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Midway Airport closes runway for repairs through mid-November
Delays are possible after Midway Airport closed one of its four runways for repairs through mid-November, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced. One end of Runway 22L is being repaired due to recent damage to the safety system that stops planes that overshoot it, the ...
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2 Chicago pizzas named among the 27 best in the U.S. by Food & Wine
Two Chicago pizzas have been named among the best in the U.S. in a new ranking from Food & Wine. The popular publication dubbed its 27 "most essential pies in America right now," with two Chicago zas and several Midwest options making the cut. For Chicago, the ...
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Early voting expands in Cook County suburbs, Chicago wards
With the Midterm Elections in Illinois about two weeks away, early voting has expanded across Chicago and the suburbs. As of Monday, Oct. 19, early voting expanded to all 50 wards in Chicago. In suburban Cook County, early voting has increased from six locations to 56. Chica...
Oct 20, 2026
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Midway Airport closes runway for repairs through mid-November
Delays are possible after Midway Airport closed one of its four runways for repairs through mid-November, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced. One end of Runway 22L is being repaired due to recent damage to the safety system that stops planes that overshoot it, the ...
6h ago
2 Chicago pizzas named among the 27 best in the U.S. by Food & Wine
Two Chicago pizzas have been named among the best in the U.S. in a new ranking from Food & Wine. The popular publication dubbed its 27 "most essential pies in America right now," with two Chicago zas and several Midwest options making the cut. For Chicago, the ...
6h ago
Early voting expands in Cook County suburbs, Chicago wards
With the Midterm Elections in Illinois about two weeks away, early voting has expanded across Chicago and the suburbs. As of Monday, Oct. 19, early voting expanded to all 50 wards in Chicago. In suburban Cook County, early voting has increased from six locations to 56. Chica...
Oct 20, 2026
It's only October, but holiday lights are going up in Chicago's Daley Plaza
It's the middle of Spooky Season - 12 days out from Halloween - but it's beginning to look a little like Christmas in Chicago's Daley Plaza. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events confirmed that the yellow-white lights being installed on trees on the C...
Oct 20, 2026
Storm Assistance Available for Indiana Residents, Deadline Nears
(INDIANAPOLIS) --Residents in Carroll, Cass, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Pike, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Tipton, Union and Wayne counties who have been affected by the August...
Oct 20, 2026
It is here! The Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar Full Interview with Ray Stevens
GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey and his running mate Aaron Del Mar joined Ray Stevens, Nick Gale, and a live audience of WLS-AM listeners to discuss the issues facing Illinois and Bailey's plan for the future of the state.
Oct 19, 2026
