Early voting for the 2026 Illinois primary expanded an additional 55 locations in Cook County Monday and opened across all 50 Chicago wards.

Maddie Lee (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): As WBC fever takes hold, some Cubs also have 2028 Olympics on their minds. “In our house growing up, we’d always watch the Olympics,” third baseman Alex Bregman said. “To have the opportunity to possibly play in the Olympics and represent our country would be like a dream come true.”

With injuries behind him, Kyle Wright’s daily routine is back to normal and he feels closer to the version that produced a 21-win season in 2022.

They gathered around Michigan Avenue, with signs and voices to show they will not stay silent in time of war.

Fans of Chicago P.D. finally saw Hailey Upton, played by Tracy Spiridakos, and Jay Halstead, played by Jesse Lee Soffer, reunite during the recent One Chicago crossover. The meeting marked the first time the former couple shared scenes together in years.

"One Chicago" finally got a Boeing 737 guest star for the crossover special. Then a polar vortex hit Chicago during the planned filming.

Comedian Mike Epps FaceTimed a Chicago teen shot three times, offering words of encouragement from his hospital bed.

Chicago Fire's Joe Cruz was one of four firefighters affected by a deadly toxin during the One Chicago crossover event on March 4

The CSO’s 2026-27 season — the last before Klaus Mäkelä becomes full-time music director in fall 2027 — opens with a concert with violinist Hilary Hahn in September.