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| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | WTTW | It’s an Eaglet! Chicago Celebrates First Bald Eagle Born in City in More Than 100 Years | https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/it-s-eaglet-chicago-celebrates-first-bald-eagle-born-city-more-100-years | Chicago’s piping plovers have some competition for attention. For the first time in more than 100 years, a bald eagle has been born inside the city’s limits, the Chicago Park District egg-statically announced Wednesday. Volunteers and birders have been monitoring an eagle nest at [ Park 597 ][1] since February, … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | WBEZ | Botched raid victim Anjanette Young slated for Chicago police oversight role | https://www.wbez.org/cpd/2026/05/06/botched-raid-victim-anjanette-young-chicago-police-oversight-role | Anjanette Young, a social worker who became a police reform advocate after an infamous [ botched raid ][1] on her home in 2019, is one step closer to becoming a bureaucrat with sway over police policy. That’s after the Chicago City Council’s Police and Fire Committee lauded Young’s reform work … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Chicagoans Take to the Streets on 20th Anniversary of Massive May Day March | https://southsideweekly.com/chicagoans-take-to-the-streets-on-20th-anniversary-of-massive-may-day-march/ | M ay Day began in Chicago, with the Haymarket Affair of 1886, and it has become a global day of observance in the labor movement, commonly referred to as International Workers Day. Twenty years ago, on May 1, 2006, workers in Chicago walked off their shifts, Mexican American students cut … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | NBC Local | Mental Health Awareness Month: Therapists at Northwestern offer advice | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mental-health-awareness-month-therapists-at-the-family-institute-at-northwestern-offer-advice/3932661/ | May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and from dealing with difficult stories like ongoing wars and gun violence, it can be a tough time and taxing to process everything going on. The Family Institute at Northwestern is aiming to address that issue as it helps more than 1,200 people every … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | NBC Local | New kind of Dick's Sporting Goods to come to Joliet as part of massive development | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-kind-of-dicks-sporting-goods-to-come-to-joliet-as-part-of-massive-entertainment-district/3932676/ | A new kind of Dick's Sporting Goods will soon come to Joliet as a part of a new development agreement approved Tuesday by city council. Dick's House of Sport will anchor a major project that aims to transform and accelerate development at the Rock Run Collection near I-55 and I-80 … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | NBC Local | Bulls officially introduce Bryson Graham amid vow of renewal | https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-sports-bears-sox-cubs-bulls-blackhawks/bulls-officially-introduce-bryson-graham-amid-vow-of-renewal/3932685/ | The tears flowed as soon as Bryson Graham got the call from the Chicago Bulls. Once they stopped, he turned his attention to the task at hand. Graham has a big job trying to lift a struggling franchise after Chicago hired him as executive vice president of basketball operations on … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘Severe' traffic expected amid services for Chicago officer killed in hospital shooting | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/severe-traffic-expected-amid-street-closures-for-funeral-of-chicago-officer-killed-in-swedish-hospital-shooting/3932726/ | _Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report._ Chicago officials are warning "severe traffic congestion and delays" are expected throughout Thursday and Friday during services for Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew, who was [ killed in the line of duty ][3] in late May when … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago could reap billions in tax exemptions in Bears' Megaprojects Bill | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/chicago-could-reap-billions-in-tax-exemptions-in-bears-megaprojects-bill/3932760/ | Arlington Heights is the focus of the oft-debated Bears megaprojects legislation. But tucked into the massive bill – several provisions that could provide a potential windfall of billions of dollars directly for developments in the City of Chicago. Most notably, an incentive that would catalyze large developments over railroad tracks, … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Cubs fan saved by White Sox fan’s kidney to throw first pitch at Wrigley Field | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cubs-fan-saved-white-sox-fans-kidney-throw-first-pitch-wrigley-field | ![Kidney survivor throws out the first pitch at Wrigley Field][5] #### [ Kidney survivor throws out the first pitch at Wrigley Field ][6] A Cubs fan gets to throw out the first pitch tonight at Wrigley Field. She'll have a White Sox fan near her, because he saved her life. … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Frost possible tonight before gradual warmup into weekend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-frost-possible-tonight-before-gradual-warmup-weekend | ![Chicago weather: Frost possible tonight][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Frost possible tonight ][2] Fox Chicago's JD Rudd has the latest forecast. **CHICAGO** \- While we got to see a little sunshine earlier today, it didn't help our temperatures. And now tonight, as the sky clears out, our temps are going … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd likely to have surgery after injuring left knee Wednesday at his home | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/05/06/cubs-matthew-boyd-surgery-knee-meniscus-craig-counsell-wrigley-field | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][43] * [ Facebook ][44] * [ Bluesky ][45] * [ Email ][46] * [ Reddit ][47] * [ Flipboard ][48] The Cubs might be the hottest team in baseball — with seven straight wins overall and 13 in a … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rehabbing Mike Vasil joins White Sox on road — despite being shelved for season — to maintain team chemistry | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/05/06/rehabbing-mike-vasil-joins-sox-on-road-despite-being-shelved-for-season-to-maintain-team-chemistry | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][31] * [ Facebook ][32] * [ Bluesky ][33] * [ Email ][34] * [ Reddit ][35] * [ Flipboard ][36] ANAHEIM, Calif. — The continued development of the [ White Sox ][37] on this just-concluded six-game western excursion vs. … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mayor Johnson pushes back on local government funding cuts, calls for administrative cuts instead | https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/05/06/mayor-brandon-johnson-local-government-funding-cuts-jb-pritzker-springfield-trip | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][22] * [ Facebook ][23] * [ Bluesky ][24] * [ Email ][25] * [ Reddit ][26] * [ Flipboard ][27] Mayor Brandon Johnson teamed up with mayors from around the state and headed for Springfield to push back on … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Longtime aide to Rep. Danny Davis charged with Covid-19 unemployment fraud | https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/05/06/rep-danny-davis-aide-gerard-moorer-covid-fraud-charge | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][10] * [ Facebook ][11] * [ Bluesky ][12] * [ Email ][13] * [ Reddit ][14] * [ Flipboard ][15] A longtime deputy district director for Congressman Danny Davis has been hit with federal charges for allegedly obtaining more … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pope Leo called his bank to change his address and phone number; they hung up on him | https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/06/pope-leo-bank-phone-call-address-change | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Two months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV called his bank in South Chicago to change his phone number … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Margot’s Fusion Kitchen opens a Guatemalan market at the next Monday Night Foodball | https://chicagoreader.com/food/monday-night-foodball/margots-fusion-kitchen-puesto-guatemalan-central-american-food-pupusa-shuco-chuchito/ | Shirley Cisneros spent four months perfecting her rose water flan. “It was a challenge because I didn’t want people to eat perfume,” she says. “I had to figure out how to balance it with the caramel, because if you go slightly over with the sugar, it leaves that bitter aftertaste.” … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | CBS Local | Audit blames poor communication between departments for Chicago's water billing woes | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/inspector-generals-audit-outlines-chicagos-water-billing-woes/ | Poor communication and data errors between two city departments have led to massive and inaccurate water bills and unexplained spikes in billing, [ according to a new audit released by the Chicago Office of Inspector General. ][20] The Department of Finance and the Department of Water Management have not consistently … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago's "conclave kids" continue Pope Leo's mission with monthly food drive | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/conclave-kids-pope-leo-1-year-later/ | One year ago, the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square awaiting a sign that a new pope had been chosen. More than 4,800 miles away in Chicago, some [ young students gathered for their own conclave ][16] , not knowing the cardinals would select a pope from Chicago. Now, one … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, other leaders press Illinois lawmakers for more funding | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brandon-johnson-mayors-springfield-illinois-lawmakers-more-funding/ | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and an army of suburban mayors descended on Springfield on Wednesday to call on the General Assembly to boost funding for local governments. That's a top priority for Illinois mayors this year as Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed budget keeps the percentage of funding for the Local … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | May 6, 2026 | CBS Local | Cubs' pitcher Matthew Boyd injures his left knee while sitting down with his kids at home | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cubs-pitcher-matthew-boyd-injures-left-knee/ | Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd is going to have surgery after he injured his left knee while hanging out with his kids on Wednesday. Boyd had an MRI that showed a meniscus issue, and manager Craig Counsell said the team isn't sure how long the left-hander is going to be … |