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| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | WBEZ | From paper routes to fry cooks: What was your first job, and why can’t youth these days find one? - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/02/13/from-paper-routes-to-fry-cooks-what-was-your-first-job-and-why-cant-youth-these-days-find-one | America – and especially Cook County – has a youth joblessness “crisis,” according to a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago’s Great Cities Institute. The report says too many young people in Cook County are neither working nor in school. _Say More_ talks with study author Matthew Wilson, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago weather: Stretch of 50-degree days begins, with a ‘surge' of warm air on the way | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-stretch-of-50-degree-days-begins-with-surge-of-warm-air-coming/3892467/ | Temperatures will start to feel more like spring in the Chicago area, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with a stretch of 50-degree days beginning Friday and even 60 degree readings by next week. "51 degrees is the average high we typically see March 25," NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | NBC Local | A fugitive on the run for years is arrested when he turns up at the Olympics to watch hockey | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/a-fugitive-on-the-run-for-years-is-arrested-when-he-turns-up-at-the-olympics-to-watch-hockey/3892494/ | A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the [ Milan- Cortina Winter Olympics ][1] , police said Friday. The 44-year-old man, who was not named, was wanted by … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Aurora braces for 2nd student walkout days after confrontations between police, teens | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aurora-student-walkout-protest | #### The Brief * * Aurora officials are preparing for another student walkout Friday after more than 1,500 students protested ICE’s presence earlier this week. * That protest escalated when some students entered traffic, leading to arrests and injuries to both teens and police officers, according to authorities. * Families … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man charged months after West Side shooting | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-charged-months-after-west-side-shooting | ![][39] article Fabian Wells | Chicago police #### The Brief * * A Chicago man has been charged in a December shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood. * Prosecutors say Fabian Wells shot a man twice in the chest before fleeing the scene. * Wells was arrested Wednesday and faces a … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Day 13 latest updates | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-day-13-latest-updates | ![Nancy Guthrie: Search for mom of "Today" host enters Day 13][18] #### [ Nancy Guthrie: Search for mom of "Today" host enters Day 13 ][19] It's been nearly two weeks since Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Tucson-area home. FOX 10's Danielle … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago police officers crash into CTA bus in Ukrainian Village | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-officers-crash-cta-bus-ukrainian-village | #### The Brief * * A CTA bus passenger was injured when a police vehicle crashed into the bus in Ukrainian Village early Friday. * The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, and two officers were also hospitalized for observation. **CHICAGO** \- A [ CTA ][11] passenger … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Francesca's files for bankruptcy, launches closing sales at all locations | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/francescas-files-bankruptcy-closing-sales-locations | ![][1] article FILE-Shoppers pass in front of a Francesca's Collections store, a subsidiary of Francesca's Holdings Corp., in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. (Photographer: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Women’s [ _specialty retailer Francesca’s_ ][2] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and launched going-out-of-business sales at all its stores. The company, founded … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration cuts to health care grants in Illinois, other states | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/judge-blocks-trump-health-grant-cuts/ | A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from [ cutting more than $600 million ][33] in health care grants meant for Illinois and three other states. U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah issued a temporary restraining order late Thursday afternoon after Illinois, California, Colorado and Minnesota filed a … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Daywatch: Trump administration dismantles US ability to fight climate change | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/daywatch-trump-administration-dismantles-us-ability-to-fight-climate-change/ | Good morning, Chicago. The Trump administration yesterday repealed the scientific determination that underpins federal greenhouse gas regulations, delivering one of the most dramatic reversals of U.S. climate policy. The reversal drew an immediate outcry from environmentalists and other critics, who said it comes as climate change intensifies. In the Midwest, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Angry wife continues to wait for husband's apology | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/02/13/dearabby-today-dear-abby-angry-wife-continues-to-wait-for-husbands-apology | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][39] * [ Facebook ][40] * [ Bluesky ][41] * [ Email ][42] * [ Reddit ][43] * [ Flipboard ][44] **DEAR ABBY:** I have been married 50 years and recently remembered that my husband cheated on me with several … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Don't lose sight of eye care during Low Vision Awareness Month | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/13/low-vision-awareness-month-eye-exam-sonny-jurgensen-washington-redskins-commanders | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][27] * [ Facebook ][28] * [ Bluesky ][29] * [ Email ][30] * [ Reddit ][31] * [ Flipboard ][32] This Saturday is Valentine’s Day, and what better time to show that you “love your vision” than by getting … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Democrats have a chance to pounce | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/13/democrats-republicans-november-maga-trump-immigration-tariffs-economy-mona-charen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] President Donald Trump’s approval rating is sinking and gasping for air. His average net approval stands at negative 13.7, … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | CPD squad car collides with CTA bus in Ukrainian Village; 2 officers among 3 hospitalized | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/13/cpd-crash-ukrainian-village-hoyne | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Two officers were among three people hospitalized after a Chicago police squad car collided with a CTA bus early … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man stabbed on CTA Green Line train near 47th Street | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/13/cta-green-line-train-stabbing-47th | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A man was stabbed on a CTA Green Line train Thursday night on the South Side, according to Chicago … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 13, 2026 | CBS Local | Man charged in shooting that left 43-year-old seriously injured in Lawndale | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lawndale-kildare-shooting-charges/ | A man was charged in a shooting that left a [ 43-year-old man seriously injured ][1] in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood in December. Chicago police said Fabian Wells, 34, was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery with a weapon. On December 8, 2025, police said the 43-year-old victim was … |
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