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View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 WTTW From Oscar-Nominated Shorts to a Music Photography Exhibit, Here Are 4 Arts Picks for Your Weekend https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/19/oscar-nominated-shorts-music-photography-exhibit-here-are-4-arts-picks-your-weekend _Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events._ [ _Daily Chicagoan_ ][1] _, the newsletter from WTTW News, sends these picks to your inbox each week along with more essential recommendations from our staff._ [ _Sign up here_ ][2] _._ Chicago …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 WBEZ What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI? - WBEZ Chicago https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/02/19/what-was-it-like-for-women-working-in-hoovers-fbi [ ![][31] ][32] 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. For decades, the FBI was a man’s world. Anybody else was just living in it, especially the administrative staff. In the last …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 WBEZ Lights, camera, Jackson: Civil Rights leader also became a pop culture presence https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/02/19/lights-camera-jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-pop-culture-presence It was 1971, and the world still seemed new. It was especially true if you were a 6-year-old, plopped in front of a black- and-white Zenith TV, waiting for the latest episode of “Sesame Street” — a program that had debuted just a couple seasons earlier — to air on …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 WBEZ In the Chicago suburbs, young adults with special needs say 'yes, and…' to improv https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2026/02/19/awesome-life-academy-bit-theater-improv From the outside, on a cold January morning, the Bit Theatre in Aurora looks sterile. But inside, it’s warm, buzzing and full of families awaiting the start of an exclusive improv performance. This show, a partnership between The Bit Theatre and Awesome Life Academy, is being staged for an audience …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 WBEZ Big money expected to flow in November’s historic Chicago school board race https://www.wbez.org/education/chicago-school-board/2026/02/19/big-money-expected-to-flow-in-novembers-historic-chicago-school-board-race After a summer of tense budget debates, a handful of Chicago school board members that blocked the district from borrowing to erase a deficit got a little gift from a man with big pockets. This fall, billionaire Michael Sacks contributed the legal limit of $7,300 to seven incumbent board members’ …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 WBEZ More of Chicago’s top arts organizations agree to share diversity data following WBEZ/Sun-Times survey https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2026/02/19/chicago-diversity-survey-arts-organizations-joffrey-ballet-goodman-theatre-architecture-center New data provided by three major arts groups show some progress diversifying staff, boards and programs, though leaders say more needs to be done. The Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Architecture Center and Goodman Theatre agreed to share diversity data with WBEZ and the Sun-Times after initially declining or not responding to …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 NBC Local Strong to severe storms threaten parts of Chicago area, with heavy downpours, hail possible https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/strong-to-severe-storms-threaten-parts-of-chicago-area-with-heavy-downpours-hail-possible/3896324/ Spring-like warmth in the Chicago area will soon come to an end as severe weather chances and temperatures in the 30s come creeping back into the forecast. ""One more mild day before temperatures fall," [ NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman ][1] said, early Thursday morning. "After today, temperatures …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 Fox Chicago Former Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/prince-andrew-arrested-suspicion-misconduct-public-office #### The Brief * * U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office. * Authorities are reviewing claims he shared trade reports with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. * Mountbatten-Windsor has denied wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein. **LONDON** \- U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 Fox Chicago Chicago weather: Springlike storms today give way to snow and colder air http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-springlike-storms-today-snow-colder-air ![Springlike storms today give way to snow and colder air in Chicago][1] #### [ Springlike storms today give way to snow and colder air in Chicago ][2] Chicago will see a springlike round of thunderstorms today before colder air moves in, bringing a chance of snow and a return to …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Tribune Today in Chicago History: Young Bernie Sanders arrest photo emerges https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/february-19-chicago-history/ Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][6] . **Front page flashback:** Feb. 19, 1945 ![American Marines landed on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. Admiral Chester …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Tribune Today in History: Thomas Edison issued patent for phonograph https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/today-in-history-thomas-edison-phonograph/ Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. Also on this date: In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Ex-Chicago Det. Richard Zuley denies torturing out confession to 7-year-old Dantrell Davis’s murder https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/19/ex-chicago-det-richard-zuley-denies-torturing-out-confession-to-7-year-old-dantrell-daviss-murder * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][115] * [ Facebook ][116] * [ Bluesky ][117] * [ Email ][118] * [ Reddit ][119] * [ Flipboard ][120] A retired Chicago Police detective who is accused of orchestrating torture at the U.S. Naval base at Guantánamo Bay, …
View Article 6:01 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago police officer ‘inadvertently’ fired Taser a year before fatally shooting his partner https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/02/19/chicago-police-department-krystal-rivera-carlos-baker-gresham-district-misconduct-discipline-investigation-cpd * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][93] * [ Facebook ][94] * [ Bluesky ][95] * [ Email ][96] * [ Reddit ][97] * [ Flipboard ][98] The Chicago cop who city officials say unintentionally shot and killed his partner during a foot pursuit last summer …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times More of Chicago’s top arts organizations agree to share diversity data following WBEZ/Sun-Times survey https://chicago.suntimes.com/arts-and-culture/2026/02/19/chicago-diversity-survey-arts-organizations-joffrey-ballet-goodman-theatre-architecture-center * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][78] * [ Facebook ][79] * [ Bluesky ][80] * [ Email ][81] * [ Reddit ][82] * [ Flipboard ][83] New data provided by three major arts groups show some progress diversifying staff, boards and programs, though leaders say …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Big money expected to flow in November’s historic Chicago school board race https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-school-board/2026/02/19/big-money-expected-to-flow-in-novembers-historic-chicago-school-board-race * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][60] * [ Facebook ][61] * [ Bluesky ][62] * [ Email ][63] * [ Reddit ][64] * [ Flipboard ][65] After a summer of tense budget debates, a handful of Chicago school board members that blocked the district from …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times In the Chicago suburbs, young adults with special needs say 'yes, and…' to improv https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/02/19/awesome-life-academy-bit-theater-improv * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][47] * [ Facebook ][48] * [ Bluesky ][49] * [ Email ][50] * [ Reddit ][51] * [ Flipboard ][52] From the outside, on a cold January morning, the Bit Theatre in Aurora looks sterile. But inside, it’s warm, …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times New tax laws could put strain on gamblers, making them pay taxes on money they didn’t earn https://chicago.suntimes.com/taxes/2026/02/19/obbba-tax-laws-gamblers-money-earn-deduction-slots-jackpot * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][35] * [ Facebook ][36] * [ Bluesky ][37] * [ Email ][38] * [ Reddit ][39] * [ Flipboard ][40] Some key provisions in President Donald Trump’s so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act will impact gamblers and potentially the …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times How changes to the SALT deduction affect your taxes https://chicago.suntimes.com/taxes/2026/02/19/changes-obbba-irs-salt-deduction-state-local-taxes * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][27] * [ Facebook ][28] * [ Bluesky ][29] * [ Email ][30] * [ Reddit ][31] * [ Flipboard ][32] The so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act brought sweeping changes to the country’s tax code, creating over $1 trillion …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times The Fiery Furnaces are warming up again and hint there's more to come https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/02/19/the-fiery-furnaces-new-music-upcoming-shows * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] For the first time ever, Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger won’t have a home in Chicago to go to when …
View Article 6 a.m. February 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Popular ‘no tax’ deductions this filing season may be just hype, experts say https://chicago.suntimes.com/taxes/2026/02/19/no-tax-deductions-trump-irs-filing-season-hype-experts * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] President Donald Trump was able to push through many of the tax breaks he touted on the campaign trail, …