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| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Rev. Jesse Jackson's family gathers for private homegoing in Chicago | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rev-jesse-jacksons-family-gathers-private-homegoing-chicago | **CHICAGO (AP)** \- A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who knew him best will privately grieve the civil rights leader at his organization’s headquarters. The private memorial service … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: Girl, 13, shot, critically hurt in drive-by on South Side, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/girl-13-shot-in-south-side-drive-by | #### The Brief * * A 13-year-old girl was shot and critically hurt in a drive-by on Chicago's South Side Friday night. * The gunman got away in a light-colored sedan, police said. * No further details were made available. **CHICAGO** \- [ A 13-year-old girl was shot ][9] and … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/congress-is-track-record-retirements-illinois-thats-created-candidate-frenzy | **CHICAGO (AP)** \- Political printing presses at their busiest in decades. Debate organizers limiting participation due to so many candidates. Constant political ads on television and social media. The signs that Illinois is having one of its most [ frenzied primary elections ][5] in years are everywhere. Congress is on … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: As rain moves out, clouds and mild temps remain | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-rain-moves-out-clouds-mild-temps-remain | ![Chicago Weather: Cloudy, drier Saturday with warmer days ahead][1] #### [ Chicago Weather: Cloudy, drier Saturday with warmer days ahead ][2] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast for March 7, 2026. **CHICAGO** \- After the rain and spots of flooding on Friday, we’ll see some cloudy but much … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Burglar in custody after being wounded by CCL holder overnight | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/burglar-custody/ | A burglar was in police custody after being wounded by a conceal carry license holder overnight on the South Side in the New City neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 2:35 a.m., officers responded to a call of a burglary in the 5100 block of South Loomis Boulevard. A 59-year-old … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | 13-year-old girl critically wounded Friday night in Oakland neighborhood | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/gun-violence-oakland/ | A 13-year-old girl was critically wounded Friday night on the South Side in the Oakland neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:45 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 3800 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue. A 13-year-old girl was standing outside with a group … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Gift shop Transit Tees plans new products, more sales on Amazon | https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/03/07/gift-shop-transit-tees-new-products-amazon | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] Chicago retailer and design studio Transit Tees entered 2026 with momentum and renewed purpose. “It was a record-breaking year … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rev. Jesse Jackson wasn't perfect, but his influence can't be denied | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/07/jesse-jackson-criticism-race-civill-rights-black-chicago-alden-loury | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][71] * [ Facebook ][72] * [ Bluesky ][73] * [ Email ][74] * [ Reddit ][75] * [ Flipboard ][76] Over the years, there have been several moments when I found myself cringing when others spoke about the Rev. … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | I stood up to bullies as a teen. Now, I join — and invite — others in standing up to Trump | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/03/07/teen-bullies-name-calling-threats-trump-iran-war-violence-david-mcgrath | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][56] * [ Facebook ][57] * [ Bluesky ][58] * [ Email ][59] * [ Reddit ][60] * [ Flipboard ][61] Dirty snow was piled along the curb. It was a school day in Evergreen Park that late January, already … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Co-worker putting out quite the vibe in the office | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/03/07/dearabby-today-dear-abby-coworker-putting-out-quite-the-vibe-in-the-office | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] **DEAR ABBY:** I work in an office with a man who has expressed an interest in me in various … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Illinois arts funding shouldn't be treated as an afterthought | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/07/arts-homeless-israel-voting-affordable-housing-iran-trump-ticketmaster-old-town-school-folk-music | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] In Illinois, lawmakers debate tax freezes for a state-of-the-art stadium. In Indiana, legislation advances to create the [ Northwest … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bulls' losing has us longing for mediocrity again | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/03/07/chicago-bulls-losing-mediocrity-collin-sexton-matas-buzelis-josh-giddey-derrick-rose | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Unequivocal, they are. Proving themselves over and over, again and again, that just when you think their bottom can’t … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | CBS Local | Private funeral service Saturday for Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH headquarters | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/saturday-jesse-jackson-celebration-of-life-rainbow-push/ | The final celebration of life services for Rev. Jesse Jackson. will be held at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Saturday. Artists Stevie Wonder, Marvin Sapp, Hezekiah Walker and Terisa Griffin are set to perform tributes at the service. [ Jackson died Feb. 17 at age 84 ][4] after battling a … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | CBS Local | 13-year-old girl critically injured in drive-by shooting in Bronzeville | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/drive-by-shooting-bronzeville/ | A 13-year-old girl was critically hurt in a shooting in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on Friday night. Around 9:45 p.m. Chicago police said the teen was standing outside with a group of friends in the 3800 block of South Cottage Grove when a light colored sedan drove past and someone inside … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | ABC Local | Deadly hit-and-run in Homer Glen, sheriff's office says | https://abc7chicago.com/post/homer-glen-crash-person-dog-reportedly-killed-hit-run-159th-avenue-gougar-road-will-sheriff-says/18688537/ | HOMER GLEN, Ill. (WLS) -- The Will County Sheriff's Office was investigating a deadly hit-and-run in suburban Homer Glen. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][5] The crash happened on Friday at about 6 p.m. between 159th Avenue eastbound between Gougar Road and Cedar … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | ABC Local | CCL holder shoots intruder in South Side break-in, Chicago police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-homeowner-ccl-shoots-intruder-amid-break-back-yards-loomis-boulevard-police-say/18688655/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A CCL holder shot a man who was breaking into his home on Saturday, Chicago police said. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] It happened at about 2:39 a.m. in the 5100-block of S. Loomis Boulevard, police said. A 59-year-old … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | CWB Chicago | Men who raped woman after kidnapping her from Boystown bar are sentenced to prison | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/03/men-who-raped-woman-after-kidnapping-her-from-boystown-bar-are-sentenced-to-prison.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=men-who-raped-woman-after-kidnapping-her-from-boystown-bar-are-sentenced-to-prison | ![][1] _Sarwar Khan, left, and Quribullah Mohammad (Chicago Police Department)_ Two men who [ kidnapped a woman ][2] from a popular Boystown bar and took turns sexually assaulting her at a North Side apartment were sentenced to more than a decade in prison Friday, court records show. Sarwar Khan, 48, … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | WBEZ | As music director for the Oscars, Chicago native Michael Bearden brings elegance, spontaneity | https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2026/03/07/music-director-oscars-chicago-native-michael-bearden | When [ Michael Bearden ][1] served as music director for the 2025 Academy Awards, he received personal texts and phone calls with a common message. “Wow, we’ve never heard this on the Oscars!” They were responding to the frenzied violins of Barry White’s “Love’s Theme,” the funky melody of Quincy … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/today-in-history-bloody-sunday/ | Today is Friday, March 7, the 66th day of 2025. There are 299 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 7, 1965, a march by over 500 civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; state troopers and a sheriff’s … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington halts cooperation with federal immigration authorities | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/march-7-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][83] . **Chicagoland front page flashback:** March 8, 2019 ![Former Ald. Edward Vrdolyak, center left, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse … |