| Load Time | Load Date | Source | Title | Link | Snippet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Article | 8:02 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | WBEZ | Former CPS principal and network chief defrauded district of nearly $89K, watchdog finds | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/01/07/cps-watchdog-report-inspector-general-waste-fraud-investigation-education-false-grant | When a high-level Chicago Public Schools official left for a job running a charter school in Indiana, he took with him the phony billing scheme that he ran here. The former CPS principal and mid-level manager defrauded nearly $89,000 from the district before leaving for the neighboring state where he … |
| View Article | 8:02 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois child care funds frozen: What we know as Trump withholds $1B in services | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-child-care-funds-frozen-latest-updates-as-trump-administration-to-withhold-1b-in-social-services/3872598/ | Thousands of families, children and child care programs in Illinois are at risk of losing billions of dollars in federal federal funds, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned, after the Trump Administration on Tuesday said it plans to [ freeze money for social services and child care ][5] over concerns about fraud. … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | NBC Local | Millions of Amazon Prime members are getting a refund as part of a $2.5B suit. Do you qualify? | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/millions-of-amazon-prime-members-are-getting-a-refund-check-as-part-of-a-2-5b-suit-do-you-qualify/3872195/ | If you're an Amazon Prime member, you may be getting a check as part of a $2.5 billion settlement after the [ Federal Trade Commission ][1] said the online retail giant allegedly enrolled tens of millions of customers into the subscription without their knowledge or consent, and then made it … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Missing girl, 12, last seen on Chicago's North Side | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/missing-girl-12-last-seen-chicagos-north-side | ![][16] article Arlina Russell | Chicago police #### The Brief * * Chicago police are asking for help finding 12-year-old Arlina Russell, who was reported missing Tuesday from the Uptown neighborhood. * She was last seen in the 800 block of West Lawrence Avenue. **CHICAGO** \- Chicago police are asking … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man arrested minutes after robbing business at gunpoint, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-arrested-robbing-business-gunpoint | #### The Brief * * A man was arrested about 20 minutes after a business on North Halsted Street was robbed at gunpoint. * Officers found the man just blocks away and took him into custody early Monday. * He faces felony armed robbery and firearm charges, along with two … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Winning $350,000 Illinois Lottery ticket bought in Christmas drawing | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/winning-illinois-lottery-ticket-lucky-day-lotto | #### The Brief * * An Illinois Lottery player won a $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot on Christmas Day. * The winner, who goes by "Work Mom," used family birthdays to pick the winning numbers and bought the ticket online. * She plans to put the money toward retirement, her … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Man charged with murder in Chicago parking lot shooting | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-charged-murder-chicago-parking-lot-shooting | ![][1] article Jameel Murphy | Chicago police #### The Brief * * A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder in a deadly shooting last November in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. * Police say Jameel Murphy shot Akeem Anderson multiple times as he was getting out of his car on … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Ride-sharing congestion fee expands to Chicago’s North Side and Hyde Park | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/06/rideshare-congestion-fee-expands-chicago/ | Ride-sharing passengers on Chicago’s North Side and in Hyde Park started paying more for Ubers and Lyfts on Tuesday. The ride-sharing tax increase, called for in the city’s 2026 budget, expands Chicago’s downtown congestion zone. The new, larger congestion zone is now generally bound by Foster Avenue, 31st Street, Western … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | President Donald Trump leaves Venezuela’s opposition sidelined and Nicolás Maduro’s party in power | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/trump-venezuela-opposition-maduro-party/ | CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream that was fulfilled when the U.S. military whisked the authoritarian leader away. But while Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges, the leaders … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Daywatch: After torn ACLs and 10 surgeries, she is heading to the Olympics | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/daywatch-after-torn-acls-and-10-surgeries-she-is-heading-to-the-olympics/ | Good morning, Chicago. Sarah Warren is off to Milan next month. Few American Olympians — or those anywhere else — will have endured as long and difficult a journey to Italy. In the past year alone, the 29-year-old Warren, who grew up in Willowbrook and attended Hinsdale South High School, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Mayor Brandon Johnson’s CFO, Jill Jaworski, leaves city for Navy Pier | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/mayor-brandon-johnson-cfo-jill-jaworski-leaves-city-navy-pier/ | The top financial official in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, [ Jill Jaworski ][1] , is leaving the mayor’s administration. Jaworski, the city’s chief financial officer, plans to take a job with the nonprofit corporation that runs Navy Pier. Her exit comes just weeks after a City Council majority [ broke … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Couple's long relationship reaches tipping point | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/01/07/dearabby-today-dear-abby-couples-long-relationship-reaches-tipping-point | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][44] * [ Facebook ][45] * [ Bluesky ][46] * [ Email ][47] * [ Reddit ][48] * [ Flipboard ][49] **DEAR ABBY:** My boyfriend and I have been together for 18 years. Everyone we know thinks we are married, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A way for Black and Latino communities to unite | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/07/black-latino-communities-unite-national-day-racial-healing-pilar-audain | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] Chicago has always been a city of neighbors. Close enough to hear each other’s music through the walls, and … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago’s Venezuelans want protected status reinstated after Trump’s Maduro capture creates more uncertainty | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/07/chicagos-venezuelans-want-protected-status-reinstated-after-trumps-maduro-capture-creates-more-uncertainty | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][15] * [ Facebook ][16] * [ Bluesky ][17] * [ Email ][18] * [ Reddit ][19] * [ Flipboard ][20] Jose Perez, a Venezuelan attorney who arrived in Chicago in 2019, had been contemplating going back to his home … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How Wyatt Kaiser's versatility boosts Artyom Levshunov's success for the Blackhawks | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/01/07/blackhawks-wyatt-kaiser-versatility-artyom-levshunov-pairing | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The [ Blackhawks ][7] have known since late last season that defensemen Wyatt Kaiser and Artyom Levshunov share a … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | CBS Local | White House discussing "range of options" for acquiring Greenland, including U.S. military takeover by force, Leavitt says | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/greenland-white-house-discussing-range-of-options-including-u-s-military-takeover-force/ | _Washington_ — The White House said Tuesday officials are discussing a wide range of options [ for acquiring Greenland ][19] , including using the U.S. military to take it by force. Senior administration officials are also discussing possibly acquiring Greenland from Denmark or forming a compact of free association, according … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | CBS Local | Gun violence prevention leaders joining advocates in Chicago to push for Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gun-violence-prevention-responsibility-in-firearm-legislation-act/ | National leaders fighting for gun violence prevention will join advocates in Chicago to push for a first-of-its-kind law, making gun manufacturers pay for violence incurred by their weapons. Illinois lawmakers, trauma doctors, faith leaders and law enforcement will meet at St. Sabina Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood at 9 … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | CBS Local | OIG report documents allegations of sexual misconduct, other wrongdoing at Chicago Public Schools | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/oig-report-sexual-misconduct-wrongdoing-chicago-public-schools/ | The newly released annual report from the Office of Inspector General for the Chicago Board of Education revealed more than two dozen sexual misconduct allegations in the Chicago Public Schools system, as well as falsified grant applications. **[ Read the full report ][12] ** The report specifically found many instances … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | CBS Local | U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/us-operation-seize-venezuela-linked-oil-tanker-marinera/ | The U.S. carried out an operation Wednesday to seize the Marinera, a Venezuela- linked oil tanker formerly known as Bella-1, officials said. The U.S. European Command [ confirmed the seizure ][1] , saying the tanker was seized in the North Atlantic for violations of U.S. sanctions, and pursuant to a … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 7, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Live coverage | https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/07/live-coverage-1717/ | * [ Click here ][38] and/or [ here ][39] to follow breaking news on the website formally known as Twitter. Our Bluesky feed… > [38]: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1578424346871304192 [39]: https://twitter.com/i/lists/221589381 |