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Polls open for Illinois 2026 midterm election

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Tom Demmer, Cheri Bustos on early voting turnout surging

Tom Demmer, Cheri Bustos on early voting turnout surging

Polls open for Illinois 2026 midterm election

Polls open for Illinois 2026 midterm election

Man dies after being set on fire in Portage Park

Man dies after being set on fire in Portage Park

Windy and wet on Tuesday in Chicago

Windy and wet on Tuesday in Chicago

Key decisions as voters head to the polls

Key decisions as voters head to the polls

Consistent sleep is critical for heart health, study says

Consistent sleep is critical for heart health, study says

2 signs holidays are around the corner

2 signs holidays are around the corner

Warm and breezy for Election Day in Chicago

Warm and breezy for Election Day in Chicago

Día de los Muertos celebrations begin in Mexico

Día de los Muertos celebrations begin in Mexico

Durbin looks back on decades of service ahead of retirement

Durbin looks back on decades of service ahead of retirement

Woman issues warning after Uber driver cancels ride, drives wrong way mid-trip

Woman issues warning after Uber driver cancels ride, drives wrong way mid-trip

Family identifies victims in private jet crash in Palm Beach, Florida

Family identifies victims in private jet crash in Palm Beach, Florida

Voters wait hours to cast ballots at early voting site in Lakeview

Voters wait hours to cast ballots at early voting site in Lakeview

North Central College student killed in Bloomington mass shooting

North Central College student killed in Bloomington mass shooting

75 new U.S. citizens to exercise right to vote on Election Day

75 new U.S. citizens to exercise right to vote on Election Day

NASA’s Swift Observatory telescope to crash back down to Earth this week

NASA’s Swift Observatory telescope to crash back down to Earth this week

Jury selection begins in trial of 1966 murder of Calumet City woman

Jury selection begins in trial of 1966 murder of Calumet City woman

Mild and cloudy Monday night in Chicago

Mild and cloudy Monday night in Chicago

Witness recounts moment firefighter hits charging man with tool on South Side

Witness recounts moment firefighter hits charging man with tool on South Side

Balance of power in Congress on the line in Tuesday's midterm elections

Balance of power in Congress on the line in Tuesday's midterm elections

Many Florida residents warned to stay off roads amid flooding along Atlantic coast

Many Florida residents warned to stay off roads amid flooding along Atlantic coast

Neighbors pitch in to help families, businesses impacted by fire in Blue Island

Neighbors pitch in to help families, businesses impacted by fire in Blue Island

Former Chicago FBI boss says he was forced to resign over failed immigration prosecutions

Former Chicago FBI boss says he was forced to resign over failed immigration prosecutions

Co-pilot of Learjet that crashed in Florida ID'd, NTSB says parts of plane broke off

Co-pilot of Learjet that crashed in Florida ID'd, NTSB says parts of plane broke off

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