| Load Time | Load Date | Source | Title | Link | Snippet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | WTTW | Illinois Lawmakers Hail Retiring US Sen. Dick Durbin at Joint Session in Capitol | https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/27/illinois-lawmakers-hail-retiring-us-sen-dick-durbin-joint-session-capitol | “My life has been genuinely enriched by helping people from our great state and nation. I hope that yours will be as well.” That was one of the messages from long-serving U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin at a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate on Wednesday, where he was … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Late artist Tony Fitzpatrick works set for sale | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/05/27/the-rundown-late-artist-tony-fitzpatrick-works-set-for-sale | _Good afternoon! It’s Wednesday, and heads up that the Chicago area remains under an_ [ __air quality alert_ _ ][1] _through tonight. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Nearly 70 Tony Fitzpatrick works are set to be auctioned in a sale of the late artist’s ‘inherently … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Packers' Jacobs released from jail as prosecutors weigh filing charges | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbcsports/packers-jacobs-released-from-jail-as-prosecutors-weigh-filing-charges/3941054/ | Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jail on Wednesday while authorities further investigate allegations of domestic abuse. Jacobs was arrested Tuesday in Brown County on allegations of strangulation and suffocation and other offenses over the weekend. His lawyers said he denies wrongdoing. Stream NBC … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois will soon become only second state in US to offer NICU leave | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-will-soon-become-only-second-state-in-u-s-to-offer-nicu-leave/3941056/ | Twelve years after her twin boys spent nearly three months in the neonatal intensive care unit, State Rep. Laura Faver Dias is spearheading a new effort to guarantee time off for families who experience what she did. "I gave birth at 27 weeks," said Faver Dias, who represents the state's … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Man facing charges 33 years after gruesome Illinois murder | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-facing-charges-33-years-after-gruesome-illinois-murder/3941062/ | A man is facing murder charges in connection with a gruesome murder that left a 34-year-old Illinois woman dead more than 30 years ago. The Madison County Sheriff's office announced Wednesday that 70-year-old Albert "Buddy" Zigler, of Caseyville, Illinois, now faces first-degree murder charges in the cold case killing that … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Suburban therapy center suddenly shuts down; parents, workers call for investigation | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-therapy-center-suddenly-shuts-down-parents-workers-call-for-investigation/3941094/ | A suburban Chicago therapy center for children with different abilities abruptly shut down last week, leaving parents frustrated and workers without a job. Parents and facility workers are demanding answers and an investigation into why the Mobile Therapy Centers of America in Libertyville suddenly closed. Stream NBC 5 for free, … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | NBC Local | The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way' tour, including Chicago stop | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-chicks-announce-intimate-taking-the-long-way-tour-including-chicago-stop/3941087/ | Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, [ The Chicks ][5] released their blockbuster 2006 album “Taking the Long Way” — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career. This fall, … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Family devastated after honor roll student fatally shot while walking to school | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/family-devastated-after-honor-roll-student-fatally-shot-while-walking-to-school/3941109/ | A Back of the Yards mother who hugged her 17-year-old son before he left for school never imagined he wouldn’t return home. Pedro Ramirez walked out the door headed to class when he was gunned down Tuesday morning in the [ 5000 block of South Throop Street ][1] . Stream … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Man accused of placing skimming device at Joliet supermarket: police | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-accused-placing-skimming-device-joliet-supermarket-police | #### The Brief * * Joliet Police are searching for a man accused of attaching a skimming device to a credit card terminal at El Ranchito Supermarket on Cass Street on May 23. * Surveillance video allegedly shows the suspect placing the device on the machine before completing a transaction … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Suspect uses hammer in West Loop, Near West Side business break-ins: police | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suspect-uses-hammer-west-loop-near-west-side-business-break-ins-police | #### The Brief * * Chicago Police are investigating two commercial burglaries in the West Loop and Near West Side early May 26 involving two suspects in a white Acura. * One suspect used a hammer to break business windows, rummage inside, and steal cash in at least one case. … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mayor Johnson still opposed to stricter curfew and parent responsibility laws after holiday weekend mayhem | https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/05/27/mayor-brandon-johnson-teen-takeovers-hyde-park-near-west-side-memorial-day-weekend-curfew-parent-responsibility-laws | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][46] * [ Facebook ][47] * [ Bluesky ][48] * [ Email ][49] * [ Reddit ][50] * [ Flipboard ][51] Despite a Memorial Day weekend marred by teen takeovers turned violent, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that stricter curfew … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Relax, the Cubs will be fine. After all, why wouldn't they be? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/05/27/chicago-cubs-will-be-fine-craig-counsell-pete-crow-armstrong-alex-bregman-ian-happ-dansby-swanson-jed-hoyer | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] Everybody calm down. The [ Cubs ][34] , despite looking worse than a last-place 16-inch team at Oz Park … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Sen. Durbin delivers farewell address at state Capitol, warns legislators about threats to election integrity | https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/05/27/sen-dick-durbin-farewell-address-state-capitol-joint-session-election-integrity-threats | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] From legislation that banned smoking on domestic flights, to his continued push for Dreamers to live in the U.S. … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A petting zoo, helicopter and wrestling match: Chicago Park District hosts first disabilities celebration | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/27/chicago-park-district-all-star-fest | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] While jumping in an Iron Man-themed bouncy house, high school students waved hello to a Chicago Police Department pilot … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Community violence intervention members search for solutions to prevent "teen takeovers" | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/community-members-seek-solutions-to-teen-takeovers/ | A chaotic Memorial Day at two beaches led to multiple arrests and weapons being recovered. Police intervened as hundreds of teens came out to 56th Street Beach before spilling into Hyde Park. Now, community members are stepping up to find solutions to end what many call teen takeovers. The community … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Woman, 37, shot while inside vehicle in Hermosa neighborhood, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-37-shot-while-inside-vehicle-hermosa/ | A 37-year-old woman is recovering after she was shot while inside a vehicle on the city's Northwest Side. It happened just before 1:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Cortland Street in the Hermosa neighborhood. Chicago police said the victim was inside a vehicle when she was approached by … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago Public Schools student detained by ICE for 2 months reunites with his high school soccer team | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ricardo-hernandez-navarrete-reunited-mather-high-school-soccer-team/ | On the same day that he was reunited with his high school soccer team, the Chicago Public Schools senior who was released from an immigration detention facility in Kentucky after more than two months in custody had to check in with the feds again on Wednesday. Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete and his … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Chicago’s Top Federal Prosecutor Brings ‘Sweeping’ Grand Jury Reforms Amid ‘Broadview 6’ Fallout | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/27/chicagos-top-federal-prosecutor-brings-sweeping-grand-jury-reforms-amid-broadview-6-fallout/ | CHICAGO — The local U.S. Attorney’s Office is instituting “sweeping internal reforms” to its handling of grand jury proceedings after a high-profile case against a group of protesters crumbled due to prosecutorial misconduct, the office announced Wednesday. Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, said the reforms … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | ABC Local | Trump says Johnson, Pritzker 'should call for help' amid 'teen takeovers' | https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-news-president-says-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-il-gov-jb-pritzker-should-call-help-amid-teen-takeovers/19182050/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- President Donald Trump took to social media Tuesday to criticize Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker, after dozens were arrested, three shot and several police officers injured amid so-called teen takeovers over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. Trump said Johnson and Pritzker "should call for help." … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | May 27, 2026 | WBEZ | As Illinois lawmakers consider housing bills, ‘Say More’ asks: What makes a ‘good home’? - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/05/27/as-illinois-lawmakers-consider-housing-bills-say-more-asks-what-makes-a-good-home | Legislators in Springfield are weighing a bill that would help provide housing for people leaving prison. Supporters say the legislation would reduce homelessness, increase public safety and save taxpayer money by preventing people who had been formerly incarcerated from reoffending by committing crimes of necessity. _Say More_ explains how people … |