| Load Time | Load Date | Source | Title | Link | Snippet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | WLS AM | CPS teachers, students expected to join May Day rally at Union Park, march through downtown Chicago | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/05/01/cps-teachers-students-expected-to-join-may-day-rally-at-union-park-march-through-downtown-chicago/ | Chicago teachers and students will be among those expected to let their voices be heard on what is known as May Day. Organizers are expecting more than 800 students to be bused to Rainbow PUSH headquarters from around the area Friday. The Chicago Teachers Union says students will learn about … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | WBEZ | When immigration agents arrested a Chicago mother, a stranger stepped in to care for her 3 kids | https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/05/01/chicago-immigration-midway-blitz-trump-children | When the 17-year-old let Isabel Conde visit, he and his sisters had been on their own for nearly four weeks. The boy and the girls, ages 14 and 6, had been fending for themselves in the family’s Southwest Side apartment since immigration agents arrested their mother and moved her to … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago gas prices up again, reaching over $5 a gallon | https://www.wbez.org/economy/2026/05/01/chicago-gas-prices-up-iran-war-5-gallon | Gas prices in Chicago have jumped to over $5 a gallon for the first time in four years — squeezing drivers who likely will see even higher prices in the coming months. Austin resident Malik Allen was gassing up at a BP station Thursday at North Wells Street and West … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago police: Man shot during attempted robbery in Park Manor | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-man-shot-during-attempted-robbery-park-manor | #### The Brief * * A man was shot during an attempted robbery on Chicago’s South Side. * Police say multiple offenders approached the victim and demanded his belongings. * The suspects fled, and no arrests have been made. **CHICAGO** \- A 26-year-old man was shot during an attempted robbery … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Teen charged in violent Chicago robbery tied to hospital shooting of officers | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-teen-charged-violent-armed-robbery | ![][1] article Jeron Tate **(Chicago police)** #### The Brief * * An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with an armed robbery and attack on a woman in Chicago. * Police say his alleged accomplice later shot two officers after being tracked and taken to a hospital. * The suspect … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Policing grows more dangerous as laws change and public sentiment shifts | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/01/police-officers-swedish-hospital-shooting-safe-t-act-electronic-monitoring-tom-weitzel | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] Two Chicago [ police officers ][54] were shot April 25 inside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. One officer, 38-year-old John … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mayor’s budget director pays up | https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/05/01/mayor-brandon-johnson-ballys-lincolnwood-president-donald-trump-immigration-midway-blitz | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : After a mother was arrested by immigration agents, her three kids … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Chicago Reader | How does our shoegaze grow? | https://chicagoreader.com/music/music-feature/shoegaze-midwest-slide-away-sunshy-lovesliescrushing-cloakroom-griefeater-interlay/ | ![A group portrait of midwest shoegaze band Sunshy gathered among trees; the image has been processed to render all colors in various shades of blue, and the members of the band all have translucent orange bands over their eyes with half starbursts on their top edges][1] Chicago shoegaze band Sunshy … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | Geneva | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2026/a-glass-and-fiber-artists-guide-to-geneva/ | ![Ellen Ljung][1] Ljung Photograph: Donovan Ljung ## Fox River “We have this beautiful river running right through town. When the weather is nice, my husband and I just leave our kayaks on top of the car so that we can hop over anytime.” ## Bread & Vine “Geneva has so … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Friday marks "day of civic action" on May Day for Chicago Public Schools | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/civic-action-may-day-chicago-public-schools/ | Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday. The [ Chicago Teachers Union pushed to have the day off ][1] from school so students and staff could participate. Instead, the CTU and the district reached a compromise. According to the union, CTU and CPS … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Live coverage | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/live-coverage-1789/ | * [ Click here ][35] and/or [ here ][36] to follow breaking news on the website formally known as Twitter. Our Bluesky feed… > [35]: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1578424346871304192 [36]: https://twitter.com/i/lists/221589381 |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Selected press releases (Live updates) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/selected-press-releases-live-updates-430/ | |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/subscribers-only-todays-edition-of-capitol-fax-use-all-caps-in-password-2734/ | This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/subscribers-only-supplement-to-today%e2%80%99s-edition-485/ | This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Good morning! | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/good-morning-266/ | * My front porch… ![][33] She rarely moves off her nest. Fascinating to watch. * Via regular commenter Dotnonymous x, somebody else’s [ porch ][34] … What’s up by you? [33]: /wp-content/IMG_4883.jpg [34]: https://youtu.be/GMK_xGRYmpE?si=563vvtJw3LFHY4EI |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Isabel’s morning briefing | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-728/ | * **ICYMI:** Department of Justice investigating sexuality and gender teaching in 36 Illinois school districts. [ Tribune ][2] … \- The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is investigating 36 Illinois school districts to determine whether “sexual orientation and gender ideology” content is present in any Pre-K-12 classrooms, the … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Credit & Debit Cards May Not Work For Tips, Starting July 1 | https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/credit-debit-cards-may-not-work-for-tips-starting-july-1-9/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ The IFPA—the Credit Card Chaos law—could hurt Illinois’ tipped workers. Servers, stylists, rideshare drivers and other gig workers who rely on tips could see their income drop if customers can’t tip on cards and are limited to the cash they carry. Why should tipped … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Bally’s Casino Hits Construction Milestone As Opening Moves To Early 2027 | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/01/ballys-casino-hits-construction-milestone-as-opening-moves-to-early-2027/ | RIVER WEST — A bright red structural beam covered in signatures from city, union, business and community leaders was hoisted into the air Thursday as “We Built This City” played in the background, marking a major milestone for Chicago’s first — and only — casino. The ceremony marked the topping … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | block-club-chicago | This Week In Photos: Police Officer Killed In Hospital Shooting, Red Line Extension Begins | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/01/this-week-in-photos-police-officer-killed-in-hospital-shooting-red-line-extension-begins/ | CHICAGO — The city was shocked Saturday after a man shot two Chicago police officers at Swedish Hospital, killing Officer John Bartholomew. Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week: ![][59] SWAT, Illinois State and Chicago police officers respond to a shooting at … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | May 1, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Check Out The Garfield Park Conservatory’s Renovated New Children’s Garden | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/01/check-out-the-garfield-park-conservatorys-renovated-new-childrens-garden/ | GARFIELD PARK — Chicago families have a new play area to add to the weekend rotation — one with climbing equipment, interactive spaces and plenty of greenery. The renovated Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden at the Garfield Park Conservatory & Gardens, 300 N. Central Park Ave., held a private opening … |