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October 6, 2025
Locals decorate sugar skulls in advance of the Day of the Dead: ‘It’s a way to keep them with us’
Decorated sugar skulls are used to help create an altar when people of Mexican and other Latin American heritages remember deceased relative...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ breaks record, sells 2.7 million copies in U.S. on first day
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” sold 2.7 million copies in traditional album sales — which include physical and...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVI...
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October 6, 2025
Hinsdale sets Fire and Police Open House, Fall Family Fest
Hinsdale’s popular Fire & Police Open House and Fall Family Fest both are on schedule for October.
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October 6, 2025
Defense has been a backbone of Chicago Cubs’ success. They need it to deliver again in the NLDS.
Defense has been an organizational focal point for the Chicago Cubs, who will need that area to be sound to bounce back from Saturday’s Game...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Huskie Music Fest showcases talented Oak Park and River Forest students
Huskie Music Fest will feature the school’s bands, orchestras and choirs in the Oak Park and River Forest High School Field House.
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October 6, 2025
Hinsdale school officials disappointed by discontinuation of federal Blue Ribbon program
Officials at Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 are disappointed by the elimination of the Blue Ribbon Schools program.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
The National Guard has been activated to Chicago 18 times from 1877-2021. Here’s a breakdown.
A review of the Tribune’s archives produced 18 events in which the governor activated the National Guard within Chicago. Only two of them —...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
9-year-old boy shot and killed in Gary
Gary police are investigating the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy on Saturday.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Chicago police will respond to federal calls for help, Larry Snelling says, and denies cops were ordered to stand down
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Monday said CPD would respond to any call of a crime being committed following uproar over h...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Death row inmate will be executed Friday at state prison in Michigan City
Death row inmate Roy Lee Ward will be executed Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after exhausting all legal options.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Sixth graders at Calumet City middle school given nicotine gum by teacher
A teacher at Calumet City’s Creative Communications Academy recently gave students nicotine gum during a class, Dolton District 149 official...
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October 6, 2025
Feds: Chicago gang member solicited murder of border Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
An alleged high-ranking Chicago gang member has been charged with soliciting the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, the toug...
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October 6, 2025
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE, DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters
Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigra...
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October 6, 2025
Hobart man would get probation, work release for abusing child in latest plea deal
A Hobart man signed his third plea deal Sept. 30 for abusing his girlfriend’s son. As part of the agreement, he would also resolve cases for...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
William F. Anderson, Tribune Washington correspondent, columnist and editor, dies at 98
Anderson managed a reporter who won a Pulitzer in 1971 and was known to give assignments to women, who were underrepresented in the newsroom...
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October 6, 2025
Aurora Mayor John Laesch proposes campaign ethics reform measures
The Aurora City Council’s Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee is set to hear the proposals at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
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October 6, 2025
Matas Buzelis has lofty goals for Year 2 with the Chicago Bulls: ‘He really wants to be pushed’
Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis wants to separate from the promising hopefuls and establish himself as a legitimate NBA star of the futu...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Trump’s use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power
President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governor...
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October 6, 2025
Mauser plans to close Little Village plant amid months-long strike
The Mauser workers have been striking for improved working conditions and contract language that would protect them from workplace immigrati...
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October 6, 2025
Car crashes into Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher’s campaign office
The office was Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher’s campaign headquarters as she seeks election to the 5th District Cook County board.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton
Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Aurora-area school districts modify Title IX policies as federal regulations shift: ‘People are at the center of this’
Following a recent court ruling, some Aurora-area school districts are revising their Title IX policies to align with a federal rule that el...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
‘We deserve to be here,’ CPS students celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month amid time of tension
Despite fear in Chicago as intimidation and arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ramp up, students are finding solace...
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October 6, 2025
Roustan Hockey — Canada’s last wooden stick factory — survives in face of tariff threats and globalization
Roustan Hockey, Canada’s last major wooden hockey stick factory, faces challenges from trade tensions.
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October 6, 2025
Walgreens to exit Chicago’s Old Post Office building
Walgreens plans to exit its space at Chicago’s Old Post Office, though it will keep its headquarters in Deerfield, the company confirmed Mon...
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October 6, 2025
Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez now facing a felony charge in stabbing altercation
Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is now facing a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury in addition to the misdemeanor...
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October 6, 2025
Tornado in North Dakota was the first at EF5 strength in a dozen years
A deadly tornado that tore across North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds over 200 mph, the strongest classification...
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October 6, 2025
Having QB Jayden Daniels back changes everything for the Washington Commanders
Having QB Jayden Daniels back from injury has changed everything for the Washington Commanders heading into next week’s game against the Chi...
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October 6, 2025
Attorney: Woman shot ‘multiple times’ by immigration agent should be released immediately
A woman shot by an immigration agent Saturday after she allegedly rammed his vehicle on Chicago’s Southwest Side over the weekend has not re...
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October 6, 2025
Pope Leo XIV starts to correct some of Francis’ more problematic financial decisions
Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had c...
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October 6, 2025
Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website
Paramount said it has bought news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as editor-in-chief of CBS New...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for ‘dramatic’ response ahead of imminent National Guard deployment
Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicagoans to stand together against the White House’s threats of a military occupation, which he dubbed “the war...
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October 6, 2025
Rush announces tour that will bring it to Chicago in 2026
The “Rush Fifty Something Tour” is coming to Chicago’s United Center July 16 and 18, 2026.
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October 6, 2025
Illinois Attorney General sues to block President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment
The state of Illinois and city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to block the deployment of Illinois and Tex...
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October 6, 2025
Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump’s power
The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza are set to begin
Israel and Hamas are set to begin indirect talks on ending the war in Gaza after both sides signaled support for President Donald Trump’s pe...
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October 6, 2025
3 players who stood out in Chicago Blackhawks preseason home games, including a ‘super confident’ Frank Nazar
The Chicago Blackhawks wrapped up their preseason Saturday, the last of three straight games at the United Center. Here’s who stood out.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
3 Chicago Cubs players who need good NLDS performances — including a hitter whose slug makes a lineup dangerous
The Chicago Cubs can’t afford to lose Game 2 and head to Wrigley Field needing to sweep the next three games. Here are three players who nee...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Column: Shoring up Chicago Bears’ porous run defense the latest challenge for Ben Johnson coming off bye week
The Chicago Bears come out of their bye week having won two consecutive games but with a leaky run defense that must be shored up.
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October 6, 2025
Top big-ticket splurges worth grabbing during October Prime Day
Take advantage of these top deals on big-ticket items on sale for Prime Big Deal Days 2025.
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October 6, 2025
Country star Jordan Davis brings his ‘Ain’t Enough Road’ tour to Rosemont
Country singer-songwriter Jordan Davis discusses his latest album, “Learn the Hard Way,” the global resurgence of country music and his worl...
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October 6, 2025
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October 6, 2025
Palos Hospital employs magnetic process to target treatment-resistant depression
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital offers transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat depression not helped by medications.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Illinois Democratic lawmakers take on activist role amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown
Illinois lawmakers have reaccelerated their activist origins as they find themselves unable to change things from within and have no role in...
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October 6, 2025
Editorial: Are the Bears’ high-priced demands for ‘infrastructure support’ just another form of subsidy?
Is the Chicago Bears’ Arlington Heights stadium plan truly free of subsidies?
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Forty Acres Fresh Market, Chicago’s only Black-owned grocery store, is a new option for fresh food in Austin
Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood is an expansion of Liz Abunaw’s community-focused effort to offer fresh produce vi...
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Stan Chu Ilo: A public fight among Illinois bishops is hurting the church and the nation
The controversy around giving Sen. Dick Durbin an award has weakened the Catholic Church’s credibility as moral conscience of the nation.
Chicago Tribune
October 6, 2025
Bill Quinlan: Chicago needs honesty, not short-term budget fixes
A new poll shows that 83% believe Chicago leaders have not been honest about the scope of the city’s financial problems.
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October 6, 2025