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| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | WTTW | Johnson Calls for Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers | https://news.wttw.com/2026/08/11/johnson-calls-temporary-moratorium-data-centers | Mayor Brandon Johnson called Tuesday for a temporary moratorium on data centers, signing an executive order that calls on the Chicago City Council to adopt new rules to prevent the city’s air and water from being polluted by the insatiable demand for electricity. “Chicagoans have been absolutely clear: They do … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | WBEZ | Mayor Johnson wants City Council to pause data center expansion | https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2026/08/11/mayor-brandon-johnson-chicago-moratorium-data-centers-new-regulations | Chicago should impose a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers until permanent regulations are established to mitigate their impact on the power grid, the water supply and the environment, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday in a move that an influential alderperson called a “political stunt.” Johnson also signed … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | WBEZ | Just how rare is this half-female, half-male bird sighting? - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/08/11/just-how-rare-is-this-half-female-half-male-bird-sighting | Every year toward the end of spring and beginning of summer, small bobolink songbirds travel thousands of miles north from their winter homes in Brazil and Argentina to breed. This year when they passed through Chicago, one conservationist spotted an [ _incredibly rare one_ ][1] in their midst: it sported … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | NBC Local | Wild Ring video shows possible tornado whip through suburban Chicago yard | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wild-ring-video-shows-possible-tornado-whip-through-suburban-chicago-yard/3973757/ | A possible tornado was captured on Ring camera video spinning up debris in a south suburban yard as damaging storms blew across the Chicago area on Tuesday. [ Wind gusts of up to 100 mph ][23] were recorded as [ "intense" storms ][24] brought [ threats of short-lived tornadoes ][25] … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘We've got a mess': Rolled over semis, downed power lines block part of Indiana interstate | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/weve-got-a-mess-rolled-over-semis-downed-power-lines-block-part-of-indiana-interstate/3973751/ | Downed powerlines and overturned semis left portions of a major interstate in northwest Indiana shut down as officials work to figure out how to safely reopen the roadway. Sgt. Glen Fifield with the Indiana State Police Lowell Post told NBC Chicago multiple semis rolled over due to high winds as … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘Stay put': Entire town in northwest Indiana without power after severe storms | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/stay-put-entire-town-in-northwest-indiana-without-power-after-severe-storms/3973804/ | An entire town in northwest Indiana was left without power after [ intense and damaging storms ][12] rolled across the region on Tuesday, authorities said. Police in Schererville, Indiana, said power in the entire town was out and urged residents to "stay put and stay off the roadways" in a … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | NBC Local | Fallen power line causes suburban house to erupt in flames during intense storms | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/fallen-powerline-causes-suburban-house-to-erupt-in-flames-during-intense-storms/3973819/ | Massive flames erupted from a south suburban fire house sparked by a power line that was blown down during intense storms on Tuesday. Flames engulfed a house near Pepperwood Court and West Wintergreen Drive in south suburban Frankfort after [ strong winds ][1] pushed a power line onto the home, … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Trump Media posts massive $238M loss, plans major business pivot | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-media-posts-massive-238m-loss-plans-major-business-pivot | ![][20] article In this photo illustration the logo of the social media platform TruthSocial can be seen next to a finger on a smartphone on January 03, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) #### The Brief * * The president’s Trump Media & Technology … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in woman's stabbing death | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-charged-murder-woman-stabbing-death | ![Livestream][14] #### The Brief * * Ankur Patel, 31, of Chicago, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 32-year-old woman. * Police said the woman was found unresponsive with a stab wound to her neck early Sunday in the 4800 block of North Avers Avenue. * … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Nearly 50,000 Chrysler vehicles recalled over seat belt safety defect | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nearly-50000-chrysler-vehicles-recalled-over-seat-belt-safety-defect | ![How car recalls get reported][1] ![How car recalls get reported][1] #### [ How car recalls get reported ][2] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially start car recalls after receiving complaints from consumers. [ _Chrysler_ ][3] is recalling nearly 50,000 vehicles over a seat belt defect that could increase … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mayor Johnson wants City Council to pause data center expansion | https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/08/11/mayor-brandon-johnson-chicago-moratorium-data-centers-new-regulations | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][20] * [ Facebook ][21] * [ Bluesky ][22] * [ Email ][23] * [ Reddit ][24] * [ Flipboard ][25] Chicago should impose a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers until permanent regulations are established to mitigate … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Marimar Martínez y otros denuncian a agentes del Operativo Midway Blitz buscando rendición de cuentas | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/08/11/marimar-martinez-y-otros-denuncian-a-agentes-del-operativo-midway-blitz-buscando-rendicion-de-cuentas | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] [ ![][7] ][8] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Casi un año después … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Avrom Farm hosts a grassroots Chicago music fest three hours from Chicago | https://chicagoreader.com/music/gossip-wolf/avrom-farm-party-postock-tweedy-holbert-squirrel-flower-brinstarr-direct-cd-sale/ | ![an outdoor music festival in a field near a stand of trees, shown from within the audience looking toward the stage; fans lie on blankets and sit on hay bales, and the platform under the stage is built of hay bales][1] Avrom Farm Party in 2023 Credit: Courtesy Avrom Farm … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago man charged with DUI in crash that killed woman in Lakeview | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-man-charged-with-dui-in-crash-that-killed-woman-in-lakeview/ | A Chicago man has been charged with drunk driving in [ a string of hit-and-run crashes that left a woman dead over the weekend in the Lakeview neighborhood ][11] . Miroslaw Ciszek, 34, has been charged with one felony count each of aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of a … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | CBS Local | Meteotsunami impacting Lake Michigan along Chicago lakefront, Northwest Indiana after destructive storms | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/meteotsunami-lake-michigan-chicago-lakefront-northwest-indiana/ | A meteotsunami is impacting Chicago's lakefront and the shore in Northwest Indiana Tuesday afternoon and evening after [ destructive storms ][5] in the area. A [ meteotsunami ][6] is a change in water levels instead of an earthquake, driven by air pressure disturbances most often caused by thunderstorms and squalls. … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | CBS Local | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois, damaged in storms | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/credit-union-1-amphitheatre-tinley-park-illinois-damaged-storms/ | The Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in the southwest Chicago suburb of Tinley Park was damaged when [ severe storms blasted through ][1] the area on Tuesday. Video from CBS Skywatch showed debris all over the field where concertgoers camp out, and damage to the roof of the concert pavilion. Specifics … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Do better | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/11/do-better-22/ | * Earth [ Justice ][27] … > Dynegy Midwest Generation, owner of the closed Vermilion Power Station north > of Oakwood, IL, disclosed Friday that riverbank erosion next to its coal ash > along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River has reached a critical point > requiring reinforcement to … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Today’s quotable | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/11/todays-quotable-293/ | * [ Peoria Journal Star ][26] … > Republican Darren Bailey, who is running against Pritzker in November’s > gubernatorial election, cast the possible move to Indiana by the Bears as a > done deal on Monday, saying it was too late to convince the team to stay. > > … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Yes, something needs to be done about funeral home oversight, but avoid this potential mistake | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/11/yes-something-needs-to-be-done-about-funeral-home-oversight-but-avoid-this-potential-mistake/ | * [ Sun-Times ][24] … > A macabre discovery in a Far South Side funeral home is once again revealing > gaps in government oversight of facilities like the one in South Deering where > authorities found dozens of decomposing bodies last week, according to > lawmakers who called for … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | August 11, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Isabel’s afternoon roundup | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-576/ | * [ Click here ][1] for some background on another lawsuit against Illinois’ medical aid in dying law. Press release… > The Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield > in Illinois, the Lutheran Care Center, and four Illinois physicians today sued > the State of … |