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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | WBEZ | To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/10/09/to-protect-immigrant-students-a-chicago-area-college-told-flock-to-remove-its-cameras-the-company-refused | When Elgin Community College hired Flock Safety to install six surveillance cameras in April 2025, President Peggy Heinrich thought they would “enhance the safety and security of students.” The company’s automatic license plate readers use artificial intelligence to track the registration, model and details like dents and bumper stickers of … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | NBC Local | Police investigation shuts down outbound lanes on Eisenhower Expressway | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-investigation-shuts-down-outbound-lanes-on-eisenhower-expressway/3999987/ | Outbound lanes on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) in Oak Park were shut down for hours early Friday morning for a possible shooting investigation, with photos and video from the scene showing multiple police vehicles lining the roadway and officers canvassing the lanes. NBC Chicago traffic reporter Kye Martin said the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | NBC Local | Some suburban Metra trains canceled due to crew shortages | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-suburban-metra-trains-canceled-due-to-crew-shortages/4000012/ | Some Metra train lines to and from the Chicago suburbs were canceled Friday morning due to crew shortages. Service alerts posted to Metra's website Friday morning showed at least two Metra BNSF trains that were scheduled to depart from the western suburbs to Chicago's Union Station would not operate. Stream … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Rain and storms possible today before a lovely weekend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-rain-storms-possible-today-before-lovely-weekend | ![Chicago weather: Friday morning forecast][7] ![Chicago weather: Friday morning forecast][7] #### [ Chicago weather: Friday morning forecast ][8] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Kaitlin Cody breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Chicago will be mostly cloudy today, with highs in the low 70s and a chance of rain … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Shooting on I-290 blocks all westbound lanes for investigation | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shooting-i-290-blocks-all-westbound-lanes-investigation | ![All lanes of outbound I-290 closed for shooting investigation][1] ![All lanes of outbound I-290 closed for shooting investigation][1] #### [ All lanes of outbound I-290 closed for shooting investigation ][2] A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway blocked all westbound lanes of traffic overnight as police investigate. **CHICAGO** \- A [ … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | What’s your NITA dream project? Experts weigh in as new agency directing CTA, Metra, Pace plans budget | https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/10/09/nita-cta-metra-pace-budget-dream-project | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] Ever dream of a project to improve the city’s trains and buses? Maybe it’s a specific bus lane. Or … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/10/09/to-protect-immigrant-students-a-chicago-area-college-told-flock-to-remove-its-cameras-the-company-refused | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][65] * [ Facebook ][66] * [ Bluesky ][67] * [ Email ][68] * [ Reddit ][69] * [ Flipboard ][70] When Elgin Community College hired Flock Safety to install six surveillance cameras in April 2025, President Peggy Heinrich thought … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Orthodox church modeled after 15th century monastery heads toward landmark status | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/10/09/orthodox-church-15th-century-monastery-landmark-status | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][55] * [ Facebook ][56] * [ Bluesky ][57] * [ Email ][58] * [ Reddit ][59] * [ Flipboard ][60] St. Simeon Mirotočivi Serbian Orthodox Church is easy to miss for most Chicagoans, owing to the fact that it’s … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Expand Smart Streets program citywide to enhance safety | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/09/smart-streets-cyclists-highland-park-term-limits-public-toilets | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][41] * [ Facebook ][42] * [ Bluesky ][43] * [ Email ][44] * [ Reddit ][45] * [ Flipboard ][46] On Friday, less than a week after yet [ another cyclist’s death ][47] over the weekend, the City Council’s … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump's obsessions may help bury GOP chances in Maine and elsewhere | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/09/trump-republicans-affordability-susan-collins-troy-jackson-s-e-cupp | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][27] * [ Facebook ][28] * [ Bluesky ][29] * [ Email ][30] * [ Reddit ][31] * [ Flipboard ][32] Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is facing one of the toughest reelection battles of her lifetime. And [ at Tuesday … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Misunderstanding leads to birthday blues | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/10/09/dearabby-today-dear-abby-misunderstanding-leads-to-birthday-blues | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] **DEAR ABBY:** I am a man in my late 60s who hasn’t had a family birthday party since I … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump: the 'Picasso' of corruption | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/09/trump-corruption-sons-administration-money-deals-mona-charen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Trayon White, a member of the city council in the District of Columbia, just walked away from a hung … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Woman fatally stabbed during argument in Chicago Lawn | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/09/woman-fatally-stabbed-during-argument-in-chicago-lawn | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Charges are pending for a person who stabbed a woman in the chest with a sharp object, killing her … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | CBS Local | Activists offering $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest in stabbing death of CTA janitor | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/5000-reward-stabbing-death-cta-janitor/ | Violence prevention leaders are holding a press conference on Friday after a [ CTA janitor was stabbed to death ][7] at the Damen Green Line station on Thursday. The groups also plan to offer a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the suspect's arrest. The conference will be … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | CBS Local | Hotel workers on strike ahead of Chicago marathon weekend | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hotel-workers-strike-chicago-marathon-weekend/ | Thousands of Chicago hotel workers are on strike on Friday morning, demanding a new contract. The strike comes as people from around the world plan to travel to the city this weekend for the [ 2026 Chicago Marathon ][1] on Sunday. UNITE HERE Local 1 said [ negotiations on new … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | CTA workers call for more safety after janitor killed at Green Line station on Near West Side | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cta-workers-call-more-safety-janitor-julian-mobley-killed-damenlake-green-line-station-west-side/19924377/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Transit workers are demanding answers after a CTA employee was stabbed and killed during a confrontation at a Green Line station. Transit union leaders said rail janitor Julian Mobley was killed trying to help a coworker at the Damen and Lake Green Line station. His union said … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | Residents board up windows, National Guard troops deploy as Hurricane Isaias nears US Gulf Coast | https://abc7chicago.com/story/hurricane-isaias-residents-board-windows-national-guard-troops-deploy-storm-nears-us-gulf-coast/19924496/ | MIAMI -- Residents boarded up windows and stacked sandbags Thursday while thousands of National Guard soldiers were deploying in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias, which packed swift winds and threatened to bring a storm surge with devastating floods to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Isaias is the first hurricane of the Atlantic … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | Christa Pike seeing 'remarkable physical recovery' but cognitive challenges remain: Lawyers | https://abc7chicago.com/story/christa-pike-seeing-remarkable-physical-recovery-cognitive-challenges-remain-lawyers/19924515/ | Christa Pike has made a "remarkable physical recovery" in the days since she [ regained consciousness ][15] following her botched execution in Tennessee, though "there's a lot of cognitive uncertainty left," her attorney told ABC News on Thursday. "We're not sure exactly of the long-term effects, but she's clearly cognitively … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | Man arrested at airport after allegedly smuggling birds in underwear: Investigators | https://abc7chicago.com/story/man-arrested-airport-allegedly-smuggling-birds-underwear-investigators/19924539/ | A man who allegedly tried to smuggle 10 birds out of Cuba was caught after Customs and Border Protection discovered the birds sewn into plastic tubes in his underwear, federal prosecutors said. Alberto Hernandez Castillo entered Miami International Airport on Sunday after he said he was visiting family in Cuba, … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90 | https://abc7chicago.com/story/margaret-hamilton-led-software-team-nasas-apollo-program-dies-90/19924584/ | Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program and later in life was celebrated as a powerful symbol of women in technology, has died. She was 90. Hamilton died Sept. 30 at a hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, … |