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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | WBEZ | Review: Nancy Drew-style ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ asks why we don’t protect young women | https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/10/07/review-dead-girls-quinceanera-goodman-theatre | “Behind every dead girl is someone who let her down.” These words, spoken on stage at the Goodman Theatre in the rolling world premiere of Phanésia Pharel’s play “Dead Girl’s Quinceañera,” lingered in my mind even after the production. ![GR-wordmark-RGB-DKgreen-Newsletter.png][21] Green Room Newsletter **You’re subscribed!** Please check your inbox for … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | WBEZ | ‘Rivalry is our last name:’ Chicago and Detroit battle on the dancefloor | https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/10/07/rivalry-is-our-last-name-chicago-and-detroit-battle-on-the-dancefloor | [ ![][9] ][10] WBEZ’s Curious City answers questions from listeners about Chicago and the region. We include the public in our storytelling, making journalism more transparent and interconnected. Memorial Day weekend 2000: Bill Clinton was in his second presidential term, the Sony Playstation II had just been released and Eminem … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | WBEZ | Trattoria Lo So to be like Monteverde’s ‘cool aunt,’ say chefs Bailey Sullivan and Sarah Grueneberg | https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/10/07/trattoria-lo-so-chicago-restaurant-bailey-sullivan-sarah-grueneberg | Chefs Sarah Grueneberg and Bailey Sullivan have been joking that their latest restaurant venture, Trattoria Lo So, “is like the cool aunt that Monteverde wished that they had.” She “wears a kaftan and smokes a long cigarette” and has heaps of confidence, Grueneberg said, comparing the new spot to her … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | NBC Local | White Sox seek first postseason series clinch at home since 1906 in Game 3 vs. Guardians | https://www.nbcchicago.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-seek-first-postseason-series-clinch-at-home-since-1906-in-game-3-vs-guardians/3998964/ | The [ Chicago White Sox ][8] last clinched a postseason series at home when Jiggs Donahue and George Davis helped the South Siders beat the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the [ 1906 World Series ][9] . That’s how long it’s been. And the Cleveland Guardians have no interest … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago weather: Major temperature swing, rain from Tropical Storm Isaias on the horizon | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-forecast-80-degrees-chicago-marathon-weather-rain-tropical-storm-isaias/3998985/ | A cold front with a 10-degree temperature swing is in the Chicago forecast this week, with unseasonably warm temperatures expected heading into the [ 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday ][1] . Runners could also wind up racing in the rain thanks to remnants of a newly formed tropical … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Study finds higher levels of everyday chemicals in baby teeth of kids with autism | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/study-finds-higher-levels-everyday-chemicals-baby-teeth-kids-autism | ![][5] article #### The Brief * * A study found higher concentrations of several potentially toxic and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in baby teeth from children with autism. * Researchers emphasize that the small pilot study does not prove these chemicals or specific consumer products cause autism, as it shows correlation rather … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Warm Wednesday ahead, with 80s possible Saturday | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicagoland-weather-forecast-warm-wednesday-weekend-rain | ![Warm Wednesday ahead for Chicagoland, with 80s possible Saturday][1] ![Warm Wednesday ahead for Chicagoland, with 80s possible Saturday][1] #### [ Warm Wednesday ahead for Chicagoland, with 80s possible Saturday ][2] Mike Caplan has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Wednesday will be sunny and unusually warm, with … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | ‘Rivalry is our last name:’ Chicago and Detroit battle on the dancefloor | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/10/07/rivalry-is-our-last-name-chicago-and-detroit-battle-on-the-dancefloor | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][134] * [ Facebook ][135] * [ Bluesky ][136] * [ Email ][137] * [ Reddit ][138] * [ Flipboard ][139] Memorial Day weekend 2000: Bill Clinton was in his second presidential term, the Sony Playstation II had just been … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chinatown's former 'City Hall' gets $750,000 restoration grant | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/10/07/chinatown-city-hall-on-leong-merchants-750000-restoration-grant | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][120] * [ Facebook ][121] * [ Bluesky ][122] * [ Email ][123] * [ Reddit ][124] * [ Flipboard ][125] The Pui Tak Center — Chinatown’s polychromatic bonanza of Chinese Eclectic architecture — has received a $750,000 grant to … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: Nancy Drew-style ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ asks why we don’t protect young women | https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/10/07/review-dead-girls-quinceanera-goodman-theatre | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][106] * [ Facebook ][107] * [ Bluesky ][108] * [ Email ][109] * [ Reddit ][110] * [ Flipboard ][111] “Behind every dead girl is someone who let her down.” These words, spoken on stage at the Goodman Theatre … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trattoria Lo So to be like Monteverde’s ‘cool aunt,’ say chefs Bailey Sullivan and Sarah Grueneberg | https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2026/10/07/trattoria-lo-so-chicago-restaurant-bailey-sullivan-sarah-grueneberg | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][92] * [ Facebook ][93] * [ Bluesky ][94] * [ Email ][95] * [ Reddit ][96] * [ Flipboard ][97] Chefs Sarah Grueneberg and Bailey Sullivan have been joking that their latest restaurant venture, Trattoria Lo So, “is like … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Parent's worst fear becomes recurring nightmare | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/10/07/dearabby-today-dear-abby-parents-worst-fear-becomes-recurring-nightmare | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][84] * [ Facebook ][85] * [ Bluesky ][86] * [ Email ][87] * [ Reddit ][88] * [ Flipboard ][89] **DEAR ABBY:** My two youngest children have special needs. Both have the mentality of a 7- or 8-year-old. Today, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | As a proud Italian American, I can't get behind the Christopher Columbus adoration | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/10/07/christopher-columbus-italian-american-pride-indigenous-native-chicago-selena-fragassi | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][61] * [ Facebook ][62] * [ Bluesky ][63] * [ Email ][64] * [ Reddit ][65] * [ Flipboard ][66] As an Italian American in Chicago, I’ve loved celebrating my heritage in so many ways — going to [ … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Death penalty should be killed nationwide | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/07/death-penalty-christa-pike-avalon-regal-theater-ohare-express-trump-schmitt-sox-bears | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][41] * [ Facebook ][42] * [ Bluesky ][43] * [ Email ][44] * [ Reddit ][45] * [ Flipboard ][46] There are 23 states that have abolished the death penalty. Now Tennessee has [ paused ][47] all executions for … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Wildfire smoke preparedness is essential to protect most vulnerable Chicagoans | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/10/07/wildfire-smoke-preparedness-air-quality-black-brown-chicagoans-melissa-fiffer | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][20] * [ Facebook ][21] * [ Bluesky ][22] * [ Email ][23] * [ Reddit ][24] * [ Flipboard ][25] As a child growing up in New York City in the 1990s, I remember trudging through nearly a foot … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 shot at West Pullman gas station overnight | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/07/3-shot-at-west-pullman-gas-station-overnight | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][12] * [ Facebook ][13] * [ Bluesky ][14] * [ Email ][15] * [ Reddit ][16] * [ Flipboard ][17] Three people were wounded in a shooting early Wednesday at a gas station in West Pullman on the Far … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Young Blackhawks learning how to maintain confidence through bad games: 'You're not a loser' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/10/07/how-blackhawks-maintain-confidence-oliver-moore-wyatt-kaiser | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Young [ Blackhawks ][7] forward Oliver Moore was watching YouTube on Sunday, decompressing after the Hawks’ tiring and frustrating … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman charged in murder of girl, 7, due in court Wednesday | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-stabbing-shavon-gayden-charged-death-eddimar-paola-hernandez-due-court-wednesday/19916848/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman charged in the stabbing death of a seven-year-old girl is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. Shavon Gayden is expected to face a judge for the first time this morning after missing her first scheduled appearance earlier this week because she was still in the … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | ABC Local | Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M | https://abc7chicago.com/story/former-cia-officer-pleads-guilty-gold-bars-case-admits-defrauding-government-200m/19916949/ | The former CIA officer arrested after authorities discovered roughly [ $40 million worth of gold bars ][11] in his Virginia home pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to a single count of wire fraud, admitting he defrauded the U.S. government out of nearly $200 million for his personal benefit. … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 7, 2026 | ABC Local | Army sets date for Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan to face firing squad | https://abc7chicago.com/story/army-sets-date-fort-hood-mass-shooter-nidal-hasan-face-firing-squad/19916955/ | Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, according to a memo from the acting Army secretary. The execution, the first carried out by the U.S. military in more than 60 years, is … |