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A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz

By Andrew Carter, Caroline Kubzansky, Gregory Royal Pratt and Laura Rodríguez Presa
Sep 19, 2026 10:29 am - It has been a year this month since the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz began. What it left behind can be measured in the number of neighborhood patrollers who are still making their daily rounds on constant lookout for the threat of federal agents. It can be measured in places still coming back to life, where people keep a wary eye from apartment balconies and from behind cracks in window curtains.
Two more belugas die at Shedd Aquarium, officials announce

By Tess Kenny
Sep 03, 2026 7:51 am - Two additional beluga whales have died at Shedd Aquarium, the facility shared late Wednesday. The announcement comes just over a week after the death of another member of...
A 15-minute express train to O’Hare? One group is making the pitch, but the proposal faces hurdles.

By Talia Soglin
Aug 25, 2026 8:17 am - A group of business and transportation leaders wants to build a private train they say could take travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport in 15 mi...
No Democratic National Convention repeat for Chicago in 2028

By Dan Petrella and Jake Sheridan
Aug 20, 2026 1:19 pm - The Democratic National Convention will not return to Chicago in 2028, dashing hopes for the first United Center repeat since the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and delivering an election-year loss to Gov. JB Pritzker.
More than 50 decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home, officials say

By Tess Kenny, Caroline Kubzansky, Sam Charles and Talia Soglin
Aug 07, 2026 7:37 am - The remains of 57 people were recovered Thursday at a South Deering funeral home on the city’s Southeast Side, according to multiple law enforcement sources with knowledg...
Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center

By DOUG FEINBERG
Jul 24, 2026 10:31 am - CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama surprised the WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his new Presidential Center on Friday. Obama walked in from a side door much to ...
The story behind Chicago’s most iconic hot dog

By Eva Remijan-Toba
Jul 20, 2026 8:29 am - Piled high with its signature seven toppings, the Chicago dog is a rite of passage for tourists and a source of hometown pride for locals. But long before it became the city’s signature meal, it was shaped by the people, neighborhoods and traditions that built Chicago.
Chicago FBI boss forced into early retirement, skips lunch with US Attorney Boutros

By Jason Meisner
Jul 09, 2026 9:59 am - Douglas DePodesta’s impressive FBI career came to an abrupt end this week. He was forced to retire early due to a falling out with bosses in the Justice Department, apparently over issues with his fealty to the Trump administration’s political agenda, or lack thereof.
Delta pilot reports a close encounter with a July Fourth firework before landing in Chicago

Jul 05, 2026 4:44 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holida...
Top FBI agent in Chicago abruptly leaving post after being pushed to retire, AP sources say

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jul 03, 2026 8:16 am - The head of the FBI's Chicago field office is abruptly leaving his position, according to a resignation message he sent to colleagues and multiple people familiar with the situation who said he was told to retire.

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