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A vehicle heads down the ramp at the new parking garage across from Terminal 5 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Feb. 6, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Teamsters launch strike of employees who staff parking operations at O’Hare and McCormick Place

By Talia Soglin

November 3, 2026 at 10:43 a.m.

The Chicago Department of Aviation, which runs O'Hare, said the strike so far is having...

Rocío Jacoby, a teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Oak Park, was named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (Rocío Jacoby)

Lincoln Elementary educator named Teacher of the Year by Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

By Cam'ron Hardy

November 3, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

Lincoln Elementary School teacher Rocío Jacoby was lauded by the Illinois Council on the Teaching...

A woman and her cat take shelter from a Russian drone and missile attack, in a metro station, now used as a bomb shelter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

Death toll hits 31 after Russian strikes on a Ukrainian aid site, with dozens still missing

By Derek Gatopoulos

November 3, 2026 at 10:31 a.m.

The death toll rose to 31 on Tuesday from a series of Russian attacks on...

Students cheer at Lincoln Elementary School during a surprise assembly at the school in River Forest after finding out the school was recognized as a 2026 Blue Ribbon School. (River Forest School District 90)

Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest awarded its second Blue Ribbon

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 26, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest was awarded its second Blue Ribbon award for its...

Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen in September 2015. (Gary Middendorf/Daily Southtown)

Will County reviewing more than 200 surveys as part of E. coli investigation of Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm

By Michelle Mullins

October 26, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Will County Health Department reviews 200 confidential surveys for E. coli investigation at Bengtson’s Pumpkin...

Oak Park River Forest Board of Education members speak at a board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School to delay Act 3 referendum until 2028

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 26, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

A tax referendum question that once eyed appearing on April 2027 ballots is not expected...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, en route to a campaign rally in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

By Gene Johnson

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

The Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from...

Gary man accused of fatally shooting 59-year-old man in botched robbery

By Post-Tribune

October 26, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Keiont Larmar Martin, 20, also known as Keionta Lamar Martin, is charged with two counts...

This November 2021 file photo shows the Cleveland-Cliffs mill in Burns Harbor. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Cleveland-Cliffs delays Burns Harbor blast furnace reline for third time

By Maya Wilkins

October 26, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Cleveland-Cliffs announced a third delay of a reline of its Burns Harbor Blast Furnace C...

People leave Orland Square Mall after a shooting there Jan. 21, 2019. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Jury finds man guilty of murder in 2019 Orland Square mall shooting

By Olivia Stevens

October 26, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Jakharr Williams was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death Javon Britten at...

A redacted photo from the criminal complaint against Matthew Unglesbee, 37, of Quincy, shows a letter received at the Chicago-area office of an unidentified member of Congress on Oct. 21, 2026, with a white granular substance spilling from the unopened envelope. (U.S. District Court records)

Downstate man charged with sending threatening letters to Congress members in Chicago

By Jason Meisner

October 26, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

A Quincy man has been charged in federal court in Springfield with sending a series...

Rayon Edwards asks a question during a town hall on the situation at Vista Medical Center East on Friday in Waukegan. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Vista Medical’s future uncertain after losing trauma designation: ‘It is unacceptable’

By Steve Sadin

October 26, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

The hospital lost its Level II Trauma Center designation for the second time in 31...

An Aztec dance group will be among the highlights of the Dia de los Muertos Festival on Nov. 1 in Oak Park. “I think the community is ready to celebrate again," said organizer Alma Martinez. "The community is asking to get together to honor our ancestors.” (Daveed Holmes, Aperture Photography)

Oak Park Dia de los Muertos Festival returns a year after being canceled by immigration enforcement fears

By Myrna Petlicki

October 26, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Public ofrendas are returning to Oak Park for a Dia de los Muertos Festival that...