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| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | WTTW | From a Tony Nominee Debut to a New Art Institute Exhibit, Here Are 4 Picks for Your Weekend | https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/29/tony-nominee-debut-new-art-institute-exhibit-here-are-4-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] _._ As … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | WBEZ | What’s That Building? Narrow Bridge Arts Club | https://www.wbez.org/architecture/2026/01/29/whats-that-building-narrow-bridge-arts-club | There’s hardly a better example of historical buildings being reused than a 3-story structure built in 1923 near Washington Park in Woodlawn. It was built as a synagogue, later housed a series of Christian congregations and is now part single-family home, part makerspace and artists club. The building is also … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | WBEZ | James Rondeau is ready to expand the Art Institute’s footprint — and put that airplane incident behind him | https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/01/29/art-institute-chicago-president-james-rondeau | Running an art museum may be one of the toughest jobs in the arts at the moment. There are cuts in federal support and philanthropic pullbacks to contend with. Sociopolitical jabs from the left and right. Even existential questions about the relevance and purpose of such institutions in the 21st … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | House fires on Chicago's South Side under investigation | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/house-fires-chicagos-south-side-under-investigation | ![Woman, 75, dies in Beverly fire][5] #### [ Woman, 75, dies in Beverly fire ][6] A 75-year-old woman died Wednesday night in a fire at a residence in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. #### The Brief * * A 75-year-old woman died after a late-night house fire on South Bell Avenue on … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Lake-effect snow to kick off weekend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-lake-effect-snow-kick-off-weekend | ![Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast ][2] Fox Chicago's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Bitter cold continues today with sunshine but highs stuck in the teens. * Lake-effect snow is expected to develop near the lake Friday … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: Hadiya Pendleton, 15-year-old honors student at King College Prep, shot and killed | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/january-29-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][15] . **Front page flashback:** Jan. 30, 2009 ![In a unanimous vote, the Illinois Senate ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich on … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: Army helicopter and American Airlines plane crash midair | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/today-in-history-army-helicopter-plane-crash/ | Today is Thursday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2026. There are 336 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 29, 2025, a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft as the jet was landing … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Two Republican candidates aim to unseat Democratic Rep. Mary Gill | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/republican-candidates-primary-democratic-mary-gill/ | Two candidates are seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Mary Gill in the 35th Illinois House district. David Dewar, a repeat candidate from Calumet Park who now lives in Mount Greenwood Heights, and Charles (Chuck) Lay, originally from Pennsylvania who moved to the South Side more than three … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Citizen pain: Northwestern’s Daisy Hernández and her new history of the (quickly) changing meaning of citizenship | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/northwestern-daisy-hernandez-citizenship/ | It’s hard to say if Daisy Hernández has the best timing in the world or the worst. She thought about the question one morning, in her office at Northwestern University, where she is an associate professor of creative writing. It was a few weeks before the publication of her fascinating, … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Veteran lobbyist with clients that regularly intersect with City Hall weighs run for Chicago mayor | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/29/lobbyist-john-kelly-possible-chicago-mayor-bid-brandon-johnson-ballys-white-sox-katten-muchin-election | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] Mayor Brandon Johnson, as is widely known, has personal and political entanglements with one of the more powerful special … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | James Rondeau is ready to expand the Art Institute’s footprint — and put that airplane incident behind him | https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/01/29/art-institute-chicago-president-james-rondeau | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Running an art museum may be one of the toughest jobs in the arts at the moment. There are … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | Comic Relief | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2026/how-two-beloved-comic-stores-stack-up/ | ## Chicago Comics ### 3244 N. Clark St., Lake View A comics cathedral where underground legends mix with the caped and cosmic | ## Challengers Comics + Conversation ### 1845 N. Western Ave., Bucktown A sleek readers’ clubhouse rife with graphic novels, good vibes, and geek diplomacy ---|--- Origin story … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Woman dead, another seriously injured after two house fires on Chicago's South Side | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/house-fires-chicago-south-side/ | A woman died, and another was injured after two house fires that broke out on Chicago's South Side overnight. Chicago police said the first fire broke out in the 7000 block of South Bell around 10:15 p.m. Fire crews found the 75-year-old woman inside the home with severe burns. She … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | ABC Local | Ex-Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson to be sentenced in murder of Sonya Massey | https://abc7chicago.com/post/ex-sangamon-county-sheriffs-deputy-sean-grayson-sentenced-shooting-death-sonya-massey/18499288/ | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The former Illinois sheriff's deputy found guilty of murdering Sonya Massey will be sentenced Thursday. Sean Grayson is trying to appeal his October [ conviction for second degree murder. ][4] ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][5] Grayson shot and … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | ABC Local | Separate West Englewood fires miles apart leave 1 woman dead, 1 injured, Chicago police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-fire-separate-west-englewood-fires-miles-apart-leave-1-woman-dead-injured-police-say/18499164/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Fires just miles apart in West Englewood have left one woman dead and another seriously injured, Chicago police said. The first fire was at about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 7000-block of South Bell Avenue. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | ABC Local | Man accused of stabbing pregnant woman 70 times Downers Grove due in court | https://abc7chicago.com/post/nedas-revuckas-due-court-thursday-killing-pregnant-woman-eliza-morales-downers-grove-is/18499200/ | DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A suspect is due in court Thursday after being charged with murdering pregnant woman in Downers Grove. Wednesday's hearing was postponed due to amount of evidence attorneys had to go through. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] Neda … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | January 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Thursday, January 29, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/01/29/horoscopes-today-thursday-january-29-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Chicago time. … |
| View Article | midnight | January 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago Police warn of armed robbery spree in South Loop, Pilsen | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-warn-armed-robbery-spree-south-loop-pilsen | #### The Brief * * Chicago police are warning of a series of armed robberies targeting businesses in the South Loop and Pilsen areas. * In each case, suspects waited for unattended registers, grabbed them, and fled; some also took food orders before escaping. * The suspects are described as … |
| View Article | midnight | January 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Sean Grayson, convicted in fatal 2024 shooting of Sonya Massey, to be sentenced on Thursday | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sean-grayson-to-be-sentenced-on-thursday/ | Sentencing for a former Sangamon County deputy, convicted in the killing of a woman who called 911 for help back in 2024, is scheduled for Thursday. Sean Grayson was found guilty last October of [ second-degree murder for the shooting ][3] of Sonya Massey. In July 2024, Massey, a 36-year-old … |
| View Article | midnight | January 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Cold snap has natural gas customers seeing increases in their utility bills | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/natural-gas-customers-seeing-increases-in-their-utility-bills/ | The recent cold and snowy weather in Chicago and nationwide has caused volatility for utility bills, especially for natural gas customers. On another freezing night at East Chicago's Big Franks Sausage Restaurant and Bar. The food is hot, but the bills sometimes feel like burning money. "I have it at … |