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Opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro arrives at his election night event after the presidential runoff in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says

By Matthew Lee

October 27, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi mingles with supporters at his primary Election Night watch party at Jarvis Square Tavern in Chicago on March 17, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Fritz Kaegi defends record as Cook County assessor, calls for more reform in last budget hearing

By A.D. Quig

October 27, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend...

FILE – Oren and Tal Alexander speak at a panel at the Rockstars of Real Estate Event in New York., on Sept. 3, 2013. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for DETAILS Magazine/AP Images, File)

Alexander brothers each get 30 years in prison after women spoke of being drugged and raped by them

By Larry Neumeister

October 27, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Three once high-flying brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth and access to luxury real estate...

Ald. Marty Quinn, 13th, from left, Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, Ald. Samantha Nugent, 39th, and Ald. Nicole Lee, 11th, speak outside chambers after Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his budget address on Oct. 21, 2026, at Chicago's City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago aldermen open budget hearings questioning if Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan is truly balanced

By Jake Sheridan

October 26, 2026 at 6:28 p.m.

Facing incredulity Monday from many aldermen who bucked Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget last year, his...

DePaul University campus, July 21, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

DePaul University College of Law renamed amid alumnus’ $30 million gift

By Kate Perez

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

The DePaul University College of Law will be renamed the Robert A. Clifford College of...

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...