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2026 Illinois Midterm Elections Voter Guide

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Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

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Vocalo brewed up this year's witchiest Halloween playlist. Press play and start the party

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New Bears DT Jeffery Simmons: 2024 'Painted Nails' comment on QB Caleb Williams just 'smack talk'

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Northwestern physicists trapped an antimatter particle in a lab for months. Here's why it matters

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2016 Cubs roundtable: World Series stars take fresh look back at just how good team really was

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This Galewood couple — and a crew of skeletons — pay homage to Johnnie's Beef for Halloween

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Narrative of cities failing under Black leadership are stereotypical, untrue

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Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas

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Does Chicago need a permanent festival site? Here's what you told us

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How we photographed University of Chicago students rallying in wake of sexual assault reports

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Dear Abby: Beloved niece lacks respect for relatives' time

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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CPS Elected School Board 2026: Find your candidates and understand the races

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What you need to know about Chicago's historic school board election

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How much money is flowing into Chicago's school board races?

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Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

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Chicago's 20 school board races

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4 takeaways from CPS School Board president forum

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Key education endorsements for CPS School Board candidates

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul

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Illinois is focused on making voter access easy

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Natalie Y. Moore

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New transit authority, new opportunity

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I'm not shocked that systems fail sexual assault survivors

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Lake View hospital kitchen reopens after license pulled for 'cockroach infestation,' other violations

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Architecture and Design

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Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright then wronged by neglect, South Park Terrace heads for auction

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What to know about the 2026 Illinois State Report Card and how schools in Chicago fared on key metrics

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Arts and Culture

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Is expert criticism dead? Our new 'Green Room' video podcast weighs the question

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What to know about voting by mail in Illinois like Pope Leo did

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Billions of gallons of raw sewage are pouring into the Chicago River after storms

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Chicago judge says she was a victim of extortionist who posed as cocaine king Pablo Escobar's son

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After our prison fires investigation, Illinois made some safety fixes. Are they enough?

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Kiss-cam controversy involving slew of suburban political figures draws lawsuit from conservative nonprofit

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Housing and Development

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Housing mobility programs help low-income renters move on up

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FDA issues alert about Northfield-based Medline beds tied to fire-related deaths and injuries

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Civil rights lawsuit challenges 'inhumane' conditions at Indiana immigration detention center

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15-year-old boy among 2 critically wounded in Grand Boulevard shooting

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Man shot and killed during fight inside Albany Park home

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Controversial DOJ boss takes reins in tainted 'Broadview 6' case, stymies judge's inquiry

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Thief makes off with forklift from Daley Plaza in Loop, doesn't get far

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Review: Vic Mensa always has Chicago on his mind as he brings 'Innanetape' tour back home

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Painter Mary Cassatt created a masterpiece for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Then, it disappeared.

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Movies and TV

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Carrie Coon sounds the alarm on declining film roles for women in Hollywood

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Food and Drink

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Neighbors count down last breakfasts before 'iconic' Southport Grocery closes for Dollop Finer Diner

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Things To Do

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10 ways to celebrate Día de Muertos in Chicago in 2026

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Jeffery Simmons trade: Bears GM Ryan Poles pursues 'legendary stuff' as Super Bowl chase officially begins

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Seahawks boast the NFL's best receiver — the Bears must 'just try to contain him'

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High School Football

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Eshun Flowers' punt-block TD sparks Simeon to a 6A playoff win over Oak Lawn

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How the Super 25 high school football teams fared in Week 11

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Intense, underrated Oklahoma State recruit TJ Lewis powers Bolingbrook past Lockport

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Bears practice report: Tight end Colston Loveland limited by neck injury

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Jeffery Simmons is ready for prime time — and the Bears think they are too

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Halas Intrigue podcast: The Bears' big trade

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New Bears DT Jeffery Simmons will wear No. 99, expected to play Monday vs. Seahawks

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Bears Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher to join ''ManningCast'' during Monday night game against Seahawks

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Rookie Caleb Wilson blasts Bulls, self after blowout loss in Boston

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Patrick Williams' contract status carries no weight with Bulls regime

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis starting to showcase hero mode

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Horoscope for Saturday, October 31, 2026

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Dear Abby: Wedding invitation clashes with dream vacation

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Horoscope for Friday, October 30, 2026

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'Charismatic' rare black fox that prowled Northbrook, intriguing and befuddling residents, is found dead

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A new West Side mural park is set to open next summer, with a community center, garden and performance space

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After a year of unusual weather in Chicago, should you brace for winter?

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Whole Foods to open in Logan Square, replacing former Family Dollar

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DoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be a big consolidation for grocery delivery

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Mayoral challenger Susana Mendoza vows to repair 'damaged relationship' between City Hall and business

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We scoured Chicago's booming bakery scene for a perfect croissant. We found a dozen.

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Art and food collide at singer and chef Lizz Wright's new cafe, the Hunt, in Woodlawn

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A new Chicago brewery is making Korea's oldest alcoholic drink

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High School Sports

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New faces at new places in high school boys basketball

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High School Football Scores

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2026 IHSA state football first-round playoff scores

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The top matchups from the first round of football playoffs

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Boo, who? College football's Halloween Saturday promises more October spookiness

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Even with first-time starter at QB, Illini knock off visiting Ducks

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Offense puts on a show for No. 24 Wildcats vs. Rutgers

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Bulls take two steps forward, one step back losing to the Knicks late

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Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson emitting young-Michael Jordan vibes with his play, talk

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Bulls offense is still a work in progress but ball security improving

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As Blackhawks search for solutions, Anton Frondell's usage could be one place to start

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Blackhawks lose to Red Wings as 'pretty much everything' goes wrong

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Moritz Seider knows why Blackhawks defenseman Artyom Levshunov looks more comfortable this season

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Data centers will cost ComEd $3 billion, but consumer groups worry Illinois households will be on the hook

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2 Chicago area members of Congress again received 'suspicious' packages

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Fearing ICE, some Chicago immigrants shift work, daily life to nighttime hours

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Sam Chatman, DJ known as 'Godfather of Steppin',' dies at 85

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$43M flowed from school district to firms linked to indicted board member, Aurora mayor says

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Burglary suspects spark police chase ending in crash, arrests on Eisenhower

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Newborn dies after teen gives birth at Far South Side elementary school

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University of Chicago students rally with 'Jane Doe' in wake of sexual assault reports

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Chicago School Board

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School board member was suspended from charter job after 'unwanted touching' of co-worker, records show

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Sky did Angel Reese a favor by dealing her to Dream

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Supreme Court case highlights irrationality of home distilling ban

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Trump seems determined to help Republicans lose midterm elections

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New Jersey's decades-old voter intimidation campaign is a cautionary tale as midterms near

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Greenlight task force, Home for Good bill, to ease lives of Illinois' formerly incarcerated

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Obama Center values, respects its workers

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Letters to the Editor

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Get vaccinated to protect yourself and others

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Boycott Bears, Sox if you're angry over teams' threats to move

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Maternity ward closures in Illinois hospitals are part of national crisis

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Boy, 15, robbed 8 people at gunpoint in under 2 hours this summer, police say

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Person found dead inside burning car in Roseland

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Man, 53, shot inside West Englewood home

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Friday, October 30, 2026

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Oct. 30, 2026: Election Day preview, new Bears stadium proposal revealed, and more

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Northwest Indiana author pens children's Halloween book about not-so-scary monsters

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To trick or to treat? That is the question

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