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| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Voters weigh in on a permanent festival site | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/10/27/the-rundown-voters-weigh-in-on-a-permanent-festival-site | _Good afternoon! Among the many joys of Halloween falling on a Saturday this year:_ [ __Trick-or-treating_ _ ][16] _will mostly take place on the actual holiday. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Does Chicago need a permanent festival site? The city asked voters to weigh in_ … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | WBEZ | The Magnificent Mile’s renaissance is happening - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/10/27/the-magnificent-miles-renaissance-is-happening | Chicago’s top shopping destination is experiencing a long-awaited revival following a tumultuous decade of storefront turnarounds. The Magnificent Mile, a mile-long stretch along North Michigan Avenue, is seeing an abundance of new store openings with many big-name brands planning to open locations within the next year. _In The Loop_ gets … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | WBEZ | What are Illinois candidates saying about data centers? - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/10/27/what-are-illinois-candidates-saying-about-data-centers | Illinois candidates for governor and Senate have several ideas for dealing with data centers: closed-loop cooling systems, requiring data centers to bring their own power, and more local decision-making power. So, what difference could these strategies make? _In the Loop_ gets answers and breaks down messaging. **GUEST:** Karen Weigert, director … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | WBEZ | A new West Side mural park is set to open next summer, with a community center, garden and performance space | https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/10/27/west-edge-arts-north-lawndale-mural-park-public-art-bob-faust-dorian-sylvain | A new mural park, community arts center and gathering space that includes some heavy-hitters from the arts world will open next summer in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, organizers said Tuesday. The nonprofit West Edge Arts is set to open at 3216 W. Ogden Ave. on the site of a former … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | NBC Local | This Midwest city ranks as the best place to retire in the US | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-midwest-city-ranks-as-the-best-place-to-retire-in-the-us/4008118/ | When you think of the nation’s most popular places to retire, warmer climates might come to mind. But the country’s best place to retire is anything but warm for much of the year, and it’s not the first time the community has earned the honor. Midland, Michigan, took the top … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Man killed in shooting involving FBI agent in Pilsen identified | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-killed-in-shooting-involving-fbi-agent-in-pilsen-identified/4008130/ | Authorities on Tuesday identified [ the man who was killed in a shooting involving an FBI agent ][1] in the Pilsen neighborhood on Chicago's Lower West Side. In the hours following the incident on Monday evening, the FBI said it was reviewing an agent-involved shooting near West 18th Street and … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Escaped Tennessee inmate's vehicle found in Illinois, manhunt continues | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/escaped-tennessee-inmates-vehicle-found-illinois-manhunt-continues | #### The Brief * * Authorities are searching for escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Allen Morley after the vehicle he was believed to be traveling in was found Tuesday morning in Marion, Illinois. * Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee, and has been added to Tennessee's … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Theatre class introduces a run of Dr. Murder, a haunted house experience | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/theatre-class-introduces-a-run-of-dr-murder-a-haunted-house-experience/ | ![1COVER_APPROVED_Campus_HauntedHouse2][1] Gallery 4 Photos [ Anthony Hernandez ][2] Caleb Immel, a first-year theatre arts production and practice major playing “Dr. Murder,” examines participant Sionainn Davis, a junior theatre design and technology major, during the “Dr. Murder’s Extraordinary Magical Healing Program” haunted house at the Columbia Theatre building, 72 E. 11th … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Field-goal length, accuracy not on par with last year's 'massive leap' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/27/bears-cairo-santos-field-goal-length-accuracy-not-on-par-last-year-massive-leap-rule-change-thursday-patriots-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][103] * [ Facebook ][104] * [ Bluesky ][105] * [ Email ][106] * [ Reddit ][107] * [ Flipboard ][108] A new NFL rule last year pushed the revolution upon us. Starting in 2025, teams were allowed to prepare … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears DE Montez Sweat calls suspension 'devastating,' accepts that it stains his career and clouds his future | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/27/bears-de-montez-sweat-calls-suspension-devastating-accepts-that-it-stains-his-career-and-clouds-his-future | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][93] * [ Facebook ][94] * [ Bluesky ][95] * [ Email ][96] * [ Reddit ][97] * [ Flipboard ][98] Starting the day defensive end [ Montez Sweat ][99] arrived at Halas Hall, when [ the Bears ][100] traded … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Alex Vlasic hasn't abandoned his Blackhawks playoff hopes: 'Nothing is out of the question' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/10/27/blackhawks-alex-vlasic-playoff-hopes-panthers | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] Alex Vlasic’s goal of helping the [ Blackhawks ][87] finally make the playoffs this season is off to a … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mayor Johnson steps up political attacks on billionaire businessman Michael Sacks | https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/27/mayor-brandon-johnson-political-attack-michael-sacks-chicago-school-board-election | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][71] * [ Facebook ][72] * [ Bluesky ][73] * [ Email ][74] * [ Reddit ][75] * [ Flipboard ][76] Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday accused billionaire businessman [ Michael Sacks ][77] of leading a “nasty coalition of billionaires” … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A new West Side mural park is set to open next summer, with a community center, garden and performance space | https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/10/27/west-edge-arts-north-lawndale-mural-park-public-art-bob-faust-dorian-sylvain | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][51] * [ Facebook ][52] * [ Bluesky ][53] * [ Email ][54] * [ Reddit ][55] * [ Flipboard ][56] A new mural park, community arts center and gathering space that includes some heavy-hitters from the arts world will … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Newly launched Northwestern Medicine Transplant Institute aims to lead way for transplant innovation | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/10/27/northwestern-medicine-transplant-institute | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][41] * [ Facebook ][42] * [ Bluesky ][43] * [ Email ][44] * [ Reddit ][45] * [ Flipboard ][46] Northwestern Medicine announced Tuesday the launch of the newly created Transplant Institute, which aims to lead the way in … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pritzker's PAC is spending to back Dems in heated Kansas, Mississippi Senate races | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/27/pritzker-pac-campaign-fundraising-democrats-kansas-mississippi-senate-races | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][33] * [ Facebook ][34] * [ Bluesky ][35] * [ Email ][36] * [ Reddit ][37] * [ Flipboard ][38] Gov. JB Pritzker’s Ready for the Fight PAC is sending $1.5 million to help Democrats win the Senate in … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Suben las tasas de graduación y de ingreso a la universidad en CPS, pero muchos batallan para terminar | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/10/27/suben-las-tasas-de-graduacion-y-de-ingreso-a-la-universidad-en-cps-pero-muchos-batallan-para-terminar | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] [ ![][27] ][28] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Los estudiantes de las … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Courting death by hauling top-heavy wooden floats in Japan — just another risky guy thing | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/27/danjiri-festival-japan-lifting-floats-recent-deaths | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] The news is flushing out my siblings lately. Just as my sister Debbie showed up in Chicago, Pope Leo … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Student faces possible charges over social media post that suggested threat at South Side high school. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/27/student-faces-possible-charges-over-social-media-post-that-suggested-threat-at-south-side-high-school | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Charges are pending for a teen girl whose social media post referencing explosives prompted a Chicago police response to … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Early Voting Begins Next Week | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/early-voting-opens-next-week/ | **CHICAGO (STMW)** \- Early voting for the Nov. 2 election will begin in full on Tuesday, with 10 sites opening on Monday. Beginning Oct. 12, all early voting sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, with 10 locations also open on Sundays from 9 … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 27, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Ald. Anthony Napolitano Running Unopposed In Northwest Side’s 41st Ward | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/27/ald-anthony-napolitano-running-unopposed-in-northwest-sides-41st-ward/ | EDISON PARK — Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st) is running for a fourth term, and he won’t face a challenger for the first time in his political career. Napolitano, who lives in Edison Park, is the only candidate who filed to run for leader of the 41st Ward, according to [ … |