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| View Article | 9:02 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | WLS AM | Extreme Heat Warning to go into effect Monday for Chicago area | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/29/extreme-heat-warning-to-go-into-effect-monday-for-chicago-area/ | Dangerous heat is moving into the Chicago area starting Monday, with heat index values over 100 forecast. The National Weather Service has issued an **Extreme Heat Warning** for Cook County from noon Monday until 10 p.m. Wednesday. The NWS also issued a **Heat Advisory** for Boone, McHenry, Lake (Ill.), DeKalb, … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | WLS AM | Pope Leo XIV receives World Series baseball from former White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/29/pope-leo-xiv-receives-world-series-baseball-from-former-white-sox-catcher-a-j-pierzynski/ | Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former [ Chicago White Sox ][6] catcher [ A.J. Pierzynski ][7] . The pontiff has been given the baseball from the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 [ World Series ][8] . It was unclear when exactly the exchange … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | WLS AM | The Amateurs golf outing gallery | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/29/the-amateurs-golf-outing/ | RECAP • EST. 2026 # THE AMATEURS Friday, June 26 • Hickory Hills Country Club A morning of golf, laughs, and legendary vibes on one of Chicagoland’s classic courses. ⛳ GOOD GOLF • ★ GREAT PEOPLE • ❄ COLD DRINKS • ♪ LOUD LAUGHS ![Amateurs Golf Outing Highlight 1][1] ![Amateurs … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | WBEZ | 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade marches on despite attacks on community: ‘We might have to Act Up again’ | https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2026/06/29/55th-annual-chicago-pride-parade-lake-view | Ricardo Jiménez, director of public health initiatives for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, has every reason to be quiet. His activism for Puerto Rican independence landed him a 90-year sentence on allegations of seditious conspiracy. He was granted clemency in 1999 by President Bill Clinton, and has helped run the … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime overnight: 1 dead, 5 injured in separate shootings, stabbing | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-overnight-1-dead-5-injured-shootings-stabbing | #### The Brief * * Five people were shot, one fatally, and a man was stabbed in Chicago overnight. * A 57-year-old man was killed in a shooting near a CTA train yard in Roseland. * Police are investigating all the incidents. No arrests have been announced. **CHICAGO** \- Five … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | How to stay cool amid Chicago heat wave | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-heat-wave-stay-cool | ![How to stay cool as dangerous heat settles over Chicago][1] ![How to stay cool as dangerous heat settles over Chicago][1] #### [ How to stay cool as dangerous heat settles over Chicago ][2] Dangerous heat is settling over the Chicago area this week, prompting city officials to urge residents to … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man, 57, dead in Roseland shooting | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/29/man-57-dead-in-roseland-shooting | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][73] * [ Facebook ][74] * [ Bluesky ][75] * [ Email ][76] * [ Reddit ][77] * [ Flipboard ][78] A shooting on the Far South Side early Monday has left a 57-year-old man dead. The shooting happened at … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Boaters seek stronger rules after fatal crash | https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/06/29/monroe-harbor-obama-presidential-center-nothalsted-pride-parade-lakeview | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][15] * [ Facebook ][16] * [ Bluesky ][17] * [ Email ][18] * [ Reddit ][19] * [ Flipboard ][20] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Some Chicago boaters are calling for stricter rules following a fatal … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | I swam the 'Greenberg mile' and lived to tell about it | https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2026/06/29/swimming-cancer-olympics-chicago-cubs-bears-illini-steve-greenberg | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] I never thought I’d be able to swim a mile, let alone so soon and, gosh, with such surprising … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | Chicago Public Schools Must Be Part of the Solution to Youth Violence | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-public-schools-solution-youth-violence | **_The CTU has failed to recognize its role in preventing youth crime_ ** Sadly, the relative silence from Chicago Public Schools leadership on what it can do to address youth violence is deafening. This is not just about the increasingly frequent teen gatherings that disrupt public spaces and sometimes lead … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Legendary Chicago House Musician Frankie Knuckles Dies | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/legendary-chicago-house-musician-frankie-knuckles-dies/ | **CHICAGO (CBS)** \-- He was known as the "Godfather" of Chicago House music. 59-year-old Frankie Knuckles was found dead in his Chicago home Monday. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley talked with those who knew and admired the man who created a unique Chicago sound that became known around the world. Frankie … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Extreme Heat Warning issued for Cook County, Heat Advisory for entire Chicago metro area at start of heat wave | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/extreme-heat-warning-cook-county-heat-advisory-chicago-weather/ | The Chicago area is facing as [ dangerous heat locks in for the next several days ][7] in a heat wave that is expected to last nearly the entire week, with warnings and advisories taking effect at midday. An **Extreme Heat Warning** has been issued for all of Cook County … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago piping plover chicks named for Buddy Guy, Frankie Knuckles, Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-piping-plover-chicks-buddy-guy-frankie-knuckles-mavis-staples-jeff-tweedy/ | Famous local musicians are the inspiration for the names of four new [ piping plover chicks ][1] living at Chicago's Montrose Beach Dunes. The new chicks hatched this month. They have been named and banded, and their names were announced Monday — Buddy, Frankie, Mavis, and Tweedy. The sources for … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Selected press releases (Live updates) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/29/selected-press-releases-live-updates-460/ | |
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| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Good morning! | https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/29/good-morning-297/ | * My Uncle Rob isn’t really my uncle, but I call him that and he turned me on to Blackberry Smoke many years ago. [ Thanks, Rob ][35] … There was voodoo in the vibes This is an Illinois open thread. [35]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJhOm3DN5x8 |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Isabel’s morning briefing | https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-760/ | * **ICYMI:** Who’s in and who’s out at NITA as new transit force takes shape. [ Daily Herald ][1] … \- Four Northern Illinois Transit Authority directors are appointed but 16 more are yet to be chosen, as the fledgling agency overseeing Metra, Pace and the CTA takes shape. \- … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Humboldt Park Bathrooms Open For Summer Season | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/29/humboldt-park-washrooms-open-for-summer-season/ | HUMBOLDT PARK — As a [ sweaty summer ][136] unfolds, the Humboldt Park washrooms are open for the season, including one that had been closed for years. Four out of five public restrooms at Humboldt Park’s namesake park, 1400 N. Humboldt Drive, are open, the Chicago Park District confirmed. The … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Who Is Running For Chicago Mayor? | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/29/who-is-running-for-chicago-mayor/ | CHICAGO — The mayor’s race is months away, but a crowded field of potential candidates is already forming to challenge incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson. The 2027 mayoral election is Feb. 23. A runoff election will take place April 6 if no candidate garners at least 50 percent of the vote … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 29, 2026 | block-club-chicago | 4 Piping Plover Chicks Get Names — And They Honor Chicago Music Legends | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/29/4-piping-plover-chicks-get-names-and-they-honor-chicago-music-legends/ | CHICAGO — The four piping plover chicks at Montrose Beach now have names. The baby birds — offspring of beloved plovers Sea Rocket and Imani — got their names this weekend, the [ Chicago Piping Plovers group announced on X ][63] . They’ll be known as Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and … |