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| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Unwilling to make 'a bad deal even worse,' Mayor Johnson drops out of competition to buy back parking meters | https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2026/01/20/mayor-brandon-johnson-parking-meter-deal-dropping-buyback-bid | Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday City Hall has dropped out of the competition to [ take back Chicago parking meters ][1] after determining that the $3 billion asking price “would have made a bad deal even worse.” “The price is too high and requires debt service payments that extend too … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | WBEZ | What’s a superstition you follow for every Bears game, and does it work? Here’s what you told us | https://www.wbez.org/sports/2026/01/20/bears-fans-superstitions | As the Bears prepared for the second round of the playoffs, we asked fans about the superstitions and game-day rituals they rely on to ensure a win. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “I wear my orange Bears underwear, I wear the same shirt that has holes … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago police brass rejected troubled cop’s move to elite unit before he fatally shot partner | https://www.wbez.org/cpd/2026/01/20/chicago-police-department-carlos-baker-krystal-rivera-gresham-district-jon-hein | The cop who fatally shot his tactical team partner during a chase on the South Side last year initially had his appointment to that unit blocked by a top Chicago Police Department official because of his disciplinary history, but that decision was reversed less than a year later even though … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Lurie Children's Hospital pauses gender-affirming meds for new patients under 18 after feds threaten probe | https://www.wbez.org/gender-identity/2026/01/20/lurie-childrens-pauses-gender-affirming-meds-under-18 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital is among several hospitals being referred by Trump administration officials for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services office of inspector general, prompting them to further restrict gender-affirming care. Health and Human Services General Counsel Mike Stuart announced the … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Cans of tuna recalled for botulism risk mistakenly shipped to stores in Illinois | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cans-of-tuna-recalled-for-botulism-risk-mistakenly-shipped-to-stores-in-illinois/3878782/ | _Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report._ If you purchased canned tuna recently, you'll want to double check what is in your cabinet. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][4] WATCH HERE ][5] El Segundo, California based Tri-Union Seafoods … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Gunman uses dog ruse to lure Indiana judge, wife to door before shooting; manhunt underway | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gunman-uses-dog-ruse-to-lure-indiana-judge-wife-to-door-before-shooting-manhunt-underway/3878790/ | A judge and his wife were shot at the front door of their Indiana home, and whoever did it remains on the loose. Security has been tightened at the courthouse where the judge worked following the attack, the latest violent incident against a public servant. Judge Steve Meyer was ambushed … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Naperville City Council to consider vote on controversial data center development | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naperville-city-council-to-consider-vote-on-controversial-data-center-development/3878801/ | Residents against a proposed data center in suburban Naperville plan to pack a council meeting Tuesday night, where members are expected to consider a possible vote to move the development forward. [ Developers have already made changes and even scaled back on their initial proposal ][1] , but some residents … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago catholic school that ‘moved an expressway' to close at end of year | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-catholic-school-that-moved-an-expressway-to-close-at-end-of-year/3878744/ | The catholic school that forced a change in the 1950s design of a popular Chicago expressway will close at the end of the academic year, the school announced. The historic St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy, located at1255 North Noble Street in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, will close for good at the … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | NIPSCO customers with message to CEO on high utility bills: 'How are they surviving?' | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nipsco-customers-message-ceo-high-utility-bills-how-surviving | ![NW Indiana residents concerned about high utility bills ][1] #### [ NW Indiana residents concerned about high utility bills ][2] If you live in northwest Indiana, you may be concerned about your recent utility bills. NIPSCO already charges more for electricity than anyone else in the state. **HAMMOND, Ind.** \- … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: Man shot, killed at West Side car wash, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/west-side-car-wash-shooting | **CHICAGO** \- [ A man was shot and killed ][1] near a car wash on the city’s West Side on Tuesday evening. What we know: Officers responded to the scene around 5:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of W. 23rd Street, according to the Chicago Police Department. The shooting appeared … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | ‘Bullying is not a federal crime’: Trial opens for alleged con man accused of extorting local restaurateur | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/bullying-is-not-a-federal-crime-trial-opens-for-alleged-con-man-accused-of-extorting-local-restauranteur/ | Chicago’s restaurant industry harbors a few colorful characters, and their dealings aren’t always pretty. “When you go get a steak on Rush Street, you don’t really know what goes on in the back room,” defense attorney Damon Cheronis told a jury Tuesday on the 19th floor of the Dirksen U.S. … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul look back on first year of Trump 2.0 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/pritzker-raoul-trump-one-year/ | Gov. JB Pritzker and other Illinois leaders on Tuesday marked the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term by vowing to [ keep pushing back ][1] on the administration’s actions, while acknowledging that months of uncertainty, funding cuts and [ legal fights ][2] had taken a toll. From [ … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/paris-mourns-valentino/ | PARIS — Valentino Garavani’s death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the last towering names of 20th-century couture — an Italian designer whose working life was closely entwined with the … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | President Trump recaps his first year back in office with winding remarks, paper tossing and impressions | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/trump-first-year-back-in-office/ | WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office. And it felt like he wanted to spend the next year doing it. For more than 100 minutes, the president held forth Tuesday at the White House, where he went on a winding journey through his … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Sky's Angel Reese goes Hollywood again with role in Netflix series 'The Hunting Wives' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/01/20/sky-angel-reese-netflix-the-hunting-wives-wnba | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][12] * [ Facebook ][13] * [ Bluesky ][14] * [ Email ][15] * [ Reddit ][16] * [ Flipboard ][17] [ Sky ][18] forward Angel Reese’s acting skills are growing with each project. The second season of “The Hunting … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Fakroune trial promises to expose the 'cutthroat' side of Chicago's restaurant business | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/20/extortion-chicago-pritzker-fbi-restaurants-phil-stefani-jawad-fakroune | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] Jawad Fakroune isn’t a dangerous extortionist — despite FBI video and audio recordings that show him punching and threatening … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Lurie Children's Hospital pauses gender-affirming meds for new patients under 18 after feds threaten probe | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/01/20/lurie-childrens-pauses-gender-affirming-meds-under-18 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital is among several hospitals being referred by Trump administration officials for an … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Thieves rob West Ridge jewelry store at gunpoint, flee in SUVs | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/20/west-ridge-jewelry-store-robbery | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] A crew of six armed robbers broke into a jewelry store in the 2600 block of West Devon Avenue … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Amazon gets approval to build massive new retail concept in Orland Park | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/01/20/amazon-approval-build-massive-new-retail-concept-orland-park | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Amazon is set to open what it calls the “first-of-its-kind” retail store in Orland Park, after receiving the final … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man, 23, fatally shot on Lower West Side | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/20/man-23-fatally-shot-on-lower-west-side | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the 2400 block of West 23rd Street on the Lower West Side … |