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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | WLS AM | Storms Spawn Tornadoes, NWS to Investigate | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/12/storms-spawn-tornadoes-nws-to-investigate/ | (CHICAGO) — Cleanup is underway across the Chicago area after Thursday night thunderstorms spawned at least two confirmed tornadoes. Survey teams from the National Weather Service will be assessing damage in Streator, Naperville, Bartlett and Northwest Indiana Friday. Tornadoes were confirmed in Streator and Northwest Indiana. Early Friday morning, ComEd … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago made progress on transit-oriented development 5 years after policy push, report says | https://www.wbez.org/real-estate-development/2026/06/12/chicago-progress-equitable-transit-oriented-development-5-years-policy-push-report | Chicago has made substantial progress in encouraging more development near public transit in the South and West sides — five years after adopting a plan aimed to do just that. In 2021, city leaders created an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development, or ETOD, plan. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at the time … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | WBEZ | 1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts | https://www.wbez.org/crime/2026/06/12/air-bag-theft-chicago-police-cpd-lake-view-lincoln-park-villegas-riccio | Maeve Priestley was overcome with anxiety when she woke up early one morning and discovered the driver’s side window of her Honda Civic had been smashed out. Priestley, 26, cried outside her Lake View condo building as she assessed the damage and realized an air bag had been ripped out … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘Like a war zone': Devastating damage reported after ‘multiple tornadoes' hit Illinois, Indiana | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/like-a-war-zone-devastating-damage-reported-after-multiple-tornadoes-hit-illinois-indiana/3947750/ | Across the Chicago area Friday, residents were waking up to devastation, debris, power outages and more after intense storms tore through the area, flattening homes, downing trees and power lines. "It's like a war zone," one resident told NBC Chicago as he surveyed the damage in Merrillville, Indiana. Stream NBC … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Joey missing in Frankfort: Search continues for 11-year-old with special needs | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/joey-missing-frankfort-search | #### The Brief * * An 11-year-old boy with special needs was reported missing Thursday evening in Frankfort. * Search and rescue teams, first responders and community volunteers searched throughout the night and have continued efforts Friday. * Police are asking residents to review surveillance video and report any information … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Cleanup underway after tornadoes, damaging storms | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-tornado-cleanup-storms | ![Multiple tornadoes confirmed after Chicagoland storms: NWS][1] ![Multiple tornadoes confirmed after Chicagoland storms: NWS][1] #### [ Multiple tornadoes confirmed after Chicagoland storms: NWS ][2] Cleanup continues across parts of Chicagoland after tornadoes and damaging winds Thursday night. #### The Brief * * Survey teams are assessing damage after multiple tornadoes … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Donald Trump, Dana White sending a clear message with UFC event at White House | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/12/ufc-white-house-donald-trump-dana-white-freedom-250 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][155] * [ Facebook ][156] * [ Bluesky ][157] * [ Email ][158] * [ Reddit ][159] * [ Flipboard ][160] There’s identity politics. This, my friends and enemies, is the identity sports equivalent. And the purpose and intent: To … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | From Soldier Field to Hammond and back: A journey like no other | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/06/12/chicago-bears-soldier-field-hammond-indiana-arlington-heights-stadium-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][137] * [ Facebook ][138] * [ Bluesky ][139] * [ Email ][140] * [ Reddit ][141] * [ Flipboard ][142] HAMMOND, Ind. — I write to you from a territory worlds apart from our fair city of Chicago. A … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cocaine money launderer's Illinois cannabis license goes up in smoke | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/12/cocaine-money-launderer-david-berger-ivy-hall-illinois-cannabis-license-recreational-marijuana | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][126] * [ Facebook ][127] * [ Bluesky ][128] * [ Email ][129] * [ Reddit ][130] * [ Flipboard ][131] Convicted cocaine cash launderer David Berger no longer holds an Illinois cannabis license, signaling that he has cut ties … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago made progress on transit-oriented development 5 years after policy push, report says | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/06/12/chicago-progress-equitable-transit-oriented-development-5-years-policy-push-report | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][112] * [ Facebook ][113] * [ Bluesky ][114] * [ Email ][115] * [ Reddit ][116] * [ Flipboard ][117] Chicago has made substantial progress in encouraging more development near public transit in the South and West sides — … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/12/air-bag-theft-chicago-police-cpd-lake-view-lincoln-park-villegas-riccio | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][96] * [ Facebook ][97] * [ Bluesky ][98] * [ Email ][99] * [ Reddit ][100] * [ Flipboard ][101] Maeve Priestley was overcome with anxiety when she woke up early one morning and discovered the driver’s side window … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | After serious car crash, Chicago-born rapper Raq Baby gets ready for Summer Smash debut | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/06/12/chicago-born-rapper-raq-baby-summer-smash-debut | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][80] * [ Facebook ][81] * [ Bluesky ][82] * [ Email ][83] * [ Reddit ][84] * [ Flipboard ][85] It’s been all celebration this past week for rising hip-hop artist [ _Raq Baby_ ][86] . He turned 21 … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Like the Obama Presidential Center, Jackson Park was born over the furious objections of Chicagoans | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/12/obama-presidential-center-jackson-park-history-worlds-columbian-exposition-frederick-law-omsted | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][65] * [ Facebook ][66] * [ Bluesky ][67] * [ Email ][68] * [ Reddit ][69] * [ Flipboard ][70] The Obama Presidential Center had to overcome many hurdles before coming into existence, including continual protest and two federal … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Jeanne Gang's latest exhibition is for the birds — just as it should be | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/06/12/jeanne-gang-chicago-architecture-center-flyway-openlands-exhibition-birds | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][49] * [ Facebook ][50] * [ Bluesky ][51] * [ Email ][52] * [ Reddit ][53] * [ Flipboard ][54] Chicago is indeed a city in a garden just as our “Urbs in Horto” motto has been telling us … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | I won't give up drinking anytime soon | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/12/alcohol-health-risks-studies-underreporting-mona-charen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][38] * [ Facebook ][39] * [ Bluesky ][40] * [ Email ][41] * [ Reddit ][42] * [ Flipboard ][43] Is a glass of wine with dinner going to increase your chance of getting cancer or another serious illness? … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump not taken seriously in Iran or elsewhere overseas | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/12/trump-iran-war-bombing-threats-obama-syria-s-e-cupp | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][24] * [ Facebook ][25] * [ Bluesky ][26] * [ Email ][27] * [ Reddit ][28] * [ Flipboard ][29] Back in 2012, President Barack Obama issued a statement at a news conference that would change his presidency and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Helpless brother bears witness to sister's love life | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/06/12/dearabby-today-dear-abby-helpless-brother-bears-witness-to-sisters-love-life | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][16] * [ Facebook ][17] * [ Bluesky ][18] * [ Email ][19] * [ Reddit ][20] * [ Flipboard ][21] **DEAR ABBY:** My sister is involved with a wealthy man who is 20 years older. Their affair (they are … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Fear of Trump's wrath turns medical researchers against their own community | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/12/american-diabetes-association-department-defense-religions-bears-stadium | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] By ejecting conference participants for handing out an editorial criticizing the Trump administration for proposed scientific research cuts, the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | Chicago Reader | A first-of-its-kind exhibition at the MCA explores the impact of dancehall and reggaeton | https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/art-feature/dancing-the-revolution-mca/ | Long before reggaeton topped global charts, its story was being written through migration, resistance, and the sounds of the Caribbean. “Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón,” a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, centers on what curator Carla Acevedo-Yates describes as a “multilocal phenomenon” of Caribbean … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | June 12, 2026 | CBS Local | National Weather Service confirms multiple tornadoes with Streator, Merrillville among hardest hit areas | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/indiana-illinois-destructive-storm-clearnup-power-outages/ | Residents across Illinois and Indiana are waking up to severe damage after [ destructive tornadoes and severe storms hit ][1] on Thursday night. On Friday morning, the National Weather Service confirmed multiple [ tornado touchdowns ][2] on June 11. NSW survey crews will be deployed across the area to assess … |