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| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | WLS AM | Southland Politicians Call for Federal Help | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/08/17/southland-politicians-call-for-federal-help/ | (CHICAGO) — After Tuesday’s storm’s caused massive damage in the south suburbs, local politicians have called for a renewed effort to ask for federal help. Gov. JB Pritzker toured some of the storm damage Friday but did not say much about federal help and instead criticized the Trump administration. On … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | WLS AM | Buddy Guy honored with Chicago Music Legend Award | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/08/17/buddy-guy-honored-with-chicago-music-legend-award/ | Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center’s Chicago Culture Ball this weekend. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning [ blues ][4] guitarist was recognized Saturday night for significantly shaping the music industry and upholding the city’s identity, while inspiring generations. George “Buddy” Guy, who … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | WLS AM | Disney Has Met With Macaulay Culkin About New Home Alone Movie | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/08/17/disney-has-met-with-macaulay-culkin-about-new-home-alone-movie/ | Last year, amid a nationwide tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of _[ Home Alone ][1] , _ [ Macaulay Culkin ][2] shared an [ original idea he had conceived for a sequel ][3] . “I’m either a widower or a divorcee. I’m raising a kid and all that stuff. I’m … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago Public Media staff honored with two national Murrow Awards | https://www.wbez.org/pressroom/2026/08/17/chicago-public-media-staff-honored-with-two-national-murrow-awards | Chicago Public Media staff at WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times have been honored with two 2026 national Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast and digital journalism. Named for WWII correspondent and broadcast journalism pioneer Edward R. Murrow, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)’s Murrow Awards recognize exemplary … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Northwestern says African Studies program isn’t closing, but staff told otherwise | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/08/17/northwestern-says-african-studies-not-closing-staff-told-otherwise | Northwestern University is changing the status of its African Studies program — described as the oldest of its kind in the country — raising questions about how changes will impact everything from its funding to staff. University spokesperson Amy E. Lee said in a statement Saturday [ _the program_ ][1] … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | NBC Local | Suburban police investigating Barrington Hills home invasion involving masked man | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-police-investigating-barrington-hills-home-invasion-involving-masked-man/3976359/ | Suburban police are investigating after a home invasion was reported in Barrington Hills in the early morning hours Sunday. About 4:57 a.m., Barrington Hills police officers said they responded to a home on Hawthorne Lane after a 911 caller said an unknown person was inside their home. Stream NBC 5 … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Have a question for Mayor Brandon Johnson? Now's your chance | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/brandon-johnson-townhall-questions | **CHICAGO** \- FOX Chicago is hosting a one-hour town hall with Mayor Brandon Johnson next month and we want your questions. It's simple, all you have to do is grab your phone, record a quick video with your question and [ send it to us. ][8] Your question could be … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | ABC Pilsen helps Chicago kids build more than basketball skills | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/abc-pilsen-chicago-basketball | ![ABC Pilsen builds confidence on and off the court][1] ![ABC Pilsen builds confidence on and off the court][1] #### [ ABC Pilsen builds confidence on and off the court ][2] ABC Pilsen uses basketball, academics and enrichment programs to help about 150 young athletes build confidence and skills for life … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Robbins mayor grazed during birthday party at chicken restaurant; security fatally shoots gunman | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/08/17/robbins-mayor-grazed-during-birthday-celebration-at-chicken-restaurant-security-fatally-shoots-gunman | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] What was supposed to be a birthday celebration at Harold’s Chicken Ice Bar in south suburban Robbins quickly turned … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | CBS Local | Woman dies while saving her son in Des Plaines River near Libertyville, Illinois, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-dies-while-saving-her-son-in-des-plaines-river-near-libertyville-illinois-police-say/ | A woman died after she went into the Des Plaines River to save her son on Sunday evening in a forest preserve near north suburban Libertyville. Lake County Forest Preserves Police said, around 7 p.m., the woman entered the river near the Independence Grove Forest Preserve to assist her son. … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | CBS Local | CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today's economy | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/democrats-socialism-economy-political-parties-opinion-poll/ | Most Americans believe a free market system is a good thing. Americans are net-negative on [ socialism ][1] . Capitalism is better-liked. But those ideas aside, right now they say it's harder now to do things like [ buy a house ][2] , raise a family, and to just [ … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Today’s quotables: Why the Bears bills have gone nowhere here | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/17/todays-quotables-why-the-bears-bills-have-gone-nowhere-here/ | * Rep. Kam Buckner appeared on Robin Johnson’s Quad Cities public radio show to talk about why it’s taking so long to get a [ Bears stadium deal ][2] … > I just remind people that this process, while it seems like it’s been forever, > it’s been shy of … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Today’s must-read: The demise of Chicago-area horse racing | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/17/todays-must-read-the-demise-of-chicago-area-horse-racing/ | * The Tribune’s Neil Milbert has written [ a definitive story ][1] … > Now that Chicago-area horse racing has been pronounced dead, the time has come > to perform an autopsy. > > The fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement of bankrupt Hawthorne Race > Course President Tim Carey was the … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | block-club-chicago | AMARA, Coming To Fulton Market This Fall, Will Span Balkans In Mezze-Style Menu | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/17/amara-coming-to-fulton-market-this-fall-will-span-balkans-in-mezze-style-menu/ | [ ![][1] ][2] **Order For Delivery:** Get Chicago’s latest food news dropped ~~at your door~~ in your inbox weekly! Sign up FULTON MARKET — Chef Nemanja Milunovic’s culinary journey began at a family table in Belgrade, where meals meant crowded rooms, shared plates and the kind of cooking that stays … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Nick Reiner case in probate court as accused killer looks to access trust fund for defense | https://abc7chicago.com/story/nick-reiner-case-probate-court-accused-killer-looks-access-trust-fund-defense/19692111/ | The fight over Nick Reiner's trust fund is expected to play out Monday in probate court in Los Angeles, with the 32-year-old looking to access money from the fund for his defense. [ Nick Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing ][23] his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case | https://abc7.com/post/supreme-court-rebuffs-trumps-push-toss-5-million-verdict-jean-carroll-case/19692173/ | WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday again rebuffed President Donald Trump's push to throw out a jury's $5 million finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. The Republican president's lawyers had asked … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman drowns while saving her son at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, officials say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/woman-drowns-helping-son-libertyville-independence-grove-forest-preserve-north-bay-official-say/19692243/ | LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A woman drowned while saving her son at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve on Sunday, officials said. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][16] A spokesperson of Lake County Forest Preserves said the woman went into the water near North … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | ABC Local | British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official | https://abc7.com/post/british-leader-reportedly-exchanged-messages-impostor-top-white-house-official/19692350/ | LONDON -- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff, according to reports published Monday. A spokesperson for Burnham declined to comment, saying it was policy not to discuss "national security matters." Politico cited four unnamed officials in first … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Prehistoric megalodon tooth found along beach at Jersey Shore | https://abc7ny.com/post/family-finds-prehistoric-megalodon-tooth-jersey-shore-beach-sea-isle-city-nj/19692468/ | SEA ISLE CITY, New Jersey -- A Pennsylvania family is back home with an unusual souvenir from their trip to the Jersey Shore after they found a prehistoric megalodon tooth. The Bowers family was searching for shells in Sea Isle City when they made the discovery last week. The father … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | August 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Trump scales back US-South Korea drills, cites 'very good' ties with Kim Jong Un | https://abc7chicago.com/story/trump-scales-back-us-south-korea-drills-cites-good-ties-kim-jong/19692530/ | President Donald Trump announced Sunday that had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, citing his "very good" relationship with North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. "Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy … |