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View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 WTTW Chicago Taxpayers Paid $27.5M to Man Wrongfully Convicted of 2008 Murder, Setting New Record https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/17/chicago-taxpayers-paid-275m-man-wrongfully-convicted-2008-murder-setting-new-record Chicago taxpayers paid $27.5 million to a man who was wrongfully convicted of a 2008 murder and spent 10 years in prison, setting a new city record for a payment to resolve a wrongful conviction case, according to records obtained by WTTW News. [ A federal jury awarded Marcel Brown …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 WBEZ West Side residents wait for city’s help with aging sewers, homes damaged in 2023 floods https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/06/17/west-side-residents-wait-aging-sewers-homes-damaged-2023-floods Andre Moseley’s Austin home was hammered by flooding twice in the summer of 2023, causing a lot of damage and leaving a stale smell of sewage in his basement. “It was horrible,” he says. “It was coming at such a fast rate.” The 2023 floods [ _drenched tens of thousands_ …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 NBC Local New maps show where the greatest risk of severe weather sits Wednesday in Chicago area https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/new-maps-show-where-the-greatest-risk-of-severe-weather-sits-wednesday-in-chicago-area/3949927/ New maps show the risk levels for severe weather and tornadoes Wednesday in the Chicago area. The images from the Storm Prediction Center still show the largest tornado threat sitting south of Chicago, with the lightest risks to the north. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 NBC Local Chicago area residents asked to skip showers amid ‘torrential' rainfall, risk of flash flooding https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-residents-asked-to-skip-showers-amid-torrential-rainfall-risk-of-flash-flooding/3949922/ "Torrential" downpours and a [ high flash flooding risk ][1] Wednesday led Chicago officials to issue an "overflow action alert," advising residents to reduce their water use, including delaying showers and using the washing machine in order to help guard against sewer backup. "With heavy rain expected in the Chicago …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 Fox Chicago Live updates: Trump addresses G7 summit as leaders discuss future of AI on last day http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-addresses-g7-summit-6-17-26 #### The Brief * * President Donald Trump is speaking at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday. * Trump and world leaders are meeting this week at the G7 summit as talks to end the Iran war continue. President Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the Group of Seven …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 Fox Chicago Chicago man charged in pair of burglaries on NW Side http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-charged-pair-burglaries-nw-side ![][9] article Cortez Washington | Chicago police #### The Brief * * A 19-year-old Chicago man, Cortez Washington, was charged in connection with two residential burglaries on the Northwest Side. * Police said he unlawfully entered homes on West Waveland and West Warwick avenues during the early morning hours of …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 Fox Chicago Northwest Indiana braces for more severe weather while cleanup from last week's storms continues http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwest-indiana-severe-weather-wednesday ![Portage mayor says city is prepared as more severe storms bear down][1] ![Portage mayor says city is prepared as more severe storms bear down][1] #### [ Portage mayor says city is prepared as more severe storms bear down ][2] The mayor of Portage spoke with FOX Chicago Tuesday morning as …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times West Side residents wait for city’s help with aging sewers, homes damaged in 2023 floods https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/17/west-side-residents-wait-aging-sewers-homes-damaged-2023-floods * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Andre Moseley’s Austin home was hammered by flooding twice in the summer of 2023, causing a lot of damage …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 Chicago Reader Shallowater and Cancer House bring new vitality to slowcore https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/shallowater-cancer-house-beat-kitchen/ ![][18] Shallowater Credit: Ground Control Touring In 2021, Texas avant-garde guitarist Hayden Pedigo signed with Mexican Summer and released _Letting Go_ , his first album for the Brooklyn indie label. Pedigo made a video for the title track in a small town called Shallowater, near where he lived in Lubbock, …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 17, 2026 Chicago Reader Rated Q remains an unquestionable success https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/rated-q-ramona-slick-drag-music-box-theatre/ On a bitter winter night in 2023, I settled in at the Music Box Theatre with my best friend to enjoy my first ever Rated Q screening: _Twilight_ (2008). It’s a night I cherish deeply and recount often as one of my most unique movie outings, and since then, I’ve …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 CBS Local Vice President JD Vance says text of U.S.-Iran deal will be released Friday "at the latest" https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jd-vance-interview-iran-deal-text/ Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the text of the [ U.S.-Iran deal ][23] will be released Friday "at the latest," adding that the White House is pushing to release it as soon as Wednesday. "We want to tell the American people what's in this deal," Vance said on …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 CBS Local SUV slams into gas station mini mart in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suv-slams-gas-station-mini-mart-chicago-east-pilsen/ A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood. At the scene near 18th and Ruble streets, the SUV was seen smashed up against the gas station mini mart. The hood of the …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 CBS Local Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue psychiatric defense in New York state murder trial https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/luigi-mangione-state-trial-hearing-nyc/ A state court hearing revealed Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City in December 2024. Mangione was in a New York City courtroom Wednesday morning for a hearing regarding his state …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 CBS Local Wilmette becomes latest Chicago suburb to collect West Nile-positive mosquitoes this year https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wilmette-latest-chicago-suburb-west-nile-positive-mosquitoes-2026/ The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year. The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District reported that a batch of mosquitoes collected in a trap in Wilmette Sunday tested positive for West Nile the following day. …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 CBS Local Effective July 1, no more behind-the-wheel tests required for drivers ages 79 to 86 in Illinois https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-more-behind-the-wheel-tests-drivers-79-86-illinois/ Beginning next month, drivers between the ages of 79 and 86 in Illinois will no longer have to take mandatory behind-the-wheel driving tests to renew their licenses. The move is a major component of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' Road Safety & Fairness Act. Effective July 1, the age …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 CBS Local Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-sentencing-long-island/ Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday after he [ pleaded guilty ][1] to a series of murders known as the [ Gilgo Beach serial killings ][2] . The 62-year-old was [ arrested in 2023 ][3] for the murders dating back to 1993. …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 block-club-chicago Uptown Condo Board President Killed By Man Attempting To Violate Protection Order, Neighbor Says https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/17/uptown-condo-board-president-killed-by-man-attempting-to-violate-protection-order-neighbor-says/ UPTOWN — Neighbors are mourning a longtime condo board president in Uptown who, they said, was shot and killed when trying to stop a man from entering their complex. The shooting happened Monday night in the 4800 block of North Clark Street. Afterward, officers shot the suspected gunman during a …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 ABC Local Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say https://abc7.com/post/iran-will-reopen-strait-hormuz-can-sell-oil-freely-deal-us-officials-say/19315693/ Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document. The …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 ABC Local 8-year-old dies in apparent drowning at World Cup watch party in California https://abc7chicago.com/story/8-year-old-taylor-thach-dies-apparent-drowning-world-cup-watch-party-el-segundo-california/19315849/ EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- An 8-year-old child died after an apparent drowning during a World Cup gathering Friday in California, according to authorities. Police and fire crews responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the 700-Block of California Street for a report of an unresponsive child, according to the El Segundo …
View Article 11 a.m. June 17, 2026 ABC Local 19-year-old hurt in University Village shooting, Chicago police say https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-today-19-year-old-hurt-university-village-washburne-racine-avenues-police-say/19316048/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 19-year-old was shot on Wednesday morning on the city's West Side, Chicago police said. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] The shooting happened at about 5:09 a.m. in the 1200-Block of W. Washburne Avenue, according to police. The male …