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A Chicago Police Department vehicle is parked on Clark Street near Daley Plaza on June 15, 2026. (Victor Hilitski / WTTW News)

Crime & Law

Woman Charged With Fatally Stabbing 7-Year-Old Girl Walking in Chicago Saturday

Oct 5, 2026 | WTTW News

Apple Fest. (Courtesy of the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce)

Arts & Entertainment

2026 Chicago Festival Guide

Oct 5, 2026 | Erica Demarest

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are shown on the screen as they are awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as announced during a press conference at the Nobel Forum at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 5, 2026. (Pontus Lundahl / TT News Agency via AP)

Health Science & Nature

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes to 3 Scientists for Shining Light on Brain Activity

Oct 5, 2026 | Associated Press

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert speaks to lawmakers on the Illinois House of Representatives floor at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on March 5, 2008. (AP Photo / Seth Perlman, File)

Politics

Dennis Hastert, Disgraced Former US House Speaker Who Went to Prison, Dies at Age 84

Oct 5, 2026 | Associated Press

Alex Wolinski, right, is sworn into the Niles Police Department on Dec. 5, 2023. (Niles Police Department)

Crime & Law

CPD Sergeant Who Led Botched Raid at Home of Anjanette Young Now Working as a Suburban Police Detective

Oct 5, 2026 | Jared Rutecki

(WTTW News)

Week in Review: Judge Questions ‘Broadview Six’ Prosecution; White Sox Win First Playoff Series Since 2005

Oct 2, 2026 | Nick Blumberg

Cook County College Teachers Union Local 1600 members picket outside Harold Washington College on Oct. 2, 2026. (WTTW News)

Education

City Colleges Staff Announce Oct. 19 Strike Date as Contract Negotiations Continue

Oct 2, 2026 | Matt Masterson

(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Crime & Law

Chicago on Pace for Fewer Homicides Than Last Year’s Historic Low: Police

Oct 2, 2026 | Matt Masterson

A hiring sign is displayed at a sandwich shop, in Streamwood, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)

Business

US Hiring Slows and Unemployment Ticks Higher With a Month Remaining Before Americans Head to Polls

Oct 2, 2026 | Associated Press

(WTTW News)

Oct. 1, 2026 - Full Show

Oct 1, 2026 | WTTW News

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates after hitting a 3-run home run during the sixth inning in Game 2 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo / Karen Warren)

Sports

With Their Playoff Slump Broken, the White Sox Want More This October

Oct 1, 2026 | Associated Press

Chicago Board of Elections Downtown Voting Supersite, 137 S. State St., on March 2, 2026. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Politics

Early Voting for November General Election Kicks Off in Downtown Chicago

Oct 1, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

(Department of Justice, Capitol News Illinois)

Crime & Law

‘Broadview Six’ Judge Says More Answers Needed About Prosecutors’ Conduct in the Botched Case

Oct 1, 2026 | Matt Masterson

Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured alongside Soldier Field in Chicago. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois, iStock)

Sports

Gov. JB Pritzker Meets With NFL Commissioner, Illinois Leaders About Chicago Bears Stadium

Oct 1, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

This image made from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) body camera footage shows an ICE officer stopping Wilber Rafael Garces Perez on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Crime & Law Politics

New ICE Guidance Bans High-Speed Car Chases and Sets Tighter Rules for Traffic Stops, a Memo Shows

Oct 1, 2026 | Associated Press

Newspapers are pictured in a file photo. (Nodar Chernishev / iStock)

Business

Daily Herald Journalists Win Union Vote to Form Daily Herald News Guild

Oct 1, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

Chicago’s Christmas tree will light up Millennium Park throughout the holiday season. (Walter S. Mitchell III / City of Chicago)

Arts & Entertainment

Search Is On for Chicago’s Official Christmas Tree. Here’s How to Enter Your Showstopper

Oct 1, 2026 | Patty Wetli

Chicago Police Department headquarters. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Crime & Law Politics

City Lawyers Propose Spending $260.8M to Settle 16 Cases Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Guevara

Oct 1, 2026 | Heather Cherone

"You Can't Take the Funk" (Alan Davis)

Arts & Entertainment

A Funky Musical and a Podcast About Art: 4 Arts Picks for Your Week

Oct 1, 2026 | Josh Terry

Becca Good, Renee Good's partner, arrives for a news conference after Good's family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo / Ellen Schmidt)

Crime & Law

Family of Renee Good Sues Trump Administration, ICE Agents Months After Fatal Shooting in Minneapolis

Oct 1, 2026 | Matt Masterson

Visitors will be able to tour the Uptown Theatre's auditorium during Open House Chicago, Oct. 17-18. (Courtesy Chicago Architecture Center)

Arts & Entertainment

Uptown Theatre Added to Open House Chicago, Catch a Rare Glimpse Inside Gilded Jewel

Oct 1, 2026 | Patty Wetli

(WTTW News)

Politics

Chicago Must Pay $10.5M to Family of Man Killed by Driver Being Chased by Police: Supreme Court Ruling

Oct 1, 2026 | Heather Cherone

(Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock)

Health Politics

Thousands of Immigrants in Illinois Set to Lose Medicaid Coverage

Sep 30, 2026 | Shelby Hawkins

(WTTW News)

Sept. 30, 2026 - Full Show

Sep 30, 2026 | WTTW News

A Cornell University sign stands in Ithaca, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo / Heather Ainsworth)

Crime & Law

Are Universities Doing Enough for Sexual Assault Survivors? Cornell Rape Case Raises Questions

Sep 30, 2026 | Andrew Montequin

Six 1-ounce and 20 100-gram gold bars valued at just over $318,000 pictured before the victim packaged them at the direction of “Kevin Jones” and handed them over in the Marion Walmart parking lot. (Capitol News Illinois illustration; Homeland Security Investigations affidavit filed in federal court, Photo by Soph Levinson, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)

Crime & Law

Illinois Woman Duped Out of $318K in Elaborate Gold-Bar Scheme Involving Computer Hacks and a Sting Operation

Sep 30, 2026 | Capitol News Illinois

Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago is pictured in a 2022 file photo. (tunart / iStock)

Business

Chicago Announces Dedicated Bus Lane on Northbound Michigan Avenue

Sep 30, 2026 | Eunice Alpasan

This photo provided by Yaseen Najeeb shows Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour on June 18, 2026, shortly after his release from Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana, where he was detained after his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in March. (Yaseen Najeeb via AP, File)

Crime & Law

US Can Deport the Leader of Wisconsin’s Largest Mosque on National Security Grounds, Judge Rules

Sep 30, 2026 | Associated Press

Rep. Chris Pappas, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, left, speaks to Aaron Bagshaw and Adria Bagshaw at the WH Bagshaw company, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo / Robert F. Bukaty)

Politics

Democrats Want a Blue Wave. New Hampshire Is Exhibit A for Why That May Not Happen

Sep 30, 2026 | Associated Press

The Chicago Park District is gathering feedback on the use of motorized devices on park paths. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Politics

Speed and Enforcement Are Top Issues Raised at Chicago Park District’s First Town Hall on Motorized Devices

Sep 30, 2026 | Patty Wetli

Sendhil Revuluri speaks during a WTTW candidate forum on Sept. 15, 2026. (Genie Lemieux / WTTW)

Education

Ex-Board VP Sendhil Revuluri Drops Out of Race to Become Chicago School Board President

Sep 30, 2026 | Matt Masterson

Bruce Hornsby (David McClister)

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Sep 30, 2026 | Josh Terry