The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The pledge from Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers would increase U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s mayoral campaign fund from $609,000 to about $1.6 million.

Antisemitic rapper admitted he ‘liked’ Adolf Hitler in shocking interview

Police haven’t reported any injuries in the shooting incident early Tuesday, though a law enforcement source said investigators were checking hospitals for gunshot victims.

CHICAGO — Family members said Xavier Lofton, of Bellwood, Illinois, sorted mail on the graveyard shift so that he could chase his dreams during the day. Good with his hands, the postal worker, who had an associate degree in business, filled the daytime hours fixing cars, hoisting drywall and, in…

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Emergency crews responded to the extra-alarm fire at a four-story building in the 5100 block of South Kenwood Avenue about 3:30 a.m., according to the Chicago fire and police officials.

Hundreds of jobs will reportedly be eliminated with company sites in Purchase, N.Y., Chicago and Plano, Texas, likely to be most affected.

Over 200,000 Chicago households still do not have high-speed internet. Additionally, over 260,000 households in Chicago — nearly one in four — do not own a laptop or desktop computer.

St Louis Cardinals will take on historic National League nemeses the Chicago Cubs at London Stadium in June

Former First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her book “The Light We Carry” and coping with the pandemic and polarization before a sold-out crowd at Chicago Theatre.