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| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | WTTW | A ‘Champion’ and a ‘Superhero’: Chicago Leaders Reflect on Passing of Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/17/champion-and-superhero-chicago-leaders-reflect-passing-civil-rights-icon-jesse-jackson | A “giant.” A “champion.” A “superhero.” Officials from Chicago and across Illinois expressed condolences and shared their memories of legendary Civil Rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who [ died Tuesday at the age of 84 ][1] . “We honor him, and his hard-earned legacy as a freedom fighter, philosopher, … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | WLS AM | Tributes pouring in following the death of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/02/17/tributes-pouring-in-following-the-death-of-civil-rights-icon-reverend-jesse-jackson/ | Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate was 84. Mayor Johnson calling him a mentor and friend. The Mayor ordering Chicago flags … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | WBEZ | As Nick Cave prepared to go to Washington, he set mammoths loose on Chicago’s lakefront - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-news/2026/02/17/as-nick-cave-prepared-to-go-to-washington-he-set-mammoths-loose-on-chicagos-lakefront | **_🎧 Click the red listen button to hear artist Nick Cave’s preparation for his new Smithsonian exhibition._ ** Chicago artist [ _Nick Cave_ ][1] is known for bridging fashion and art. Now, Cave’s work is debuting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. In the new work, Cave … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | NBC Local | When do Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito skate? Women's short program order | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/when-do-amber-glenn-alysa-liu-isabeau-levito-skate-womens-short-program-order/3894933/ | [ Figure skating ][4] at the [ Winter Olympics ][5] continues Tuesday with the [ start of the women's competition ][6] , bringing U.S. stars Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito to the ice for their highly anticipated individual skates. Like the ice dancing, men's and pairs competitions before … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | NBC Local | IKEA to open giant new store at north suburban mall | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ikea-new-store-illinois-gurnee-mills-opening/3895109/ | Popular Swedish furniture and home furnishings retailer IKEA will soon open a giant new store at a mall in a northern Chicago suburb, the company announced Tuesday. According to the [ announcement ][1] , the store, set to be located at Gurnee Mills Mall, is one of at least four … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Man found dead, 14-year-old wounded in shooting after Chicago-area party | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-found-dead-14-year-old-wounded-oswego-shooting-after-party | #### The Brief * * A 22-year-old man was found shot to death inside a home in unincorporated Oswego Township. * The investigation began after a 14-year-old girl was treated for a gunshot wound linked to the same location. * Authorities say the shooting followed a party and was likely … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Watch: Man tries to snatch toddler from mother in Italian supermarket | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-kidnapping-toddler-italy-supermarket | ![Man abruptly grabs child inside Italian supermarket][1] #### [ Man abruptly grabs child inside Italian supermarket ][2] CCTV footage shows the moment a man allegedly tried to seize a one-year-old child at a supermarket in northern Italy on Saturday, February 14. #### The Brief * * A man was charged … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 17, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Columbia students march in national walkout against immigration enforcement | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/columbia-students-march-in-national-walkout-against-immigration-enforcement/ | ![APPROVED-Walkout-12][4] Gallery • 5 Photos [ Emma Jolly ][5] Students participating in the national school walkout chant and cheer in Daley Plaza on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. About 60 Columbia students joined a nationwide walkout Friday, Feb. 13 to protest federal immigration enforcement, marching from the Student Center to Federal … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Why young Americans still want children — and why fewer are having them | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/why-young-americans-still-want-children-and-why-fewer-are-having-them/ | ### THE SEX ISSUE * * * When Rosa Weinand considers having kids one day, it isn’t the idea of parenthood that makes them pause, but rather if the quality of life in the United States would make it possible to successfully raise a child. “I think the ability to … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Editor’s Note: Pleasure is political | https://columbiachronicle.com/topstory/editors-note-pleasure-is-political/ | ### THE SEX ISSUE * * * The Sex Issue returns to highlight pleasure and intimacy at a time when autonomy is routinely challenged. The Chronicle published its first Sex Issue more than a decade ago as a supplement to the weekly print issue. Over the years, the issue has … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Political leaders across Illinois mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death: ‘A giant of the civil rights movement’ | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/illinois-chicago-flags-half-staff-rev-jesse-jackson-death/ | Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday ordered public buildings across the city and state to fly flags at half-staff in honor of [ the Rev. Jesse Jackson ][1] , who [ died at 84 ][2] after rising from an upstart Chicago organizer to a national leader of … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Appeals court upholds Gary man’s sentence for attacking multiple women | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/appeals-court-upholds-gary-mans-sentence/ | The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a Gary man’s bid last week to cut his sentence for attacking multiple women. Devonte Green, 30, got a maximum 42 years in August under a plea deal in multiple criminal cases for battery, two counts of criminal confinement, one count of obstruction of … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Stephen Colbert says network lawyers pulled James Talarico interview over FCC equal time fears | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/stephen-colbert-james-talarico-interview-pulled-fcc/ | Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration on giving equal time to political candidates. “He was supposed to be here, but we were told in … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Learn how to make dumplings for Lunar New Year with Minyoli's Rich Wang | https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2026/02/17/how-to-make-dumplings-lunar-new-year-minyoli-rich-wang | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] Minyoli in Andersonville does not typically offer dumplings on its menu. “It’s a labor-intensive process, which is not sustainable … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | No Shot Clock high school basketball podcast: Breaking down the 3A and 4A state championship contenders | https://chicago.suntimes.com/no-shot-clock/2026/02/17/no-shot-clock-podcast-chicago-high-school-basketball-illinois | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode opens with Two Takes … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rev. Jesse Jackson never stopped lifting me — and the country — up | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/17/jesse-jackson-martin-luther-king-civil-rights-youth-protests-ben-jealous | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people — … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Tone Deaf Records owner Tony Assimos plays an in-store with his own band | https://chicagoreader.com/music/gossip-wolf/ritual-cross-tone-deaf-nilc-alexa-viscius-bungee-jumpers-noid/ | ![The five members of hardcore band Ritual Cross perform on a brick-walled stage decorated with severe black-and-white paintings][1] Ritual Cross Credit: Shannon Roberts **For the past few years,[ Tone Deaf Records ][2] ** in Portage Park has been hosting some of the best in-store shows of any music shop in … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | CBS Local | Democrats send counteroffer on ICE reforms to Republicans as DHS shutdown continues | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/government-shutdown-dhs-democrats-counteroffer-republicans/ | _Washington —_ Democrats sent a counteroffer on overhauling immigration enforcement to the White House and Republicans on Monday, the latest development in talks over how to fund the Department of Homeland Security. [ Funding lapsed on Saturday for DHS ][5] , which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | CBS Local | Warner Bros. Discovery restarts takeover talks with Paramount Skydance | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/warner-bros-discovery-restarts-takeover-talks-paramount-skydance-netflix/ | Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday that it will resume acquisition talks with Paramount Skydance after Netflix, which last year [ agreed to buy ][1] the entertainment company, gave Warner seven days to explore a new offer. Warner Bros. Discovery said in a news [ release ][2] that it would … |
| View Article | noon | February 17, 2026 | Capitol Fax | It’s just a bill (Updated) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/17/it%e2%80%99s-just-a-bill-307/ | * [ Subscribers know ][11] much more. [ Center Square ][12] … > A controversial abortion proposal from State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, > is drawing sharp reactions across Illinois, exposing divisions among > Republicans and advocacy groups over how far the state’s pro-life movement > should go. > > … |