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| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | WTTW | Total Lunar Eclipse Set to Thrill Chicagoans Tuesday Morning. Here’s the Timing | https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/02/total-lunar-eclipse-set-thrill-chicagoans-tuesday-morning-here-s-timing | Sometimes it pays to be a morning person. Early risers will enjoy views of a [ total lunar eclipse in the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday ][8] . A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes directly between the sun and moon, casting a shadow on the moon. It only happens during … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | WTTW | Early Voting Expands Across Chicago, Suburban Cook County for March 17 Primary Election | https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/02/early-voting-expands-across-chicago-suburban-cook-county-march-17-primary-election | More polling places will open across the city and in suburban Cook County starting Monday for voters looking to cast their votes early ahead of the March 17 primary election. Starting at 9 a.m., early voting sites will open in all of Chicago’s 50 wards. Early voting will also expand … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | WBEZ | Tiler Peck, America’s reigning star ballerina, brings her ‘love letter to dance’ to Chicago this week | https://www.wbez.org/dance/2026/03/02/tiler-peck-dance-chicago-new-york-city-ballet-choreography | From her dressing room at Lincoln Center, Tiler Peck regularly offers her half a million Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of a New York City Ballet principal dancer. Two decades into her run with the company, the 37-year-old Peck has become a leading face of dance. She’s … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | WBEZ | Jesse Jackson’s lyrical swagger and political ‘juice’ resonates as students learn about his legacy | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/03/02/jesse-jacksons-legacy-students-chicago-public-schools-lyrical-swagger-and-political-juice-resonate | A few days after the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death, teacher Erik Young pulled up a quote from the civil rights leader in his classroom at King College Prep High School. “I was born in the slum, but the slum wasn’t born in me,” the line on the screen read. Young … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | WBEZ | Black Film Club Collective provides safe space for Chicagoans to enjoy cultural stories | https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2026/03/02/black-film-club-collective-chicago | Akinola Davies Jr.’s “My Father’s Shadow” is a 2025 family drama that blurs the boundaries of joy and grief, politics and personal relationships, dreams and reality. Set in Lagos, Nigeria, against the backdrop of the controversial 1993 presidential election, it is also a celebration of cultural experience. Many of the … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | WBEZ | A network is racing to save the Midwest's native seeds | https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/03/02/midwest-seed-bank | Under the warm light of a hanging lamp, Marty Landorf carefully crumbled the dried flower head of a black-eyed Susan between her fingers, teasing apart the chaff to uncover its puny black seeds. Each one was destined for long-term cold storage alongside roughly 46 million other seeds at the Chicago … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | NBC Local | What is Pulaski Day? What's open and closed in Chicago on the holiday | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-is-pulaski-day-whats-open-and-closed-in-chicago-on-the-holiday/3901926/ | You may not realize it, but Monday, March 2 is a holiday in Cook County and Chicago. The first Monday in March in Illinois is known as Pulaski Day, which honors a Casimir Pulaski, a Polish Revolutionary War hero and the state's large Polish community. The day, which includes a … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Sunshine today before a rainy, stormy stretch | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-sunshine-today-before-rainy-stormy-stretch | ![Chicago weather: Monday morning forecast][5] #### [ Chicago weather: Monday morning forecast ][6] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Kaitlin Cody breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Monday starts sunny and milder, with highs in the low to mid 40s after a cold morning. * Rain chances return tonight … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Boy, 15, shot on Chicago's South Side | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/boy-15-shot-chicagos-south-side | #### The Brief * * A 15-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen and arm Sunday night while standing outside in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. * He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition, and detectives are investigating a possible black SUV involved. **CHICAGO** \- A 15-year-old boy was … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: Claudette Colvin refuses to give up her seat on a public bus | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/today-in-history-claudette-colvin/ | Today is Sunday, March 2, the 61st day of 2025. There are 304 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 2, 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks’ more famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, a Black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested after refusing to … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/march-2-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][13] . **Front page flashback:** March 3, 1995 ![A team of about 450 scientists at Fermilab near Batavia confirmed on … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Chicago sees exodus of immigration judges during Trump’s second term | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/chicago-immigration-judges/ | Heading into his second term, President Donald Trump promised to immediately target the immigration system with sweeping enforcement pushes and a hardline approach to granting asylum in the U.S. He’s pursued that pledge with headline- grabbing efforts like Operation Midway Blitz, but also structural changes. One result: Chicago’s immigration court … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Tiny, raucous monk parakeets from South America thrive in Chicago. But why? | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/monk-parakeets-chicago-climate-change/ | Likely escapees of the exotic pet trade, the birds first put down roots in some south suburbs in the 1960s and Hyde Park in the 1970s. Already have an account [ Log In ][6] This article is only available to subscribers Flash Sale ### Standard Digital $1 for 1 year … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Southland voters asked about state property tax rebates in primary referendums | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/township-voters-property-tax-rebates-referendum/ | Voters in south and southwest suburban townships are being asked whether the state government should provide annual property tax rebates, via a referendum on the primary ballots. Thornton, Rich, Orland and Palos townships approved the same nonbinding referendum, asking if the state should deliver annual property tax rebates to more … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Jesse Jackson’s lyrical swagger and political ‘juice’ resonates as students learn about his legacy | https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/02/jesse-jacksons-legacy-students-chicago-public-schools-lyrical-swagger-and-political-juice-resonate | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][84] * [ Facebook ][85] * [ Bluesky ][86] * [ Email ][87] * [ Reddit ][88] * [ Flipboard ][89] A few days after the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death, teacher Erik Young pulled up a quote from the civil … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How Chicago has grappled with crime on the CTA over the last 60 years | https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/03/02/cta-chicago-transit-authority-crime-archive-history | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][65] * [ Facebook ][66] * [ Bluesky ][67] * [ Email ][68] * [ Reddit ][69] * [ Flipboard ][70] The Chicago Transit Authority is no stranger to danger. Dating back to at least the 1960s, headlines in the … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A network is racing to save the Midwest's native seeds | https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/03/02/midwest-seed-bank | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][52] * [ Facebook ][53] * [ Bluesky ][54] * [ Email ][55] * [ Reddit ][56] * [ Flipboard ][57] Under the warm light of a hanging lamp, Marty Landorf carefully crumbled the dried flower head of a black-eyed … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Tiler Peck, America’s reigning star ballerina, brings her ‘love letter to dance’ to Chicago this week | https://chicago.suntimes.com/arts-and-culture/2026/03/02/tiler-peck-dance-chicago-new-york-city-ballet-choreography | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] From her dressing room at Lincoln Center, Tiler Peck regularly offers her half a million Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pritzker Traubert Foundation awards $5 million for City Colleges of Chicago, Cook County Health partnership | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/03/02/pritzker-traubert-foundation-awards-5-million-for-city-colleges-of-chicago-cook-county-health-partnership | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][26] * [ Facebook ][27] * [ Bluesky ][28] * [ Email ][29] * [ Reddit ][30] * [ Flipboard ][31] The Pritzker Traubert Foundation is awarding $5 million to City Colleges of Chicago and Cook County Health to form … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | March 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | CTA suffers most violent attacks in decades as Trump threatens $50 million funding cut over crime | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/02/chicago-cta-transit-crime-assault-battery-leerhsen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] Aggravated assaults and batteries on the Chicago Transit Authority reached at least a 24-year high in 2025 as the … |