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| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | How to watch The Banchet Culinary Awards live in Chicago on Sunday | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-watch-the-banchet-culinary-awards-live-in-chicago-on-sunday/3879315/ | **_NOTE: The awards will appear live in the player above as they begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday._ ** The prominent awards ceremony The Banchet Awards are set to be held in Chicago this weekend, and for the first time ever, they will be available to watch live. Stream NBC … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | How climate change is impacting the Winter Olympics | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/how-climate-change-is-impacting-the-winter-olympics/3879337/ | A new [ analysis ][1] from a U.S. based nonprofit organization is looking into the long term viability of outdoor winter sports at the Olympics. Researchers at Climate Central found in the 70 years since Cortina first held the Winter Games in 1956, February temperatures in the northern Italian town … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | Traffic delays expected as crews shut down street to repair gas leak in Aurora | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/traffic-delays-expected-as-crews-shut-down-street-to-repair-gas-leak-in-aurora/3879362/ | Aurora officials warned traffic delays were expected as crews shut down a street in the western suburb to repair a gas leak. Around 4 p.m., the City of Aurora said their firefighters were responding to a gas leak on Waterford Drive between Ogden Avenue and the Rush Copley Medical Center. … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago approves $22M settlement to family of man killed in 2023 CPD chase crash | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-approves-22m-settlement-family-man-killed-2023-cpd-chase-crash | ![City to pass $22M to family of man killed in 2023 crash][9] #### [ City to pass $22M to family of man killed in 2023 crash ][10] City Council also just signed off on this $22 million settlement. It’s going to the family of a man who got killed in … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Bulldog injured and left in the cold outside Lincoln Park shelter is on the mend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bulldog-injured-and-left-in-the-cold-outside-lincoln-park-shelter-is-on-the-mend | #### The Brief * * An injured bulldog named Olive was found abandoned outside a PAWS Chicago adoption center in Lincoln Park, wrapped in a blood-soaked towel. * Veterinarians treated Olive for puncture wounds, swelling and open injuries consistent with a dog attack, and say her condition is improving. * … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | New report finds Chicago’s homeless population far higher than official count | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-chicago-homeless-population-far-higher-than-official-count | ![New report finds Chicago’s homeless population far higher than official count][1] #### [ New report finds Chicago’s homeless population far higher than official count ][2] Chicago has released new numbers on homelessness, and they show far more people without housing than previously thought. #### The Brief * * A new … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois to pay $10M after teen’s death at state mental health facility | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-pay-10-million-teens-death-state-mental-health-facility | ![Illinois to pay $10M after teen’s death at state mental health facility][1] #### [ Illinois to pay $10M after teen’s death at state mental health facility ][2] The state of Illinois is paying $10 million to settle a lawsuit following the death of a teenager at a state-run mental health … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | GARD unveils study on future of Northwest Indiana steelmaking | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/gard-unveils-study-on-future-of-northwest-indiana-steelmaking/ | Gary Advocates for Responsible Development unveiled its new report on the future of steelmaking in Northwest Indiana, continuing to say that the region needs a greener process to ensure the industry’s long-term survival. “This region was built on the steel mills,” said Jack Weinberg, a member of GARD and report … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Schererville daughter’s addiction was a ‘war’ they ‘lost,’ father says | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/schererville-daughters-addiction-was-a-war-they-lost-father-says/ | Timothy Anderson told a court Wednesday he was “shaking like a leaf” and was reluctant to speak of his grief over his daughter Sara’s overdose death. “We fought a war and we lost it,” he said. Yancy D. Craig, 65, of Kankakee and Dolton, Illinois, was charged with selling fentanyl … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Bell-to-bell cell phone ban passes Indiana Senate | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/bell-to-bell-cell-phone-ban-passes-indiana-senate/ | A split state Senate voted 28-19 Tuesday to advance a bill establishing a “bell to bell” student cell phone ban despite skepticism at its enforcement capabilities and safety concerns. The author of Senate Bill 78, Sen. Jeff Raatz, R-Richmond, said it would require some tweaks as the bill advances to … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Gary council suspends consideration of wet processing system ordinance | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/gary-council-suspends-consideration-of-wet-processing-system-ordinance/ | After some resident opposition, the Gary Common Council suspended consideration of an ordinance that would allow for a wet processing system in the city’s Aetna neighborhood. Council Vice President Darren Washington made the motion, and it was unanimously approved. Councilwoman Mary Brown, D-3rd, was absent from Tuesday night’s meeting. The … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Teachers in River Forest threaten strike amid contract talks stalemate | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/river-forest-teachers-threaten-strike/ | The River Forest Education Association says it is taking steps to prepare for a teachers strike, citing District 90’s unwillingness to continue negotiations. The announcement comes after officials for the River Forest elementary school district initiated the public posting process, in which it will send its last, best and final … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Republicans and some Democrats back contempt for the Clintons in House Epstein probe | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/clintons-contempt-epstein-probe/ | WASHINGTON — A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Chicago city worker sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to threatening Illinois state lawmaker | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/city-worker-sentenced-probation-threats-illinois-lawmaker/ | A city of Chicago employee who police say sent a northwest Illinois state lawmaker two threatening emails last year was sentenced to two years’ probation after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of attempting to threaten the elected official, officials said Wednesday. Joseph Haggerty, an inspector for the city of … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 20 things to do this week in Chicago: Jan. 22-28 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/things-to-do/2026/01/21/20-things-to-do-this-week-in-chicago-jan-22-28 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][59] * [ Facebook ][60] * [ Bluesky ][61] * [ Email ][62] * [ Reddit ][63] * [ Flipboard ][64] ### Theater * David Adjmi’s Tony Award-winning play **“Stereophonic”** is set in a music studio in 1976 where an … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | As new SNAP rules loom, Cook County officials warn of health consequences for people cut off | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/01/21/new-snap-work-requirements-cook-county-warn-health-consequences-cut-off-congress-donald-trump-food-stamps | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] Cook County health officials are warning about the ripple effects to public health if thousands of residents lose access … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Teen girl fatally shot in Austin had ‘intentions of going far in life’ | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/21/teen-girl-fatally-shot-in-austin-had-intentions-of-going-far-in-life | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][50] * [ Facebook ][51] * [ Bluesky ][52] * [ Email ][53] * [ Reddit ][54] * [ Flipboard ][55] A teenage girl who was fatally shot Sunday in Austin was on a date with friends when a man … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/21/immigration-customs-enforcement-warrant-memo | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] WASHINGTON — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Ex-Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover's freedom bid should be rejected, Cook County top prosecutor says | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/21/larry-hoover-clemency-jb-pritzker-eileen-oneill-burke-gangster-disciples | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] As former Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover awaits a hearing this spring over his request for Gov. JB Pritzker … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Aurora police officer fires weapon, residents urged to avoid area | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/21/aurora-police-officer-shooting | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][29] * [ Facebook ][30] * [ Bluesky ][31] * [ Email ][32] * [ Reddit ][33] * [ Flipboard ][34] A police officer opened fire in west suburban Aurora Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. Few details were released about … |