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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicagoans love dive bars. Now there's a new play in one. | https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/07/16/dive-bar-play-dark-room-district-chicago-theater-fritzys-edgewater-summer-things-to-do-stages | “Dive” is a new play set in a Chicago dive bar. And not in a storefront theater flipped to mimic a bar, but it’s actually staged in Fritzy’s Tavern in Edgewater. “We literally wandered in October,” said Michaela Petro, co-founder of The Dark Room District, the new theater company producing … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | WBEZ | Mosquitoes biting? The ‘Sewer Monster’ is on the case. | https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/07/16/mosquitoes-bite-west-nile-virus-effective-repellent-chicago-north-shore-suburbs-public-health | Justin Harbison lowers a long stick with a cup into a stormwater catchbasin to scoop up a sample of sewer water. He lifts up what he calls his “dipper” and then uses his finger to sift through the murky water. “I see some larvae swimming around,” he says. Harbison, a … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | NBC Local | Smoke from wildfires blanket Chicago area, with skyline disappearing under hazy skies | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/smoke-from-wildfires-blanket-chicago-area-with-skyline-disappearing-under-hazy-skies/3962209/ | Hazy, smoky skies from more than 100 wildfires burning in northern and western Ontario have moved into the Chicago area, with poor air quality expected through at least Thursday night for all of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. As of early Thursday morning, the air quality tracking website AirNow.gov showed … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man charged months after fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Naperville man | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-fatal-crash-killed-naperville-man | #### The Brief * * A 31-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in February. * Officials said the crash killed a 25-year-old Naperville man and seriously injured another man. * The suspect was arrested this week with help from the U.S. Marshals Great … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago police: Man wanted in CTA train vandalism cases | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-cta-train-vandalism-cases | #### The Brief * * Chicago police are trying to identify a man accused of damaging CTA train windows in two incidents this month. * Investigators said the windows were kicked and punched until they shattered. * The incidents happened in East Garfield Park and the Near West Side. **CHICAGO** … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Wildfire smoke, dangerous air quality overshadow another hot day | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-wildfire-smoke-dangerous-air-quality-hot-day | ![Wildfire smoke, dangerous air quality overshadow another hot day across Chicagoland][1] ![Wildfire smoke, dangerous air quality overshadow another hot day across Chicagoland][1] #### [ Wildfire smoke, dangerous air quality overshadow another hot day across Chicagoland ][2] Mike Caplan has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Wildfire smoke … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Setting goals for all 7 Bears rookies entering training camp | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/07/16/bears-training-camp-2026-rookie-goals-dillon-thieneman-logan-jones-sam-roush-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][85] * [ Facebook ][86] * [ Bluesky ][87] * [ Email ][88] * [ Reddit ][89] * [ Flipboard ][90] Rookies and quarterbacks will quietly report to Halas Hall on July 25, three days before the rest of the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mosquitoes biting? The ‘Sewer Monster’ is on the case. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/07/16/mosquitoes-bite-west-nile-virus-effective-repellent-chicago-north-shore-suburbs-public-health | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][64] * [ Facebook ][65] * [ Bluesky ][66] * [ Email ][67] * [ Reddit ][68] * [ Flipboard ][69] Justin Harbison lowers a long stick with a cup into a stormwater catchbasin to scoop up a sample of … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicagoans love dive bars. Now there's a new play in one. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/07/16/dive-bar-play-dark-room-district-chicago-theater-fritzys-edgewater-summer-things-to-do-stages | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] “Dive” is a new play set in a Chicago dive bar. And not in a storefront theater flipped to … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mourning Lindsey Graham and the man he never became | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/16/lindsey-graham-trump-defender-republican-party-s-e-cupp | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][41] * [ Facebook ][42] * [ Bluesky ][43] * [ Email ][44] * [ Reddit ][45] * [ Flipboard ][46] I met the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., about 20 years ago, when I was coming up in conservative … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Todd Blanche more eager to please Trump's than pursue justice | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/16/todd-blanche-us-attorney-general-nominee-trump-irs-settlement-jacob-sullum | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] “I’m guessing I’ll be in line,” former FBI Director James Comey [ quipped ][15] after acting Attorney General Todd … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Wife's transformation creates new issues at home | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/07/16/dearabby-today-dear-abby-wifes-transformation-creates-new-issues-at-home | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] **DEAR ABBY:** I’ve been with my wife for 23 years. We have three kids and are in our early … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Disaster rehearsal | https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/disaster-rehearsal-ohare/ | _This piece was copublished with n+1 as part of_ [ _City Mouse_ ][1] _, a column by Morley Musick._ At 7 AM on a Saturday in September 2025, I participated in a mass-casualty simulation drill held in the firefighter training area of O’Hare International Airport. Before the exercise began, the … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | CBS Local | 4 injured after fiery multi-vehicle crash on Eisenhower Expressway | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/eisenhower-expressway-fiery-crash-ashland/ | Four people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway early Thursday morning. At least four vehicles were involved in a serious crash just past Ashland Avenue. At least one car was on fire as a result of the crash. The Chicago Fire Department said four people were … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | ABC Local | OB lanes on Eisenhower Expressway on West Side reopen after crash | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-traffic-crash-closes-ob-lanes-eisenhower-expressway-west-side/19518962/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lanes on the Eisenhower Expressway reopened after a crash Thursday morning. The crash occurred in the outbound lanes at Ashland Avenue. All lanes were closed before reopening about 5:45 a.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] Illinois State Police said … |
| View Article | 5:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | propublica-illinois | Thousands of Private Schools Take Public Money, Operate With Little Scrutiny — ProPublica | https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-growth-florida-arizona-west-virginia | ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive [ our biggest stories ][1] as soon as they’re published. ### Reporting Highlights * **Private Schools, Public Money:** Friendly state legislatures are steering money to private schools, catalyzing huge growth in recent years with far-reaching consequences. … |
| View Article | 5 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago weather: Air Quality Alert in effect as Canadian wildfire smoke moves into area | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-weather-air-quality-alert-effect-canadian-wildfire-smoke-moves-unhealthy-levels-index-map/19518726/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Much of the Chicago area is under an Air Quality Alert due to unhealthy ozone and wildfire smoke levels, the National Weather Service said. The alert will remain in effect through Thursday night. As of 4:20 a.m. the North Side of Chicago and northern suburbs had unhealthy … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Northwestern Medill | LISTEN: Growing up too fast: The adultification of Gen Alpha with the ‘Gen Z Social Worker’ | https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/listen-growing-up-too-fast-the-adultification-of-gen-alpha-with-the-gen-z-social-worker/ | **By Morgan Norris** _Medill Reports_ Licensed clinical social worker Katrina Gainey, known as the Gen Z Social Worker online, speaks about adultification and its disproportionate impact on Black and minority children. Based in Chicago, Gainey breaks down how systemic pressures, the absence of age-appropriate media and chronic responsibility strip children … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man, 70, hospitalized after being pulled from Montrose Harbor | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/15/man-70-hospitalized-montrose-harbor-rescue | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] A man was hospitalized after being pulled from Lake Michigan Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The man, 70, … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | July 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Thursday, July 16, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/07/16/horoscopes-today-thursday-july-16-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions until 7:30 p.m. After that, the … |