people. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Clocks fall back this weekend, reigniting debate over daylight saving time: ‘You never fully catch up’

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For a Chicago drive-in operator, the end of daylight saving time means more movies, but...

Sheila Clay, a former Cabrini resident, takes pictures around the partially demolished Cabrini-Green high-rise building at 1230 N. Burling in Chicago on March 30, 2011. Clay resided in Cabrini's 1160 N. Sedgwick building for eight years. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Demolition crews begin razing Cabrini-Green high rises

By Kori Rumore

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

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 27, according...

Metropolitan Transit Authority employees dressed in turn of the century period clothing get a rare glimpse of City Hall Station as a modern train runs by, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, during the subway's 100th year celebration in New York. The first subway ride began on this day in 1904 at City Hall and cost a nickel. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Today in History: New York’s first subway line opens

By Associated Press

October 27, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 27, 1904, New York's first subway line opened to the public, running 9.1 miles...

Federal officers work the scene of a FBI involved shooting near the 1800 block of South Union Avenue on Oct. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Investigation underway after shooting involving FBI agent on Lower West Side, officials say

By Tess Kenny

October 26, 2026 at 9:44 p.m.

The outbound Dan Ryan 18th Street exit was blocked off as of 8:15 Monday night,...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) office building at 6201 S. Emerald Drive in Chicago, Jan. 17, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Illinois DCFS official improperly approved $1.4 million in extra pay for employees, inspector general says

By Olivia Olander

October 26, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

The official, Kimberly Bates, resigned after the investigation. In a phone interview Monday, she said...