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| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Another Downtown Chicago mall revamp | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/10/08/the-rundown-another-downtown-chicago-mall-revamp | _Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and a_ [ __new audiobook_ _ ][1] _offers a history of the Great Chicago Fire — from cow-scapegoat Mrs. O’Leary’s perspective. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Block 37 was sold to an Orland Park real estate firm that plans to rebrand … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Anthony Rizzo talks running 2026 Chicago Marathon this weekend: ‘It sounds crazy' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/chicago-marathon/anthony-rizzo-talks-running-2026-chicago-marathon-this-weekend-it-sounds-crazy/3999670/ | Chicago Cubs icon Anthony Rizzo is used to running the bases, but running a marathon? "It sounds crazy," he told NBC Chicago Wednesday. "Because I never thought three years ago, four years ago, five years ago I could ever do this. So come this Sunday, it's going to be fun … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Green Line trains bypassing Damen/Lake station due to police activity | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/green-line-trains-bypassing-damen-lake-station-due-to-police-activity/3999771/ | Trains on the CTA Green Line were bypassing the Damen/Lake station in West Town just before the afternoon rush hour on Thursday because of police activity, the transit organization said. Starting around 4 p.m., Green Line trains were not stopping at the Damen/Lake station, located at 200 N. Damen Ave., … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | CTA employee seriously injured in stabbing near Damen Green Line station, officials say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cta-employee-seriously-injured-in-stabbing-near-damen-green-line-station-officials-say | #### The Brief * * A CTA employee was seriously injured in a stabbing near the Damen Green Line station Thursday afternoon. * The employee was taken to Stroger Hospital; authorities have not released details about what led to the stabbing. * Green Line trains continued operating normally, and authorities … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Oct. 8, 2026 | https://columbiachronicle.com/multimedia/photooftheday/oct-8-2026/ | |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bulls roster needs a tough-love leader and Norman Powell is perfect fit | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/10/08/bulls-roster-tough-love-leader-norman-powell-perfect-fit | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][40] * [ Facebook ][41] * [ Bluesky ][42] * [ Email ][43] * [ Reddit ][44] * [ Flipboard ][45] The lead-by-example moment came quickly for Norman Powell in Wednesday’s preseason opener. The veteran guard came off a quick … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Young Chicago cop faces calls for charges after allegedly firing 2 guns in Little Village shooting | https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/10/08/chicago-police-cpd-shooting-edgar-delgado-arroyo-little-village | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][32] * [ Facebook ][33] * [ Bluesky ][34] * [ Email ][35] * [ Reddit ][36] * [ Flipboard ][37] Community leaders are calling for charges against a young Chicago police officer accused of using two guns to fire … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Packers bet big on Matt LaFleur, Jordan Love, and that duo is struggling as it faces ascending Bears defense | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/08/packers-bet-big-on-matt-lafleur-jordan-love-and-that-duo-is-struggling-as-it-faces-ascending-bears-defense | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][22] * [ Facebook ][23] * [ Bluesky ][24] * [ Email ][25] * [ Reddit ][26] * [ Flipboard ][27] Even after watching last season unravel in the worst possible way, trudging out of Soldier Field in defeat, the … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | El sistema de salud mental le falló a la mujer acusada de apuñalar mortalmente a una niña, según abogada | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/10/08/el-sistema-de-salud-mental-le-fallo-a-la-mujer-acusada-de-apunalar-mortalmente-a-una-nina | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] [ ![][15] ][16] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Una mujer acusada de … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox repeating their Game 1 lineup in Thursday night showdown with Guardians ace Parker Messick | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/10/08/white-sox-repeating-their-game-1-lineup-in-thursday-night-showdown-with-guardians-ace-parker-messick | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] In Thursday night’s Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Guardians, the White Sox will be … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Chicago Reader | TV on the cinema | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/the-moviegoer/twin-peaks-series-music-box-theatre/ | ![][1] _The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer._ * * * I think one of my earliest memories is of my parents watching _Twin Peaks_ . I’m unsure as to how it fits … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Iran War Updates: Trump promises not to resume strikes before midterm elections | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/iran-war-nuclear-donald-trump-vance-rubio-strait-of-hormuz/ | ## What to know about the Iran war: * President Trump promised Thursday the U.S. would not attack Iran before the midterm elections, tempering rising crude oil prices. He also touted "productive conversations" with Iran, though he did not provide specifics. * The Houthis claimed Thursday to have hit Saudi … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | CBS Local | President Trump denies FEMA help for Illinois after August storms, even after GOP Rep. LaHood asks in letter | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-denies-fema-aid-illinois-august-storms-pritzker-lahood/ | Nearly two months after [ severe storms devastated parts of northern and central Illinois ][13] , President Trump denied Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's request for FEMA disaster assistance, despite a letter from Republican Rep. Darin LaHood asking for help. LaHood sent a letter to Mr. Trump asking him to issue … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | CBS Local | CTA operator attacked, janitor stabbed and critically injured at Damen/Lake Green Line station, police sources say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cta-green-line-damen-station-stabbing-attack/ | A CTA operator was attacked and a janitor was stabbed at the Damen/Lake Green Line station on Chicago's Near West Side Thursday afternoon. Police sources told CBS News Chicago the incident began when a passenger on a CTA Green Line train maced a CTA operator on the train. During the … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Family holds visitation for 7-year-old Eddimar Hernandez Chacon, stabbed to death in Chatham | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/visitation-eddimar-hernandez-chacon-stabbed-death-chatham/ | The family of a [ 7-year-old girl who was killed in a random stabbing ][1] in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood last weekend held a visitation before her funeral Thursday afternoon. Pastor Paco Amador of New Life Church in Little Village said Eddimar Hernandez Chacon's mother's pain is insufferable. She is still … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | Capitol Fax | FEMA denies Illinois’ request for major disaster declaration after August storms | https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/08/fema-denies-illinois-request-for-major-disaster-declaration-after-august-storms/ | * [ Gov. JB Pritzker ][1] …. > The Trump Administration’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has > officially denied the State of Illinois’ request for a major disaster > declaration after severe storms, derecho, flooding, and tornadoes devastated > communities across the state this August. In a letter dated … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Here Are Road Closures, Parking Restrictions For Chicago Marathon Weekend | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/08/here-are-road-closures-parking-restrictions-for-chicago-marathon-weekend/ | CHICAGO — Drivers should expect road closures, parking restrictions and traffic delays across the city this weekend ahead of and during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Several major streets around Grant Park, the marathon’s beginning and end point, are closed Thursday through Monday afternoon, while additional closures begin Saturday and Sunday as … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Housing Advocates Urge City To Find $30 Million For Homeless Programs At Risk Of Fed Cuts | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/08/housing-advocates-urge-city-to-find-30-million-for-homeless-programs-at-risk-of-fed-cuts/ | CHICAGO — A coalition of housing and homelessness prevention groups are calling on the city to find more ways to fill financial gaps after warning that federal cuts could put at least 3,000 Chicagoans on the streets again next year. The [ Keep Chicago Housed campaign ][1] calls for $30 … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | ABC Local | 'Reasonable Doubt' stars unpack the first three episodes of season four and what lies ahead for Jax | https://abc7.com/post/reasonable-doubt-stars-unpack-first-episodes-season-what-lies-ahead-jax/19914114/ | The fans have been waiting impatiently for the return of "Reasonable Doubt." That wait ended this week as the series dropped the first three episodes of season four, and fans made it the number one show streaming on Hulu! The series wasted no time getting straight to the drama. _**THIS … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 8, 2026 | ABC Local | Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says | https://abc7chicago.com/story/guardrails-openais-chatgpt-teens-dont-work-promised-watchdog-group-says/19922264/ | Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don't work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a report Wednesday by Common Sense Media. The watchdog group urged OpenAI to restrict the chatbot to adults “until it can offer … |