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| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | WLS AM | Chicago will host Pokémon North American championship in 2027 | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/16/chicago-will-host-pokemon-north-american-championship-in-2027/ | Just days after the city hosted Pokémon GO Fest in Grant Park, Chicago has been named the host of the 2027 Pokémon North American International Championship. According to organizers, the annual event, which had been held for the last three years in [ New Orleans, will move to the Windy … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | WLS AM | Bulls reach deal to hire Tiago Splitter as head coach | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/16/bulls-reach-deal-to-hire-tiago-splitter-as-head-coach/ | The [ Chicago Bulls ][1] have reached a deal to hire [ Portland Trail Blazers ][2] interim coach Tiago Splitter as the franchise’s new head coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. Splitter succeeds Billy Donovan as the Bulls’ head coach after stepping into the head coach job in Portland last … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | WLS AM | Aurora to Reopen River Edge Park | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/16/aurora-to-reopen-river-edge-park/ | (Aurora, IL) — The City of Aurora and the Aurora Civic Center Authority will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Thursday, June 18 beginning at 5:30 P.M. to commemorate the reopening of River Edge Park following nearly $16 million in renovations and expansion. The event will allow … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | NBC Local | Person of interest in Grant Park cross burning incident in custody, police say | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/person-of-interest-in-grant-park-cross-burning-incident-in-custody-police-say/3949302/ | A person of interest is in custody in connection with a cross found burning in Chicago's popular Grant Park last week, police confirmed to NBC Chicago Tuesday. The latest development comes just hours after [ NBC 5 Investigates identified a 21-year-old college senior who said he is the person in … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | CPD: Bicyclist shot, killed near Grant Park in downtown Chicago | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpd-bicyclist-shot-killed-grant-park-chicago | #### The Brief * * A 27-year-old man was shot while riding a bicycle near Grant Park early Tuesday. * He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition and later died. * Detectives are investigating, and no arrests have been announced. **CHICAGO** \- A man died after being … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Joliet shooting: Police search for suspect after man, woman wounded at apartment complex | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/joliet-shooting-police-search-suspect-man-woman-wounded-apartment | #### The Brief * * A 27-year-old man and 27-year-old woman were shot Monday at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet. * Both victims were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. * Police identified a suspect, but the person had not yet been located Tuesday morning. **JOLIET, Ill.** \- A man … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | MLB issues warning to Giants players who wrote Bible verses on Pride caps | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mlb-issues-warning-giants-players-who-wrote-bible-verses-pride-caps | ![][1] article SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Landen Roupp #65 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Chicago Cubs in the top of the first inning at Oracle Park on June 12, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Image Expand #### The Brief * … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bicyclist, 27, fatally shot in Grant Park | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/16/bicyclist-27-fatally-shot-in-grant-park | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][61] * [ Facebook ][62] * [ Bluesky ][63] * [ Email ][64] * [ Reddit ][65] * [ Flipboard ][66] Police are trying to find the assailant who gunned down a 27-year-old man as he rode a bicycle in … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Shootings rose near closed schools that sat empty | https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/06/16/chicago-public-schools-311-weather-loop-conversions | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : After the city closed 50 schools in 2013, shootings increased near … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | The Unsustainable Cost of Chicago Public Schools | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/unsustainable-cost-chicago-public-schools | **_Rahm Emanuel tried to get a handle on the cost of public education in Chicago. But since he’s been gone, the system is back to the same old tax and spend_ ** Rahm Emanuel is reportedly thinking about running for president, which is amusing on several levels. For one thing, … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | CBS Local | FBI searches for more potential victims in sex abuse case involving school in Aurora, Illinois | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fbi-searches-for-victims-isex-abuse-case-school-aurora-illinois/ | The FBI is involved in a sexual abuse investigation at a school in Aurora, Illinois, and is searching for more victims. [ Michael Robert Herbert ][14] , 55, was arrested and charged back in May with 10 felonies, including involuntary sexual servitude of a minor under 17, criminal sexual assault, … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Man, woman shot in Joliet, Illinois, suspected shooter escapes, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-woman-shot-joliet-illinois-suspected-shooter-escapes/ | A man and woman were shot and wounded in an apartment complex in Joliet, Illinois, on Monday afternoon. Police were called at 4:03 p.m. to Riverwalk Homes Apartments, at 363 N. Broadway St. in Joliet. Officers found a man and woman, both 27, who had been shot. The woman was … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Multiple cars on fire on Chicago's Far South Side | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicagos-far-south-side-cars-on-fire/ | The Chicago Fire Department responded to multiple cars on fire on Chicago's Far South Side early Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the 1200 block of East 95th Street just after 3 a.m. and found multiple cars engulfed in flames. Chicago police did not provide an exact number of cars … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Person of interest in custody in connection with burning cross in Grant Park | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/person-of-interest-in-custody-cross-burning-in-grant-park/ | A person of interest is in custody in connection with a [ cross found burning in Grant Park ][4] last week. Police said [ the cross was found burning on Columbus Drive ][4] north of Balbo Drive in Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon. The flames were visible to anyone driving … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Tiago Splitter officially named new Chicago Bulls head coach | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tiago-splitter-officially-named-new-chicago-bulls-head-coach/ | The Chicago Bulls have officially named [ Tiago Splitter ][1] as their new head coach. Splitter, 41, joins the Bulls after serving as interim head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers last season. He coached Portland to a 42-40 record and a five-game loss to San Antonio in the first … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | block-club-chicago | 4 Piping Plovers Hatch At Montrose Beach | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/16/4-piping-plovers-hatch-at-montrose-beach/ | CHICAGO — Four Great Lakes piping plovers have hatched at Montrose Beach. The Chicago Piping Plovers group announced early Tuesday the chicks had hatched, sharing a photo of an eggshell at the beach on X. The chicks are the offspring of Sea Rocket and Imani. The plovers have proven enormously … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Man Says He Burned Cross In Grant Park To Protest Trump, NBC Reports | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/16/man-says-he-burned-cross-in-grant-park-to-protest-trump-nbc-reports/ | CHICAGO — Police have a person of interest in custody in connection with the burning of a cross last week in Grant Park. Police confirmed a person was in custody Tuesday morning, after a man identified himself to a local news channel as the person who burned a cross last … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Chicagoans Remember Art Teacher George Sotos: ‘He Was An Institution’ | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/16/chicagoans-remember-art-teacher-george-sotos-he-was-an-institution/ | CHICAGO — George Sotos was serious about art. For decades, the Chicago art teacher helmed The Drawing Workshop, an art workshop that he founded over 50 years ago at the landmarked Tree Studios, a Near North Side artist colony often described as a peaceful escape from the city. There, Sotos … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Nearly 50 Years After Their Deaths, Puerto Rican Men Killed By Police Get Honorary Street Signs | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/16/nearly-50-years-after-their-deaths-puerto-rican-men-killed-by-police-get-honorary-street-signs/ | HUMBOLDT PARK — With a mixture of sadness and pride, Carrie Giese-Vazquez and her family counted to three before pulling on a string that unveiled two honorary street signs in Humboldt Park last week. Giese-Vazquez clapped and looked up as Rafael Cruz Way and Julio Osorio Way were seen for … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 | block-club-chicago | As Obama Center Opens, South Siders Hope Global Destination Will Serve The Neighborhood | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/16/as-obama-center-opens-south-siders-hope-global-destination-will-serve-the-neighborhood/ | WOODLAWN — Carlas Prince has, for several years, seen construction fencing block off the large swath of Jackson Park where she used to walk her dog, relax and see South Siders gather for special occasions. Those years of construction will finally give way to the Obama Presidential Center’s opening ceremonies … |