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| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | WTTW | Man Accused With Heather Mack in Bali Suitcase Murder Pleads Not Guilty, Intends to Represent Himself | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/26/man-accused-heather-mack-bali-suitcase-murder-pleads-not-guilty-intends-represent | Tommy Schaefer, the man who allegedly conspired with his then-girlfriend Heather Mack to kill her mother at a luxury resort in Bali, said he intends to represent himself and pleaded not guilty to the crime in a Chicago courtroom Thursday, more than 11 years after the brutal murder. Schaefer, 32, … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Police activity leads to brief shelter-in-place order for parts of Lake in the Hills | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-activity-leads-to-brief-shelter-in-place-order-for-parts-of-lake-in-the-hills/3900546/ | A shelter in place was issued for parts of northwest suburban Lake in the Hills for nearly an hour Thursday morning due to "police activity." Just before 10 a.m. the Lake in the Hills Police Department told residents to avoid Washington Street and Clayton Marsh Drive between McKinley and Lincoln … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Crash involving overturned semi shuts down lanes on I-57 in southern suburbs | https://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/crash-involving-overturned-semi-shuts-down-lanes-on-i-57-in-southern-suburbs/3900577/ | The southbound side of Interstate 57 was shut down Thursday morning in the southern suburbs after a crash involving an overturned semi, police said. According to Illinois State Police, the crash happened around 9:40 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate near milepost 308 in Kankakee County. Stream NBC … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Fashion Outlets of Chicago begin charging for parking at suburban mall | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/fashion-outlets-of-chicago-begin-charging-for-parking-at-suburban-mall/3900563/ | Headed to the mall? Prepare to pay for parking if you're headed to one popular suburban shopping destination. According to a statement, guests at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont will now be charged for parking as part of a "new" program. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Walmart issues major cottage cheese recall, saying the product poses a ‘significant health risk' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/walmart-issues-major-cottage-cheese-recall-saying-the-product-poses-a-significant-health-risk/3900516/ | Walmart has issued a major recall for its popular Great Value Cottage Cheese, with officials saying it could pose a "significant health risk" after it was found the ingredients were not fully pasteurized. The voluntary recall, issued Tuesday by Milwaukee-based Saputo Cheese, said the liquid dairy ingredients used in the … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Family of beloved Chicago boat captain sues after Lake Michigan drowning, man charged with murder | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-boat-captain-wrongful-death-lawsuit-lake-michigan-drowning | ![Chicago police investigating homicide of 63-year-old boat captain][25] #### [ Chicago police investigating homicide of 63-year-old boat captain ][26] Chicago police are investigating the homicide of a well-known boat captain. #### The Brief * * The family of Nabil Abzal, known as "Captain Bill," filed a wrongful death lawsuit after … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago police search for driver in North Side hit-and-run | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-search-driver-ravenswood-manor-hit-and-run | #### The Brief * * A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Ravenswood Manor. * The driver fled eastbound on Wilson Avenue. * Police are asking anyone with information to come forward. **CHICAGO** \- Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver who left the … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area men staged armed robbery, claimed up to $2M in jewelry was stolen: prosecutors | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/staged-jewelry-robbery-dupage | ![][10] article Pezhman Gilani Yahyavi (left) and Mahmood Bashang | DuPage County State's Attorney's Office #### The Brief * * Prosecutors say two DuPage County men staged an armed robbery involving up to $2 million in jewelry. * Investigators determined the incident never happened. * Both men are charged with … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago woman arrested in hit-and-run that critically hurt teen riding scooter | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-scooter-hit-and-run | ![][1] article Maria Gonzalez | Chicago police #### The Brief * * A Chicago woman was charged after a hit-and-run critically injured a teen on a motorized scooter in Marquette Park. * Police say the crash happened Wednesday morning when a black 2018 GMC Acadia struck the teen, who remains … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | State Farm to issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends — or about $100 per car | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/state-farm-auto-insurance-dividend/ | Home insurance rates may be going through the roof, but State Farm has some good news for its auto insurance customers. State Farm will issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends to its customers this summer, with a one-time payment of about $100 per vehicle, the Bloomington- based insurance giant … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | A long life of service to the Beverly Shore Volunteer Fire Department ends | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/life-of-service-to-beverly-shore-fire-department-ends/ | Life revolved around the Beverly Shores firehouse for Andrew Himan and his family, where he spent 54 years as a volunteer firefighter and 42 years as the chief. The end of Himan’s watchful service to his community came on Saturday, Feb. 21. Himan, 76, a Beverly Shores area resident, died … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Tommy Schaefer enters plea of not guilty in Bali suitcase murder | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/tommy-schaefer-bali-suitcase-not-guilty-plea/ | Tommy Schaefer left Chicago on a flight to sunny Bali nearly 12 years ago. He returned this week in FBI custody, charged with murder conspiracy in the bludgeoning death of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of his then-girlfriend, Heather Mack, in a macabre crime that made international headlines. On Thursday, … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | The Bali ‘suitcase murder’: Heather Mack’s murder conviction, Indonesian imprisonment, deportation | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/heather-mack-bali-suitcase-murder/ | Heather Mack — the Chicago woman convicted of helping kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali in 2014 — served about seven years of a 10-year sentence in Indonesia, only to be arrested by the FBI when she landed at … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Ben Johnson's next trick: getting Bears to forget 2025 and start the climb again | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/02/26/bears-nfl-scouting-combine-ben-johnson-next-trick-forget-2025-start-square-one-ryan-poles-trade-free-agency-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][33] * [ Facebook ][34] * [ Bluesky ][35] * [ Email ][36] * [ Reddit ][37] * [ Flipboard ][38] INDIANAPOLIS — In his first year as a head coach at any level, Ben Johnson led the [ Bears … |
| View Article | noon | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Residentes de Chicago varados en México ahora tienen opciones para volar a casa tras la violencia del cártel | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/02/26/residentes-de-chicago-varados-en-mexico-ahora-tienen-opciones-para-volar-a-casa-tras-la-violencia-del-cartel | * 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. Beckie Menzie llegó a … |
| View Article | noon | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | The president, the lies and the cannulated cow | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/26/president-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-speech-cannulated-cow | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][12] * [ Facebook ][13] * [ Bluesky ][14] * [ Email ][15] * [ Reddit ][16] * [ Flipboard ][17] The beauty of getting out into the world, meeting new people and seeing new stuff, is two-fold. First, you … |
| View Article | noon | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Tommy Schaefer wants to represent himself as he finally faces prosecution for murder of Heather Mack's mom | https://chicago.suntimes.com/heather-mack/2026/02/26/tommy-schaefer-wants-to-represent-himself-as-he-finally-faces-prosecution-for-murder-of-heather-macks-mom | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The man accused of committing a murder that triggered an international legal drama spanning a dozen years pleaded not … |
| View Article | noon | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Reporter | No contest: Cook County judicial primary elections draw dwindling field of candidates | https://www.chicagoreporter.com/no-contest-cook-county-judicial-primary-elections-draw-dwindling-field-of-candidates/ | ## For the second straight primary season, more than half the races for Cook County circuit judge on the March 17 ballot are uncontested, with just 45 candidates vying for 28 open seats. On paper, Cook County circuit judges have great jobs. They make $258,000 a year, hold extraordinary power, … |
| View Article | noon | February 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Loyola Academy spectators all removed from girls' basketball game against Evanston Township after racist remark | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/loyola-academy-spectators-removed-girls-basketball-game-racist-remark/ | Evanston Township High School officials said the entire Loyola Academy student section was removed during a girls' basketball championship game this week, after a spectator shouted a racist remark at a student athlete. The incident happened Tuesday night during the IHSA sectional girls' basketball championship game between Evanston and Loyola. … |
| View Article | noon | February 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Shelter-in-place order issued, later canceled for residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/shelter-in-place-lake-in-the-hills-illinois/ | Residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, were asked to shelter in place on Thursday morning. According to the Lake in the Hills Police Department, residents should avoid Washington Street and Clayton Marsh Drive between McKinley and Lincoln streets until further notice. Police did not provide further details on the … |