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| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | WLS AM | Bears leaders meeting with Gov. JB Pritzker’s staff on push for Arlington Heights stadium deal | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/04/16/bears-leaders-meeting-with-gov-jb-pritzkers-staff-on-push-for-arlington-heights-stadium-deal/ | The clock is ticking for the Chicago Bears, who are running out of time to decide if they will continue to play in Illinois or cross the border into Indiana. Team leaders are meeting with staff from Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on Wednesday as state lawmakers consider a so-called “megaprojects … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | WLS AM | 2 Chicago suburbs named in new list of ‘Best Places to Live in U.S.’ in 2026 | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/04/16/2-chicago-suburbs-named-in-new-list-of-best-places-to-live-in-u-s-in-2026/ | Two Chicago suburbs were named on a new list of the best places to live in the U.S. in 2026. In the annual “best places to live” report from ranking website Livability, a northern suburb and a western suburb were both named among the top 20 places to live in … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois to get chunk of $773M opioid settlement with Jewel-Osco parent company | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-opioid-settlement/3923643/ | Illinois stands to receive part of a $773 million settlement with Jewel-Osco's parent company Albertsons, the Illinois Attorney General announced, to resolve claims related to the opioid epidemic. According to the announcement, the settlement, once final, would require the grocery giant to pay more than $773 million to "address its … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area best friends land $500K jackpot with iLottery game | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-best-friends-land-500k-jackpot-ilottery-game | ![][32] article Joseph and Bryan of Downers Grove, Illinois are all smiles after winning the $518,309 jackpot playing FastPlay Twenty 20s | Provided by the Illinois Lottery #### The Brief * * Two Downers Grove friends won a $518,309 jackpot while playing FastPlay™ Twenty 20s on the Illinois Lottery’s iLottery … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Oak Lawn man charged in Chicago shooting after 7-Eleven robbery | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/oak-lawn-man-charged-chicago-shooting-7-eleven-robbery | ![Downtown Chicago thief shot, injured man, police say][25] #### [ Downtown Chicago thief shot, injured man, police say ][26] Someone stole from a downtown convenience store late Friday night before shooting and critically injuring a man who tried to confront the offender. #### The Brief * * A 30-year-old Oak … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Bomb threat reported at home of Pope Leo's brother in Chicago suburb, police investigating | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bomb-threat-pope-leo-brother-chicago-suburb | ![Pope Leo-Trump tensions escalate as house speaker defends president][14] #### [ Pope Leo-Trump tensions escalate as house speaker defends president ][15] House Speaker Mike Johnson defends criticism from President Trump and Vice President JD Vance toward Pope Leo, as the pontiff calls for peace and warns against using religion for … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Shoppers could be eligible for payouts after Trader Joe's $7.4 million settlement | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shoppers-could-be-eligible-payouts-after-trader-joes-7-4-million-settlement | ![][8] article Shoreview, Minnesota. Trader Joe's, an American chain of grocery stores does not have sales, coupons, loyalty programs or membership cards. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) #### The Brief * * Trader Joe's shoppers could be eligible for a payment as part of a $7.4 … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Justice Jackson criticizes conservative justices’ pro-Trump court rulings | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/justice-jackson-criticism-scotus-trump-rulings | ![][1] article FILE-Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives a joint lecture at the Ceremonial Courtroom at the US Courthouse on March 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty Images) #### The Brief * * Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson blamed the high … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Sky sign Megan Nestor to training camp contract | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/16/sky-sign-megan-nestor-to-training-camp-contract | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The Sky are rounding out their roster for training camp, which begins on April 19. They signed Megan Nestor, … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Reporter | Chicago Palestinian Film Festival Marks 25th Anniversary With Largest Program Yet | https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-palestinian-film-festival-marks-25th-anniversary-with-largest-program-yet/ | ## The milestone year highlights films that challenge dominant narratives and expand how Palestinian stories are told. ![][1] _The 25th anniversary of the Chicago Palestinian Film Festival has the theme “The Seas Tell Our Story,” pointing to the role the seas play in Palestinian life. (Photo/Sara Cooper)_ There were no … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Public art that isn’t | https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/art-feature/iryna-zarutska-mural-public-art/ | Chicago takes its public art seriously. The murals and installations we have on view represent us, our communities, our values—from the Haymarket Memorial in the West Loop to Alexander Calder’s iconic _Flamingo_ to Kerry James Marshall’s gorgeous mural on the side of the Chicago Cultural Center. After Casa Aztlan was … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | The Hand & The Eye Opens Saturday | https://www.chicagomag.com/dining-drinking/the-hand-the-eye-opens-saturday/ | A big experiment in Chicago hospitality is about to be unveiled when The Hand & The Eye opens on Saturday. The $50 million, 35,000 square foot magic venue will include multiple theaters, two dining rooms, eight bars, a rooftop space, and a members only club — and if that sounds … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Teen killed in Woodlawn shooting identified as Hyde Park Academy student Eric Billups | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-killed-woodlawn-shooting-identified-hyde-park-academy-student-eric-billups/ | A 16-year-old boy who died after being shot in Woodlawn Wednesday afternoon has been identified as a student at nearby Hyde Park Academy High School. Chicago police said two 16 year olds, a boy and a girl, were standing at a bus stop near 63rd and S. Stony Island Ave. … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | City of Chicago kicks off bus tours as part of reparations initiative | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-chicago-bus-tours-reparations/ | The City of Chicago on Thursday kicked off bus tours as part of its new reparations initiative. The effort seeks to obtain firsthand accounts from Black Chicagoans about systemic racism to help inform a city-run study exploring options for reparations. Organizers, community advocates, and local government leaders will participate in … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, fatally shoots self, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/justin-fairfax-murder-suicide-wife-cerine-fairfax/ | Former Virginia Lt. Gov. [ Justin Fairfax ][2] shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday. Fairfax County police said that just after midnight, Fairfax shot his wife several times in the basement of … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Program seeks to get Chicago Public Schools students into aviation | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/program-chicago-public-schools-aviation/ | A new program is seeking to get more Chicago Public Schools students into the aviation industry. Atlantic Aviation and Barrington Irving Technical Training School have launched a workforce incentive with CPS. The program will be for Morgan Park High School students to learn about different careers within the aviation industry. … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Capitol Fax | SB 1486 Raises Premiums And Reduces Consumer Choice | https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/sb-1486-raises-premiums-and-reduces-consumer-choice-4/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Illinois is home to one of the most competitive insurance markets in the nation. Hundreds of insurers fight for consumers, leaving families better protected than those in other states. SB 1486, described by the Daily Herald as “controversial legislation,” could eliminate that system and, … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Capitol Fax | E-bikes regulation bill passes Senate | https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/e-bikes-regulation-bill-passes-senate/ | * Press release… > State Senator Ram Villivalam spearheaded a measure through the Senate that > would establish regulations for the use of toy vehicles, motor-driven bicycles > and other small, low-speed electric mobility devices in Illinois. > > “E-bikes and other increasingly popular micromobility devices are being > utilized … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Built For Illinois. Built With Transparency. | https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/built-for-illinois-built-with-transparency-4/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Public safety technology only works when communities trust it. That’s why Flock Safety built privacy and transparency into every layer of our system from the beginning of the design cycle — not as an afterthought. In Illinois, that means: • Your data belongs to … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | April 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Are you eligible? Trader Joe's shoppers could get payout from $7.4M settlement | https://6abc.com/post/trader-joes-settlement-shoppers-could-get-payout-claims-receipts-showed-card-information/18898229/ | Trader Joe's could owe you money. The grocery chain has agreed to a $7.4 million settlement over claims that receipts showed too many digits from customers' credit and debit cards. If you made a purchase between March 2019 and July 2019, you may be eligible for a payout, even if … |