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| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | NBC Local | More rain and storms in the forecast for parts of Chicago area: What to expect | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/more-rain-and-storms-in-the-forecast-for-parts-of-chicago-area-what-to-expect/3977339/ | For parts of the Chicago area, the threat of rain isn't over yet. According to the [ NBC 5 Storm Team ][3] , there is a chance for showers or non- severe storms along and south of Interstate 80 Wednesday afternoon and evening. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Amazon set to expand drone delivery of certain packages to Chicago suburbs | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/amazon-set-to-expand-drone-delivery-of-certain-packages-to-chicago-suburbs/3977349/ | Millions more people, including many in the Chicago area, may be able to get certain Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities. Customers could receive the … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man charged after 107 mph suburban police chase | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-charged-suburban-police-chase | ![Livestream][7] #### The Brief * * A 20-year-old Chicago man faces three felony charges after prosecutors say he led suburban police on a chase that reached 107 mph Sunday night. * It's alleged Don Williams Jr. continued driving after police used spike strips to deflate two tires, then crashed into … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Streamwood man convicted of strangling, sexually assaulting child | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/streamwood-man-convicted-strangling-sexually-assaulting-child | ![Livestream][1] **KANE COUNTY, Ill.** \- A Streamwood man has been found guilty of strangling and sexually assaulting a child over a span of seven months. Quinton K. Hawkins, 29, was convicted last week of the following offenses: * Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, Class X felony * Aggravated … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | Chicago’s Data Center Opportunity | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-data-center-opportunity | **_Sell speed and certainty, not subsidies_ ** Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has looked at the explosion of data centers and seen another industry in need of regulation. He might instead consider what Chicago desperately needs: An industry capable of putting enormous amounts of private capital onto land that has been … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | CBS Local | 2 Chicago police officers injured in crash on South Side | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-crash-south-side/ | Two officers were injured after a crash on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday morning. Chicago police said the 37-year-old driver of an SUV drove through a traffic signal and hit a marked Chicago police vehicle in the 11900 block of South State Street. Police said two officers were taken to … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | CBS Local | Woman killed, man seriously wounded in stabbing in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-killed-man-seriously-wounded-stabbing-chicago-little-village/ | Chicago police early Wednesday were looking for the person who stabbed a man and a woman in the Little Village neighborhood the night before, leaving the woman dead. At 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the 2500 block of South Christiana Avenue, where they found a woman inside a … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | CBS Local | WNDR Museum closing after 8 years in Chicago | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wndr-museum-closing-chicago/ | The WNDR Museum is closing after eight years in Chicago. Museum organizers announced that this is the "final chapter" for the interactive museum, which first opened in the city in 2018. "To every guest who visited, every artist who shared their work, and every team member who helped make WNDR … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | CBS Local | 5 people injured in crash in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/5-people-injured-crash-chicago-grand-crossing-neighborhood/ | Five people were injured early Wednesday in a crash in Chicago's Grand Crossing community. The crash happened at 75th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Three people were taken to area hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, one in fair-to-serious condition, and one in good condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Further … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | CBS Local | More than 83,000 buildings, homes still without power in Northwest Indiana | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/buildings-homes-still-without-power-northwest-indiana/ | The bell did not ring for students in the public school system in Gary, Indiana, on Wednesday morning. Officials announced that schools in Gary Community School Corporation's district would remain closed due to ongoing issues from the derecho last week. As of Wednesday morning, NIPSCO had restored power to 282,000 … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Selected press releases (Live updates) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/19/selected-press-releases-live-updates-493/ | |
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| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Good morning! | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/19/good-morning-332/ | * RIP [ Frank Beard ][28] … Have mercy This is an Illinois open thread. [28]: https://youtu.be/rG6b8gjMEkw?si=bpa9NDsjTk6jRUlu |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Isabel’s morning briefing | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-794/ | * **ICYMI:** Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid recovery after months of ‘relentless and unprecedented’ storms. [ Sun-Times ][4] … \- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has declared an emergency over “relentless and unprecedented” storms that have spawned more than 200 tornadoes and ravaged the state over the last two months. … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Capitol Fax | RETAIL: Strengthening Communities Across Illinois | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/19/retail-strengthening-communities-across-illinois-36/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Music brings people together, and Mike’s Music has been a cornerstone of Southern Illinois’ music community for decades. Mike Ricci has spent more than 30 years sharing his expertise at his store in Carbondale. Whether you’re picking up your very first guitar, upgrading your … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Question of the day | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/19/question-of-the-day-3775/ | * Heh… > Oberweis appears to have placed third behind fellow Illinoisan Catalina Lauf > in Florida [ https://t.co/7XWAI46xHG ][1] > > — Capitol Fax (@capitolfax) [ August 19, 2026 ][2] *** The Question** : Jim Oberweis’ next political campaign? [1]: https://t.co/7XWAI46xHG [2]: https://x.com/capitolfax/status/2089867127087833114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Feel Like Mosquitoes Are Biting More This Summer? You’re Not Wrong | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/19/feel-like-mosquitoes-are-biting-more-this-summer-youre-not-wrong/ | CHICAGO — Chicagoans have reported more mosquito bites this summer, and experts say a growing invasive species of the pest coupled with a summer of heavy rainfall are to blame. The invasive Asian Tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, has been spreading across the Chicago area over the past few years, … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | block-club-chicago | 22-Year-Old Malcolm X Grad Looking To Start Pharmacy Career When She Was Shot And Killed | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/19/22-year-old-malcolm-x-grad-looking-to-start-pharmacy-career-when-she-was-shot-and-killed/ | ENGLEWOOD — A family is reeling from the loss of a beloved daughter and sister following a fatal shooting at a South Side gas station last week. Pamela Hall was killed in a shooting Aug. 10 while at an Amour Square gas station with a friend. The 22-year-old recently graduated … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 19, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Wet, Muggy, ‘Miserable’ Summer Has Chicagoans Demanding A Refund | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/19/wet-muggy-miserable-summer-has-chicagoans-demanding-a-refund/ | CHICAGO — Susan Cordogan’s wedding planning business has done a lot of pivoting to plan B this summer. Cordogan, owner of Big City Bride, said this year’s weather has forced her team to repeatedly rethink outdoor weddings, from moving ceremonies inside to adjusting plans for rain, heat and humidity — … |