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View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 WBEZ Some Cook County Board commissioners skip more than 20% of their meetings https://www.wbez.org/investigations/2026/03/06/cook-county-board-commissioners-meeting-attendance-absence-stanley-moore-bridget-gainer Four incumbent Cook County commissioners — including two county board members facing Democratic primary challenges on March 17 — each missed more than 20% of the meetings they were supposed to be at since the beginning of the current term, a WBEZ analysis of county records has found. The station …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 NBC Local Thousands to gather at Chicago church for public celebration of Rev. Jesse Jackson https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/house-of-hope-chicago-jesse-jackson-public-services-list-of-speakers/3903999/ **_NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the services in the player above._ ** Thousands of people are expected to gather at the House of Hope church in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood Friday morning to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as part of a series of "homegoing" services remembering …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 NBC Local Live weather radar: Storms heading to Chicago area expected to ‘pack a punch' with heavy rain https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/live-weather-radar-storms-heading-to-chicago-area-expected-to-pack-a-punch-with-heavy-rain/3904017/ A stormy system bringing heavy downpours was slowly creeping into the Chicago area Friday morning, [ Live Doppler 5 radar ][1] showed, with "lots of lightning" expected for some during the rush hour commute. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][2] WATCH HERE ][3] According …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Fox Chicago Gunmen fire shots at man walking on Chicago's South Side http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gunmen-fire-shots-man-walking-chicagos-south-side #### The Brief * * A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg Thursday night while walking in the Gresham neighborhood. * He took himself to the hospital in good condition as police search for the shooters who fled in a black sedan. **CHICAGO** \- A man was shot and …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Fox Chicago United Airlines can now refuse to transport passengers who won’t wear headphones http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/united-airlines-can-now-refuse-transport-passengers-who-wont-wear-headphones ![][35] article If you blast a video without headphones on a United flight, you could lose your seat. [ _United Airlines_ ][36] confirmed to FOX Business that it updated its Contract of Carriage to add headphone language under Rule 21, or the airline’s "Refusal of Transport" section, giving the carrier …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Fox Chicago Live updates: Israel dismantles six Iranian ballistic missile launchers, CENTCOM says US forces control skies http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/live-updates-israel-dismantles-six-iranian-ballistic-missile-launchers-centcom-says-us-forces-control-skies ![][24] article Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026. Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon on March 6, as Israel vowed to escalate to a new phase in the Middle East war that has spiralled …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Fox Chicago Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Day 34 latest updates http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-day-34-latest-updates ![][1] article Flowers and signs are seen in a makeshift memorial in front of the home of Nancy Guthrie on February 27, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and televisio **(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)** Expand #### …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Tribune Amid statewide teacher shortage, Hinsdale schools ‘have been very fortunate’ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/hinsdale-no-teacher-shortage/ The recently-released eighth-annual Illinois Education Association report that polls Illinois residents’ views on all aspects of public school found that 84% of the public say they are very worried about a shortage of teachers. However, locally in Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181, finding and keeping teachers has not been an …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Tribune Israeli warplanes pound Tehran and Beirut as the US vows a surge in its strikes on Iran https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/us-israel-iran-lebanon-strikes/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries. There was no sign of the war letting up on its seventh day, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the U.S. air campaign against …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Tribune Daywatch: Final farewells for Rev. Jesse Jackson https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/daywatch-final-farewells-for-rev-jesse-jackson/ Good morning, Chicago. Since the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death on Feb. 17 at age 84, leaders from across the globe have been giving thanks for Jackson’s contributions to society. And the details of his final homegoing events today and tomorrow in Chicago were coordinated by Tarrah Cooper Wright, CEO of …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Tribune ‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/911-ice-detention-camp/ EL PASO, Texas — Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest [ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ][1] detention facility since its opening, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Data and recordings from more than a hundred 911 calls at Camp East …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times So long, Rev. Jesse Jackson: Details on Friday’s homegoing service https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/03/05/reverend-jesse-jackson-details-on-fridays-homegoing-service * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][44] * [ Facebook ][45] * [ Bluesky ][46] * [ Email ][47] * [ Reddit ][48] * [ Flipboard ][49] Today, let us all remember, as the Rev. Jesse Jackson famously said, to “Keep Hope Alive.” A homegoing service …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Don't punish TSA agents for Homeland Security's transgressions https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/06/tsa-homeland-security-shutdown-immigrants-elections-buddy-guy-trump-iran * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] A friend of mine is a Transportation Security Administration agent. We had a very interesting conversation when I called …
View Article 8:01 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times From childhood through my journalism career, Jesse Jackson remained a commanding force https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/03/06/jesse-jackson-journalism-black-chicago-equity-civil-rights-maudlyne-ihejirika * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] I was a teen when I first met the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Well, I didn’t really meet him, I …
View Article 8 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Dear Abby: Mom is on the hook for estranged son's college loan https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/03/06/dearabby-today-dear-abby-mom-is-on-the-hook-for-estranged-sons-college-loan * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] **DEAR ABBY:** My son took out a couple of education loans, which I cosigned when he was starting college …
View Article 8 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Reader Nuestro Chicago Archives and the power of family photographs https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/social-fabric/nuestro-chicago-archives/ Nuestro Chicago Archives values the nostalgia of physical media. The act of printing photographs, picking them up from Jewel or Walgreens, and placing them in a physical photo album is now a deliberate practice, given the ubiquity of digital photography. Established in 2024, our community archival project intentionally seeks submissions …
View Article 8 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Reader South siders Lost Legion make oi! for everyday people fighting back against the feds https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/lost-legion-cobra-lounge/ ![][52] Lost Legion Credit: The Art of B South-side duo Lost Legion prefer simple, direct communication—at least judging from their unrestrained oi! punk. On the band’s 2024 full-length debut, _Behind the Concrete Veil_ (Mendeku Diskak), they dispense careening railcar-size riffs, sledgehammering drums, and bellicose, gurgling shouts with such speed and …
View Article 8 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Reader Chicago’s Broken Left Foot draw from alt-rock’s deep well onAdaptor https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/broken-left-foot-beat-kitchen/ ![][35] Broken Left Foot Credit: Mary Moore Chicago four-piece Broken Left Foot are well-versed in several subgenres of punk and alternative rock, all of which commingled at Warped Tour 20 or 30 years ago. Even if all you know about front man Blake Correll is that he hosts interview- based …
View Article 8 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Reader Clarinetist James Falzone makes solo music that imagines a long-overdue better world https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/james-falzone/ ![][20] James Falzone Credit: Shaya Bendix Lyon Nearly a decade has passed since clarinetist James Falzone left Chicago to assume the post of professor of music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. But he keeps coming back. In recent years, most of his local performances have been by …
View Article 8 a.m. March 6, 2026 Chicago Reader Chicago experimental duo Cleared make drone tracks for ambient dance heads https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/cleared-constellation/ ![][1] Cleared Credit: Michael Vallera Experimental musicians Michael Vallera (Coin, Luggage) and Steven Hess (Locrian, Rlyr) follow their impulses in the collaborative project [ Cleared ][2] . Fifteen years ago, that meant their meditative self-titled debut felt rooted in rock— _Cleared_ obviously used some manner of synthesis, but their resonant, …