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| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | 4 Chicago area congressional offices receive suspicious letters amid wave of preelection threats | https://www.wbez.org/news/2026/10/16/4-chicago-area-congressional-offices-receive-suspicious-letters-amid-wave-of-preelection-threats | The offices of four Democratic state representatives each received suspicious letters Friday. Reps. Brad Schneider, Mike Quigley, Robin Kelly and Jan Schakowsky reported being sent the letters in a broader wave of threatening packages mailed to congressional and state election offices nationwide ahead of Election Day in November. The reports … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago puts in bid to host 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup | https://www.wbez.org/news/2026/10/16/chicago-puts-in-bid-to-host-2031-fifa-womens-world-cup | Chicago has once again put its hat in the ring to host a FIFA World Cup. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office wants the city to place a bid to be a host for the women’s competition in 2031, according to the office. While the Chicago Sports Commission would lead the charge, … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago man charged with grooming teen | https://www.wbez.org/crime/2026/10/16/chicago-man-charged-with-grooming-teen | A Chicago man faces felony charges after he allegedly sent and solicited sexually explicit photos to a teenager, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Luis Gonzalez, 43, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child, grooming, and manufacturing harmful material, the sheriff’s office announced Friday. In June, the sheriff’s … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Lawsuits accuse Chicago delivery robot companies of collecting biometric data | https://www.wbez.org/news/2026/10/16/lawsuits-accuse-chicago-delivery-robot-companies-of-collecting-biometric-data | Food delivery robots rolling along Chicago sidewalks are at the center of two lawsuits alleging the companies behind them are collecting customers’ biometric data without their consent. The proposed class-action lawsuits, filed Oct. 9 in Cook County, accuse Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How the Super 25 high school football teams fared in Week 9 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2026/10/16/high-school-football-super-25-scores-sun-times-chicago | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] A look at how the [ Super 25 ][23] fared in Week 9. **1\. Loyola (8-1):** [ Lost 38-21 … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Saturday, October 17, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/10/17/horoscopes-today-saturday-october-17-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] ## Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Capricorn. ## … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Jake Nawrot and Jackson Travis help Hersey pile up more than 600 yards to beat Prospect | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2026/10/17/hersey-football-jake-nawrot-prospect | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The focus for opposing defenses when playing No. 5 Hersey this season has been on quarterback Jake Nawrot, and … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | NBC Local | NW Indiana woman faces more than 40 felonies in fraud scheme involving law firm clients | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nw-indiana-woman-faces-more-than-40-felonies-in-fraud-scheme-involving-law-firm-clients/4003675/ | A northwest Indiana woman has been charged with more than 40 felonies in connection with a fraud and forgery scheme involving clients of a Merrillville law firm, Indiana State Police said. Heather Ann Textor, 41, of Lowell, was charged with 42 felonies and three misdemeanors following a three-year investigation. The … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Water-contaminated gas at Chicago gas station leaves six customers with vehicle problems | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/water-gas-chicago-gas-station | ![Water-contaminated gas at Chicago gas station leaves six customers with vehicle problems][1] ![Water-contaminated gas at Chicago gas station leaves six customers with vehicle problems][1] #### [ Water-contaminated gas at Chicago gas station leaves six customers with vehicle problems ][2] Six customers reported vehicle problems after buying potentially water- contaminated gasoline … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bulls guard Josh Giddey is preparing himself for the upcoming air show | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/10/16/bulls-guard-josh-giddey-preparing-upcoming-air-show | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] It’s not that the Adelaide 36ers didn’t have some talented hoopers on the roster when Josh Giddey was coming … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mount Carmel beats top-ranked Loyola, begins living up to all the preseason hype | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2026/10/16/mount-carmel-football-loyola | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The road to the Class 8A state championship goes through Loyola and Mount Carmel. The teams have won the … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Elk Grove Village giving residents $200 gift cards funded by sale of two data centers | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/elk-grove-village-gift-cards-data-center-sales/ | At a time when communities across the Chicago area are grappling with how to handle the booming data center industry, northwest suburban Elk Grove Village is embracing it. The village's data centers are generating millions in revenue, and now residents are getting a share. All 14,000 households in Elk Grove … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Teens transform Chicago Park District space into haunted house 16th annual "Park After Dark" | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chase-park-chicago-park-district-haunted-house-park-after-dark/ | A Chicago Park District program has teens teeing up scares for Halloween for a good cause. Bam Bam is among the 25 teens at Chase Park in the Uptown neighborhood who transformed the park into a ghoulish haunted house for the Park District's 16th annual Park After Dark. "This is … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | CBS Local | The Chicago Lighthouse celebrating 120 years of helping the blind and visually impaired | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/eye-on-chicago-the-chicago-lighthouse-120th-anniversary/ | The Chicago Lighthouse, one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in Illinois, is turning 120 this year. It all began on the city's West Side in 1906, when a group of concerned women began collecting food and clothing for Chicago's blind population. Two world wars, a massive recession, … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago officer involved in off-duty Little Village shooting relived of police powers, CPD says | https://abc7chicago.com/post/little-village-shooting-chicago-officer-involved-24th-rockwell-off-duty-relived-police-powers-cpd/19946164/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer involved in [ an off-duty shooting that left two men hurt ][20] has been relieved of police powers, CPD officials said. The shooting happened earlier this month on 24th Street between Washtenaw and Rockwell avenues in Little Village. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago police searching for vehicle involved in pedestrian hit-and-run crash in West Englewood | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-police-searching-vehicle-involved-pedestrian-hit-run-crash-south-damen-avenue-west-englewood/19946276/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are searching for a vehicle that they say was involved in a hit-and-run crash on the city's South Side. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][11] Police said a driver hit a person in the 6300 block of South … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Lincoln-Way East placed on IHSA probation through 2026-27 school year after alleged racial incidents | https://abc7chicago.com/post/lincoln-east-high-school-placed-ihsa-probation-2026-27-year-alleged-racial-incidents/19946160/ | FRANKFORT, Ill. (WLS) -- Lincoln-Way East High School has been placed on probation for the remainder of this school year following an Illinois High School Association investigation into two alleged racial incidents, according to the IHSA. The probation does not prevent the school from participating in sports or other programs, … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | WBEZ | Cash floods CPS School Board races, with big money groups outraising the Chicago Teachers Union 5 to 1 | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/10/16/cash-floods-cps-school-board-races-with-big-money-groups-outraising-the-chicago-teachers-union-5-to-1 | Back when the idea of an elected school board was still being debated, opponents voiced fears that the powerful Chicago Teachers Union would simply try to buy the elections. Yet as Chicago stands on a historic precipice of electing all [ _20 members and a citywide president_ ][5] on Nov. … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | WBEZ | Insufficient evidence that Chicago School Board candidate engaged in sexual misconduct, watchdog report finds | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/10/16/insufficient-evidence-that-chicago-school-board-candidate-engaged-in-sexual-misconduct-watchdog-report-finds | Chicago Public Schools’ watchdog determined there was insufficient evidence that Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago School Board president, engaged in sexual misconduct with a CPS student nearly a decade ago, in part because there were no eyewitnesses to the alleged behavior and her allegations did not point to a … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | October 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Hobart police corporal accused of punching woman, beating her boyfriend in off-duty fight | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fight-involving-hobart-police-officer-exclusive-interview | ![Hobart police officer faces felony charge after alleged fight, chief recommends unpaid leave][8] ![Hobart police officer faces felony charge after alleged fight, chief recommends unpaid leave][8] #### [ Hobart police officer faces felony charge after alleged fight, chief recommends unpaid leave ][9] Hobart police Corporal Mike Gallagher faces a felony … |