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Sam ‘Cheezborger’ Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

By Mitch Dudek
May 15, 2026 10:11 pm - Sam Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, died Friday from natural causes at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. He was 91.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

By LAURA BARGFIELD and TODD RICHMOND
May 13, 2026 11:24 am - Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors' first successful wild breeding in the Windy City i...
2nd man charged with hate crime in 2024 attack of Jewish DePaul student from Buffalo Grove

By Mary Norkol
May 08, 2026 8:52 am - A second man faces hate crime charges in a 2024 attack of two Jewish DePaul University students. In November 2024, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky were outside the DePaul s...
‘Broadview 6’ defense accuses feds of keeping grand jury transcripts secret

By Hannah Meisel
May 06, 2026 11:10 am - Attorneys for the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters charged in October say federal prosecutors are abusing their power in order to keep secret what they told the grand jury that indicted them, including on a rare conspiracy count.
Chicago Mayor Johnson determined to block Bears' move to Arlington Heights

By Fran Spielman
May 05, 2026 3:25 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday mounted the legislative equivalent of a goal line stand against the Bears’ quest for the property tax break needed to pave the way for a domed stadium in Arlington Heights.
Suspect in shooting of 2 Chicago officers allegedly pulled handgun from under blanket at hospital

By SOPHIA TAREEN and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Apr 27, 2026 3:22 pm - A robbery suspect who authorities say pulled a handgun from under a blanket at a Chicago hospital and shot the two officers who brought him there for treatment will remai...
Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition

Apr 26, 2026 4:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholom...
Chicago police officer dead, another critically wounded in shooting at Swedish Hospital; suspect in custody

By Tom Schuba and Cindy Hernandez
Apr 25, 2026 7:52 pm - A Chicago police officer was killed and another was “fighting for his life” after being wounded in a shooting Saturday morning at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, the city’s top cop said.
Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled

By REBECCA BOONE
Apr 17, 2026 9:46 pm - A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group, which owns WGN TV and radio, and rival Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit...
GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey moves into Chicago apartment

By Ben Szalinski
Apr 17, 2026 4:42 pm - Darren Bailey isn’t just trying to win over voters — he wants this year’s campaign to be an impressive experience for Chicago residents. The Republican nominee for governor said he’s moved into an apartment on Chicago’s near South Side that will serve as a sort of “headquarters” for his Chicago-area campaign operation.

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