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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | WBEZ | Here's how some Chicago small businesses are ramping up their use of AI | https://www.wbez.org/business/2026/09/12/ai-artificial-intelligence-small-businesses-chicago | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris Clark was furloughed from his corporate job. So he started giving tennis lessons in Lincoln Park’s Oz Park. The former college tennis player has built his onetime side hustle into the racket sports company Toss and Spin, which has offered more than 8,000 classes. Clark … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | WBEZ | Not your parents’ pot: Experts, advocates push against teen use of highly concentrated THC products | https://www.wbez.org/2026/09/12/not-your-parents-pot-experts-advocates-push-against-teen-use-of-highly-concentrated-thc-products | _This article references suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741._ Michelle Thompkins wants to empower her son about cannabis and drug use, not scare him. “They didn’t … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Woman’s body pulled from Lake Michigan near downtown Chicago, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/womans-body-in-lake-michigan-9-12 | ![Livestream][1] #### The Brief * * A woman's body was pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan in Monroe Harbor on Friday night, police said. * She was pronounced dead at the scene. It's unclear how she got into the water. **CHICAGO** \- A woman’s body was pulled from the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Breaking down the Bears' 2026 schedule | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/09/12/bears-2026-schedule-panthers-packers-vikings-lions-break-down-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][148] * [ Facebook ][149] * [ Bluesky ][150] * [ Email ][151] * [ Reddit ][152] * [ Flipboard ][153] Analyzing the [ Bears ][154] ’ 2026 [ schedule ][155] : **Week 1. Sept. 13 at Panthers, noon (Fox … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Legislative inspector general's resignation exposes need for reform | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/09/12/legislative-inspector-generals-resignation-exposes-need-for-reform | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][137] * [ Facebook ][138] * [ Bluesky ][139] * [ Email ][140] * [ Reddit ][141] * [ Flipboard ][142] You may know that embattled Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey has [ agreed to resign ][143] his post by … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | The sounds of Chicago neighborhoods will be pumped through Millennium Park's speakers this weekend | https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/09/12/sonic-pavilion-millennium-park-festival-experimental-sound-studio-chicago-neighborhood | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][118] * [ Facebook ][119] * [ Bluesky ][120] * [ Email ][121] * [ Reddit ][122] * [ Flipboard ][123] This weekend, tourists at Cloud Gate may find themselves drawn to the adjacent Jay Pritzker Pavilion, enticed by music … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Not your parents’ pot: Experts push against teen use of highly concentrated THC products | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/09/12/not-your-parents-pot-experts-push-against-teen-use-of-highly-concentrated-thc-products | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][105] * [ Facebook ][106] * [ Bluesky ][107] * [ Email ][108] * [ Reddit ][109] * [ Flipboard ][110] _This article references suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: TimeLine’s “The Birth of the Pill” has inspired moments, but is more bookish commentary than storytelling | https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/09/12/birth-of-the-pill-review-timeline-theatre | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][96] * [ Facebook ][97] * [ Bluesky ][98] * [ Email ][99] * [ Reddit ][100] * [ Flipboard ][101] Chicago author Jonathan Eig’s non-fiction book, “The Birth of the Pill,” does not come across as an obvious candidate … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Simon, beloved Sun-Times political columnist, dies at 78 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/09/12/roger-simon-beloved-sun-times-political-columnist-dies-at-78 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][88] * [ Facebook ][89] * [ Bluesky ][90] * [ Email ][91] * [ Reddit ][92] * [ Flipboard ][93] Columnist Roger Simon, who for 40 years covered every presidential election, joked about his need to be buried in … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Here's how some Chicago small businesses are ramping up their use of AI | https://chicago.suntimes.com/technology/2026/09/12/ai-artificial-intelligence-small-businesses-chicago | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][74] * [ Facebook ][75] * [ Bluesky ][76] * [ Email ][77] * [ Reddit ][78] * [ Flipboard ][79] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris Clark was furloughed from his corporate job. So he started giving tennis lessons in … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Gift of signed baseball bat came with strings attached | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/09/12/dearabby-today-dear-abby-relatives-gift-came-with-strings-attached | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][66] * [ Facebook ][67] * [ Bluesky ][68] * [ Email ][69] * [ Reddit ][70] * [ Flipboard ][71] **DEAR ABBY:** About 15 years ago, my nephew gave me a birthday gift of a baseball bat signed by … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Should the White Sox build a new ballpark by the river? Here's what you told us | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/09/12/should-white-sox-build-new-ballpark-river-heres-what-you-told-us | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][57] * [ Facebook ][58] * [ Bluesky ][59] * [ Email ][60] * [ Reddit ][61] * [ Flipboard ][62] We asked readers [ whether the White Sox should build a new ballpark by the river ][63] , as … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review sentencing of violence survivors who defended themselves | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/12/domestic-violence-self-defense-postpartum-polluters-climate-change-cps-absenteeism-bears-hail-mary-cte | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][23] * [ Facebook ][24] * [ Bluesky ][25] * [ Email ][26] * [ Reddit ][27] * [ Flipboard ][28] Keshia Golden’s [ plea deal acceptance ][29] was a bittersweet victory after courageously fighting a legal system historically stacked … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How we photographed Chicago firefighters commemorating 9/11 on the 25th anniversary | https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2026/09/12/how-we-photographed-9-11-chicago-firefighters-commemorating-25th-anniversary | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] This week’s top photo comes from photojournalist and Photo Desk Editor [ Ashlee Rezin ][17] . Follow her on … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears defense enters opener with more questions than answers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/09/12/bears-panthers-week-1-defense-more-questions-answers-dennis-allen-montez-sweat-devin-bush-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Since the last time they played a meaningful snap, the [ Bears ][7] have lost more on [ defense … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | ABC Local | 15-year-old girl charged with pushing man off CTA train to his death, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/cta-red-line-death-15-year-old-girl-charged-kyle-bickham-chicago-man-pushed-off-train-69th-street-station-cpd/19822932/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teenage girl has been charged with pushing a man from a CTA train to his death on the city's South Side on Monday, Chicago police said. Kyle Bickham's family said he was heading home from work when, according to police, [ he was pushed from a … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman dead after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Monroe Harbor, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/body-found-lake-michigan-woman-dead-being-pulled-water-monroe-harbor-downtown-chicago-police-say/19822964/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman is dead after [ being pulled from Lake Michigan ][7] near downtown Chicago on Friday night, officials said. Chicago police said Marine Unit officers responded to a call about a person in the water near Monroe Harbor around 8:30 p.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | ABC Local | Ben Shelton beats Frances Tiafoe and will play Alexander Zverev for the US Open title | https://abc7.com/post/ben-shelton-beats-frances-tiafoe-will-play-alexander-zverev-us-open-title/19823085/ | NEW YORK -- Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe had a packed crowd sprinkled with celebrities cheering equally for them, as the two fan favorites fought to reach their first major final. The crowd figures to be almost entirely on Shelton's side Sunday, because now he's the American hope to end … |
| View Article | 5 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | CWB Chicago | 15-year-old girl pushed man to his death from moving Red Line train, police say | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/09/15-year-old-girl-pushed-man-to-his-death-from-moving-red-line-train-police-say.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-year-old-girl-pushed-man-to-his-death-from-moving-red-line-train-police-say | ![][1] _Kyle Bickham ([ GoFundMe ][2] ) _ Chicago police have filed charges against one of three people who [ pushed a man to his death ][3] Monday afternoon from a moving Red Line train on the South Side — and the accused is a 15-year-old girl. Kyle Bickham, 29, … |
| View Article | 3 a.m. | September 12, 2026 | WTTW | Rock Star: Meet the Guy Who Excavated O’Hare’s 50-Ton Boulder, and Yes, He Has Thoughts About the Name | https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/11/rock-star-meet-guy-who-excavated-o-hare-s-50-ton-boulder-and-yes-he-has-thoughts-about | Ron Pitelka has an idea for what to name the [ 50-ton prehistoric boulder that was unearthed this summer at O’Hare Airport ][1] . “I would probably call it ‘Geo,’” Pitelka said. “It might not be funny, but it’s a little more appropriate.” Why should his opinion carry any weight? … |