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| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | WTTW | What Impact Would a Switch to Permanent Daylight Saving Time Have? | https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/27/what-impact-would-switch-permanent-daylight-saving-time-have | Earlier this month, the U.S. House voted to end the twice yearly changing of the clocks by passing the [ Sunshine Protection Act ][1] . The bill, passed 308-117, would make daylight saving time permanent in the United States unless states opt out before the act takes effect. Illinois Democrats … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | WBEZ | Temporary protected status ends for Haitian and Syrian immigrants | https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/07/28/temporary-protected-status-ends-haiti-syria-immigrants-ice | Temporary protected status ended Monday for more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, leaving them vulnerable to being deported to the countries they fled — countries still coping with violence and instability. In June, the Supreme Court allowed the administration of President Donald Trump to end the 36-year-old Temporary Protected … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Expected street, sidewalk closures for Lollapalooza 2026 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/expected-street-sidewalk-closures-for-lollapalooza-2026/3966634/ | [ Lollapalooza ][9] is once again set to take center stage in Chicago's Grant Park, with street and sidewalk closures in place for one of the city's biggest festivals. From July 30 to Aug. 2, the annual extravaganza will feature more than 170 performers, including the likes of Lorde, Charli … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | NBC Local | How soon could power be restored to thousands of Chicago-area residents? | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-soon-could-power-be-restored-to-thousands-of-chicago-area-residents/3967256/ | Thousands of Chicago-area residents remain without power after devastating severe storms this week, but how soon could the lights come back on? As of noon Tuesday, more than 174,000 ComEd customers were without power across the Chicago area after those severe storms generated breathtaking wind gusts in excess of 80 … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Officials reveal new details after Michigan couple, 6 kids found dead in home | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/officials-reveal-new-details-after-michigan-couple-6-kids-found-dead-in-home/3967217/ | Authorities have released new details surrounding what happened before a Michigan couple and their six children were found dead inside a burning home last week. Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their six children, aged 5 to 15, died Friday in their home in Grand Haven Township, on the eastern shore … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Northwestern Medill | LISTEN: Combating medical misinformation: How UChicago Medicine’s Doctor Monica Peek builds trust with skeptics | https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/combating-medical-misinformation-how-uchicago-medicines-doctor-monica-peek-builds-trust-with-skeptics/ | **By Sydney Meyer** _Medill Reports_ Whether it’s online influencers who discourage hormonal birth control, or false claims from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about vaccines and Tylenol, fact-based information about health and wellness is being debated in various spheres of American life. Reporter Sydney … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area man drove drunk, rammed police vehicles during high-speed chases, prosecutors say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-man-drove-drunk-rammed-police-vehicles-high-speed-chases | #### The Brief * * A Glendale Heights man is accused of leading police on two high-speed chases while driving drunk early Sunday. * Luis Robles Carrillo allegedly drove more than 90 mph, struck multiple police squad cars and tried to evade officers twice before being arrested. * A judge … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | La comida reúne a esta familia y su receta de cochinita pibil en particular les recuerda su hogar | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/07/28/la-comida-reune-a-esta-familia-y-su-receta-de-cochinita-pibil-en-particular-les-recuerda-su-hogar | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][12] * [ Facebook ][13] * [ Bluesky ][14] * [ Email ][15] * [ Reddit ][16] * [ Flipboard ][17] [ ![][18] ][19] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. La comida ha sido … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | CPS reverses course, says no staff furloughs ahead of budget vote | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-school-board/2026/07/28/cps-reverses-course-says-no-staff-furloughs-ahead-of-budget-vote | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Chicago Public Schools officials say they will not furlough staff for five days in the upcoming school year to … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | CBS Local | New signs intended to deter crime to be posted on CTA buses, trains | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-signs-deter-crime-cta-buses-trains/ | Anyone riding the Chicago Transit Authority system will see a new warning starting Tuesday. [ Cook County State's Attorney ][11] Eileen O'Neill Burke and acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen on Tuesday announced the rollout of more than 7,000 signs going up on buses and trains. The signs are intended to … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Gov. JB Pritzker signs ban on cellphones for Illinois public school students during class | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-illinois-school-cellphone-ban/ | Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed [ legislation requiring public schools in Illinois to prohibit students from using cellphones or other mobile devices in classrooms ][6] . The legislation would require the state's roughly 850 public school districts to implement policies by the 2027-28 school year banning the use of … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Federal agents seize "cornucopia" of unapproved medications at O'Hare International Airport | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-seize-cornucopia-unapproved-medications-ohare/ | U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted what was described as a "cornucopia" of unapproved medications in a shipment at O'Hare International Airport recently. CBP's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Team at O'Hare seized the shipment, which originated in China and was headed for Syracuse, New York. It contained 10,412 tablets of unapproved … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Question of the day | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/28/question-of-the-day-3773/ | * [ Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid ][10] … > State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) issued the following statement > after the Legislative Ethics Commission voted to release the Legislative > Inspector General’s report on former Rep. Harry Benton, who resigned July 3 > following an investigation into allegations of serious misconduct: … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Pritzker signs school cell phone restrictions bill | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/28/pritzker-signs-school-cell-phone-restrictions-bill/ | * From the governor’s [ press release ][6] … > Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law SB 2427, instituting a statewide > cell phone and personal device framework to create distraction-free > classrooms, encouraging students to connect more deeply with curriculum and > each other, and allowing educators to … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Mayor West? | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/28/mayor-west/ | * [ WTVO ][3] … > Mayor Tom McNamara, Rockford’s elected mayor since 2017, is stepping down to > become chief executive officer of the Illinois Municipal League, ending his > tenure before the completion of his third term. > > “Serving as the mayor of the City of Rockford … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Rate the new HRO ads | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/28/rate-the-new-hro-ads/ | * My own opinion is that if the alleged victim didn’t want this issue to go public then Heitman was right to respect those wishes. The HRO apparently disagrees… > Following reports that State Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman acknowledged seeing > “red flags” while working for disgraced former State Rep. … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Gov. Pritzker signs 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban into law | https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-pritzker-signs-bell-school-cellphone-ban-illinois-law-take-effect-2027-2028-year/19591089/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 2427 into law that bans cellphones in public schools statewide. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][5] The goal of the new law is to remove distractions from classrooms. The law requires school districts to develop … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani outlines plan for city-owned grocery stores | https://6abc.com/post/nyc-mayor-outlines-plan-city-owned-grocery-stores/19591045/ | NEW YORK (WPVI) -- As Americans across the nation continue to pay much higher prices for groceries, there is a controversial plan in the works for New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is asking private companies to come forward and run five supermarkets that will be owned by the city. … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Jordanian athlete reported missing from Texas found in Chicago suburb | https://abc7chicago.com/post/rabee-ata-jumaa-alqaq-athlete-jordan-reported-missing-rice-university-houston-texas-found-bridgeview/19591299/ | BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- A foreign athlete with cerebral palsy who went missing hours after arriving at Rice University in Houston, Texas has been found in the Chicago suburbs. Rabe'e Ata Juma'a Alqaq, 24, had traveled to Houston to represent Jordan in the Genuine Cup, a soccer tournament that features intellectually … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | 53-year-old message in a bottle leads to bittersweet discovery | https://abc7chicago.com/story/53-year-old-message-bottle-leads-bittersweet-discovery-laurie-blair/19591317/ | UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- When she was 9 years old, Laurie Blair set adrift a curious message in a bottle. 53 years later, it was found. The story begins in 1973, when Laurie and her sister, Allie, were on the beach in Ocean City. Their mother encouraged them to write … |