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| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | WTTW | Week in Review: Remembering Jesse Jackson; Pritzker Pitches $56B Budget | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/20/week-review-remembering-jesse-jackson-pritzker-pitches-56b-budget | Chicago says goodbye to a civil rights icon and a political force of nature. The Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84. Gov. JB Pritzker unveils his budget proposal — facing a $2.2 billion deficit and massive uncertainty over federal funding. As Indiana legislators advance a bill aimed at luring the … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | South Side Weekly | The Exchange: Big Homie | https://southsideweekly.com/the-exchange-big-homie/ | This is post 62 of 62 in the series _“The Exchange”_ The Weekly’s poetry corner, where a poem or piece of writing is presented with a prompt. Readers are welcome to respond to the prompt with original poems, and pieces may be featured in the next issue of the Weekly. … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Crews battle fiery blaze after northwest suburban home erupts in flames | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/crews-battle-fiery-blaze-after-northwest-suburban-home-erupts-in-flames/3897552/ | A large emergency response could be seen as crews battled a fiery blaze that engulfed a home in a northwest suburb of Chicago Friday evening. Around 5:40 p.m., aerial video from NBC Chicago Sky 5 showed firefighters spraying a house on the 100 block of Grove Avenue in Fox River … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Gen Z gold medalist Alysa Liu will skate to ‘Stateside' remix at the Exhibition Gala | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/gen-z-gold-medalist-alysa-liu-will-skate-to-stateside-remix-at-the-exhibition-gala/3897518/ | In proper Gen Z fashion, Olympic figure skating gold medalist Alysa Liu will perform to the "Stateside" remix by Pinkpathress and Zara Larson at the Exhibition Gala on Saturday. After the 20-year-old figure skater [ gold medal winning performance ][3] in the women's free skate on Thursday at the 2026 … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Polish speedskater stretchered off after opponent's blade slices above her eye | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/polish-speedskater-stretchered-off-after-opponents-blade-slices-above-her-eye/3897593/ | Short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor's blade sliced her above her left eye during the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sellier went down along with 15-time Olympic … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Survivor of fatal Lake Shore Drive crash taken into ICE custody | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/survivor-fatal-lake-shore-drive-crash-taken-ice-custody | ![Undocumented man in ICE custody after deadly crash][30] #### [ Undocumented man in ICE custody after deadly crash ][31] This just in - an update in the deadly Lake Shore Drive crash that killed three people last fall. On November 23rd, a Kia Forte struck a stalled Chevy Malibu sparking … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | U.S. Supreme Court sides with Illinois toy company in tariff case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/u-s-supreme-court-sides-illinois-toy-company-tariff-case | ![Local toy company celebrates Supreme Court's tariff ruling ][18] #### [ Local toy company celebrates Supreme Court's tariff ruling ][19] One suburban toy company that took its fight all the way to the top is celebrating the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday on Trump's tariffs. #### The Brief * * … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | South Side Chicago mourns 23-year-old dancer killed in Bishop Ford crash | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/south-side-chicago-mourns-23-year-old-dancer-killed-bishop-ford-crash | ![Balloon release honors victim of car crash on Bishop Ford Freeway][14] #### [ Balloon release honors victim of car crash on Bishop Ford Freeway ][15] Friends and family are getting ready to honor one of the victims who died in an accident on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Thursday morning. … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Durbin says Trump left a ‘mess’ after Supreme Court blocks tariff policy | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/durbin-says-trump-left-mess-after-supreme-court-blocks-tariff-policy | ![Sen. Durbin responds to Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's tariff policy ][7] #### [ Sen. Durbin responds to Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's tariff policy ][8] Sen. Dick Durbin reacted to the Supreme Court's decision on the tariffs on Friday. #### The Brief * * Sen. Dick Durbin called President … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | YouTube removes channel sharing explicit content of R. Kelly survivor | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/youtube-removes-channel-sharing-explicit-content-r-kelly-survivor | ![YouTube page suspended after circulating R. Kelly victim videos][1] #### [ YouTube page suspended after circulating R. Kelly victim videos ][2] Fox Chicago received a tip that explicit content involving a minor was being distributed on YouTube. Content depicting a Jane Doe victim from the criminal case against R. Kelly. … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Hokin Gallery previews MoCP’s Darkroom Auction ahead of 50th anniversary fundraiser | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/hokin-gallery-previews-mocps-darkroom-auction-ahead-of-50th-anniversary-fundraiser/ | The Hokin Gallery is exhibiting photographs and artwork that will be auctioned as part of the annual Darkroom Auction, a fundraiser for the Museum of Contemporary Photography. The works on display are donations from artists around the world, including past faculty and alumni. They are not part of the museum’s … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | US audit finds gaps in the FAA’s oversight of United Airlines maintenance | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/faa-oversight-united-airlines-maintenance/ | The ability of federal safety regulators to oversee airplane maintenance at United Airlines has been hindered by inadequate staffing, high employee turnover and the improper use of virtual inspections instead of on-site reviews in some cases, according to a government watchdog audit released Friday. The U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Indiana housing bill narrowly passes Senate committee | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/indiana-housing-bill-narrowly-passes-senate-committee/ | A bill aimed at lowering housing costs barely passed out of the Senate Judiciary committee Wednesday, with many voting in favor of the bill expressing concerns and indicating they may vote against the bill as it advances. House Bill 1001 expands permitted uses that are approved without a hearing to … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | What happens next after the Supreme Court slapped down President Donald Trump’s tariffs | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/what-happens-next-trumps-tariffs/ | WASHINGTON — There’s little that Donald Trump has cherished more in his second term than tariffs, a symbol of his imperious approach to the presidency. He has raised and lowered them at will, rewriting the rules of global commerce and daring anyone to stop him. Now that may be over, … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox' Munetaka Murakami, fashionably late, impresses in Cactus League debut | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/02/20/munetaka-murakami-fashionably-late-impresses-in-cactus-league-debut | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][70] * [ Facebook ][71] * [ Bluesky ][72] * [ Email ][73] * [ Reddit ][74] * [ Flipboard ][75] MESA, Ariz. — Munetaka Murakami is rarely seen in the [ White Sox ][76] clubhouse for an extended period … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 Chicago men arrested in undercover federal firearms probe | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/20/2-men-arrested-federal-undercover-gun-probe-machine-gun-conversion-switches | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][62] * [ Facebook ][63] * [ Bluesky ][64] * [ Email ][65] * [ Reddit ][66] * [ Flipboard ][67] Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with an undercover federal firearms investigation in the Chicago area, according to … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | New White Sox hitting coach looks to put team's offensive struggles in past | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/02/20/new-white-sox-hitting-coach-looks-to-put-teams-offensive-struggles-in-past | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][42] * [ Facebook ][43] * [ Bluesky ][44] * [ Email ][45] * [ Reddit ][46] * [ Flipboard ][47] MESA, Ariz. — **Derek Shomon** sees an exciting [ White Sox ][48] offense that is balanced with power and … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cubs' Seiya Suzuki blasts home run in first spring training game, asks for sun to be moved | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/02/20/cubs-seiya-suzuki-blasts-home-run-in-first-spring-training-game-asks-for-sun-to-be-moved | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] MESA, Ariz. — If any doubt remained, after head-turning batting practice all spring, that [ Cubs ][27] outfielder **Seiya … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Unions demand more from Pritzker for education | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/20/pritzker-state-budget-proposal-education-evidence-based-funding-rich-miller | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] As expected, we did not see a whole lot of spending increases in Gov. JB Pritzker’s [ state budget … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man, 20, shot, wounded in South Shore | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/20/20-year-old-man-shot-wounded-in-south-shore | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A 20-year-old is in critical condition after he was shot in South Shore on Friday evening. The man was … |