Pritzker, Bailey face off in only governor debate as midterm elections near

Gov. JB Pritzker and former Illinois Senator Darren Bailey faced off Tuesday evening with three weeks left before midterm elections.

• Oct 13

Evanston, Skokie School District 65 make final recommendation to close 2 schools

Lincolnwood and Dewey Elementary Schools were chosen to be closed as leaders say enrollment was down 33% at both.

• Oct 14

Doctor weighs in, local Catholics pray for Pope Leo after lung cancer diagnosis

The Vatican did not say what stage of cancer Pope Leo has or if it has spread.

• Oct 13

CFD firefighters battle large apartment fire in Edgewater

Fire officials said that everyone got out safely and it took about 30 minutes to extinguish the flames.

• Oct 13

Boy, 12, suffers graze wound in Near West Side shooting: CPD

Chicago police said the boy was near a park when he was grazed in the thigh by gunfire.

• Oct 13

New lawsuits allege years of sexual abuse at former South Side parish

According to the attorneys, the priests targeted more than 100 young Black children at Holy Angels parish between 1969 and 2002.

• Oct 13

Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of teen boy in Little Village

Police said at 3:10 p.m. on Sept. 13, the 17-year-old boy was standing near the sidewalk when he heard gunshots in the area and felt pain as he was struck by gunfire

• Oct 13

Tenants at River North high-rise express concern over crumbling balconies

Neighbors say they're concerned as pieces of concrete are falling from their balconies

• Oct 13

Alcala's Western Wear is a Chicago icon, family-owned for 3 generations

Alcala's Western Wear has been a Chicago staple in West Town for more than half a century, run by one family who share their Mexican culture and roots through the business.

• Oct 13

Groundbreaking ceremony held for mixed income development on SW Side

City leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony at the new LeClaire Courts development in Garfield Ridge on Tuesday.

• Oct 13

Burglars break into at least six Chicago businesses overnight

Burglars broke into several Chicago businesses overnight, in some cases causing severe damage without stealing anything.

• Oct 13

Groundbreaking held for new entrance at South Portico of Griffin MSI

Groundbreaking was held Tuesday for a project to turn the South Portico​ of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry​ into an active entrance.

• Oct 14

2 charged in road rage shooting on Stevenson Expressway last month

Illinois State Police said two people on a motorcycle fired a weapon at another vehicle during the incident on Sept. 5.

• Oct 13

Man arrested after holding woman's head underwater at Old Orchard mall

A man was in custody after police said he pushed a woman into the koi pond at Westfield Old Orchard shopping center and held her head underwater on Tuesday morning.

• Oct 13

University of Chicago alum among Nobel Prize in economics winners

A University of Chicago alum and former faculty member was one of the two Americans who won the Nobel Prize in economics​ this week.

• Oct 13

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