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A bird flies low over the water as cargo ships lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, early Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran’s leader says response to attack would have no ‘geographic limits,’ and other Mideast news

By Associated Press

October 31, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Iran’s supreme leader has threatened an immediate response to a potential attack — one without...

A mockup of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch stands at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

Virginia and DC sue over President Donald Trump’s arch, adding to legal challenges as government wants work to begin

By Gary Fields

October 31, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting, with the District...

I Voted stickers are seen at an early voting polling place Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Meet the democratic socialists likely on their way to Congress

By Associated Press

October 31, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Only a handful of candidates running for Congress actually align with the far-left wing of...

Dr. David Fajgenbaum signs a copy of his book, “Chasing My Cure,” for Joy Blakely, of Portage, and Suzette Bodnar, of Highland, following Fajgenbaum’s lecture Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, as part of the Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum lecture series at PNW’s Westville campus.

(Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Near-death experience prompts search for treatments for rare diseases

By Doug Ross

October 26, 2026 at 12:09 p.m.

Even as a medical student, Dr. David Fajgenbaum took the “physician, heal thyself” adage literally....

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

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...

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...

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...

Woman hit by CTA bus in Lincoln Park Sunday night, police say

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 26, 2026 at 9:12 a.m.

A 40-year-old woman was taken to Northwestern Hospital, where she remains in critical condition, after...

FILE – A woman plays with her dog at sunset, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at a park in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Daylight saving time 2026: What to know when clocks fall back

By Lauran Neergaard

October 26, 2026 at 8:54 a.m.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, which means you should...

The Sigma Nu fraternity house seen on Pleasant Street in Boulder on Friday. (Joel Solis/Staff Photographer)

More than 100 Colorado fraternity members suspended after hazing incident, emails show

By Olivia Doak

October 26, 2026 at 8:44 a.m.

More than half of the members in the Sigma Nu fraternity in Boulder, Colorado, were...