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| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | NBC Local | Early voting expands Monday in Chicago, suburban Cook County and across the suburbs | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/early-voting-expands-monday-in-chicago-suburban-cook-county-and-across-the-suburbs/4004142/ | With Election Day just over two weeks away, Cook County voters will have more options for casting their ballots beginning Monday. Early voting expands to all 50 wards in Chicago, while suburban Cook County increases from six locations to 56. Voters in suburban Cook County can vote at any location, … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Woman, pets rescued from house fire in Joliet | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/woman-pets-rescued-from-house-fire-joliet | #### The Brief * * The Joliet Fire Department responded to a house fire on Oct. 18 around 2:28 p.m. * Firefighters were able to rescue a woman and multiple pets from the house safely and unharmed. * The fire was put out within 20 minutes and under control by … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Fox Chicago | 8-month-old child found dead in Chicago | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/8-month-old-child-found-dead-chicago | #### The Brief * * Chicago police are reporting that they found an eight-month-old girl dead on the Southwest side of the city. * Chicago detectives are currently conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results. * The cause of the girl's death is unknown at this time. **CHICAGO, Ill.** \- … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Mexican lucha libre workshop celebrates end of Hispanic Heritage Month | https://columbiachronicle.com/cronica/mexican-lucha-libre-workshop-celebrates-end-of-hispanic-heritage-month/ | In the middle of Studio 404 located at the 72 E. 11th St. building , students and professors gathered around a piñata shaped like a lucha libre mask. Students took turns hitting the piñata with a bat, until the candy inside flew out and fell to the floor, ready to … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | How Columbia’s Black Student Union helped three alumni build their creative careers | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/how-columbias-black-student-union-helped-three-alumni-build-their-creative-careers/ | Chinaa Orr , a 2018 alum, was working as a leasing agent when she received a direct message from former adjunct faculty Jonathan McReynolds , a Grammy award-winning gospel musician . “He randomly messages me when I’m at work and is like ‘hey, do you want to go on tour … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Immigrant crosses project honors Silverio Villegas González at parish he attended | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/10/18/immigrant-crosses-project-honors-silverio-villegas-gonzalez-at-his-home-parish | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][34] * [ Facebook ][35] * [ Bluesky ][36] * [ Email ][37] * [ Reddit ][38] * [ Flipboard ][39] As churchgoers walked into Sunday evening Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Melrose Park, they saw a … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears CB Kyler Gordon gets 3 sacks in return from injury in 31-23 win vs. Falcons: 'Everything I wanted' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/18/bears-cb-kyler-gordon-goes-off-with-3-sacks-in-return-from-injury-everything-i-wanted | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][24] * [ Facebook ][25] * [ Bluesky ][26] * [ Email ][27] * [ Reddit ][28] * [ Flipboard ][29] ATLANTA — Throughout the summer standoff between [ the Bears ][30] and cornerback Kyler Gordon, there was always an … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears notebook: Ben Johnson won't do anything 'rash' in response to pile of penalties in win vs. Falcons | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/10/18/bears-notebook-ben-johnson-wont-do-anything-rash-in-response-to-pile-of-penalties-in-win-vs-falcons | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][14] * [ Facebook ][15] * [ Bluesky ][16] * [ Email ][17] * [ Reddit ][18] * [ Flipboard ][19] ATLANTA — It ended up being a footnote on [ the Bears’ 31-23 win over the Falcons ][20] on … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears' Ben Johnson was back in his bag in 'crossroads' win against Falcons | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/18/bears-ben-johnson-was-back-in-his-bag-in-crossroads-win-against-falcons | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Ben Johnson grinned wide in the afterglow of [ the Bears’ 31-23 win against the Falcons ][7] and placed … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | CBS Local | Off-duty Hammond officer involved in fatal crash, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/off-duty-hammond-officer-fatal-crash/ | An off-duty Hammond police officer was involved in a crash that killed another driver, the department confirmed on Sunday. When and where the crash occurred has not been released, but according to the department, at **** the direction of the Chief of Police, Indiana State Police responded and "assume full … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Early voting to expand across Chicago, suburban Cook County as officials unveil new ballot-tracking | https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-early-voting-expand-chicago-suburban-cook-county-officials-unveil-new-ballot-tracking-technology/19952342/ | COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Expanded early voting begins Monday at dozens of locations across suburban Cook County and all 50 Chicago wards. Cook County officials have unveiled new technology aimed at making the voting process more efficient and transparent. More than 10% of registered voters in suburban Cook County … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Off-duty Hammond police officer involved in crash that killed another driver, officials say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/off-duty-hammond-indiana-police-officer-involved-crash-killed-another-driver-department-officials-say/19952480/ | HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- An off-duty Northwest Indiana police officer was involved in a car crash that killed another driver, officials said. The Hammond Police Department confirmed the incident to ABC7 on Sunday. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][10] Police officials did not … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Air Force member killed rappelling from Alamodome's ceiling in Salute to Armed Forces ceremony | https://abc7chicago.com/story/air-force-member-killed-rappelling-alamodomes-ceiling-salute-armed-forces-ceremony/19952502/ | SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- An Air Force member has died from injuries he suffered on Saturday while rappelling from the ceiling of the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, as part of a college football pre-game ceremony honoring the Armed Forces and military veterans, authorities said. The incident occurred just before … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Pink Ride motorcyclists raise money for breast cancer screenings on West Side | https://abc7chicago.com/post/pink-ride-motorcyclists-raises-money-mammogram-breast-cancer-screenings-loretto-hospital-chicagos-west-side/19952387/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A sea of pink filled Chicago's West Side as motorcyclists came together during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to raise money to help fund mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women. The Pink Ride supports breast cancer screenings at Loretto Hospital. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | NBC Local | Schools investigate reports of racist, homophobic comments at New Trier-Evanston football game | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/schools-investigate-reports-of-racist-homophobic-comments-at-new-trier-evanston-football-game-at-ryan-field/4004134/ | An investigation has been launched into reports that fans of New Trier High School's football team made racist and homophobic comments toward members of the Evanston Township High School Marching Band during Friday's rivalry game between the two schools at Northwestern University's new Ryan Field. Stream NBC 5 for free, … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears' next opponent: Patriots top Jets 26-19 behind Drake Maye's 3 TD passes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/18/bears-next-opponent-patriots-drake-maye-jets | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, New England overcame losing three offensive linemen and Charles Woods … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears' grades are in. How did they do against the Falcons? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/18/bears-falcons-grades-caleb-williams-kyler-gordon-colston-loveland-chicago-atlanta-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Twelve [ Bears ][7] penalties for 133 yards? That’s way too much laundry. Roschon Johnson’s fourth-quarter fumble? Instead of … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | CBS Local | Caleb Williams completes first 12 passes in return after missing 3 games as Bears top Falcons 31-23 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bears-top-falcons-31-23/ | Caleb Williams completed his first 12 passes in his return from a hamstring injury, [ D'Andre Swift ][4] ran for two touchdowns and the Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-23 on Sunday. The Bears led 31-7 before holding off Atlanta's comeback attempt in the final quarter. Bears cornerback [ … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | CBS Local | Evanston, New Trier respond to hateful comments allegedly directed toward marching band at Ryan Field | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/evanston-new-trier-marching-band-ryan-field/ | Evanston Township High School District 202 and New Trier Township High School District 203 are responding after hateful comments were directed toward Evanston's marching band during a game at Ryan Field last week. In a joint statement, the districts said the band was subjected to racist and homophobic comments along … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Evanston HS marching band reportedly faced racist, homophobic comments during game at New Ryan Field | https://abc7chicago.com/post/evanston-township-high-school-marching-band-reportedly-faced-racist-homophobic-comments-during-new-trier-game-ryan-field/19952182/ | EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A high school marching band reportedly faced racist and homophobic comments during the first-ever high school football game at Northwestern University's [ New Ryan Field ][1] in Evanston, school district officials said. Evanston Township High School District 202 and New Trier Township High School District 203 … |