<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chicago - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Chicago with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:53:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Chicago, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center aims to remake a neighborhood with a 19.3-acre community hub and a brooding 225-foot museum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/obama-centers-two-sides-a-lovely-park-and-a-forbidding-tower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/obama-centers-two-sides-a-lovely-park-and-a-forbidding-tower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is the Prosecutor Investigating E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew S. Boutros, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, is said to be overseeing the criminal investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/who-is-the-prosecutor-investigating-e-jean-carrolls-lawsuits/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/who-is-the-prosecutor-investigating-e-jean-carrolls-lawsuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/as-trump-politicizes-justice-dept-prosecutors-struggle-with-grand-juries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/as-trump-politicizes-justice-dept-prosecutors-struggle-with-grand-juries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges Against ICE Protesters in Chicago Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[For months, the prosecutors had pursued charges against several people who demonstrated outside an immigration detention facility in Broadview, Ill. On Thursday, the cases were dismissed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/federal-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-ice-protesters-in-chicago-area/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/federal-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-ice-protesters-in-chicago-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Travel in the U.S. for America’s 250th Birthday This Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the heart of the Revolution to the Midwest and West Coast, there&rsquo;s no shortage of ways to celebrate the semiquincentennial (say that three times, really fast.)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/where-to-travel-in-the-us-for-americas-250th-birthday-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/where-to-travel-in-the-us-for-americas-250th-birthday-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Sianis, ‘Cheezborger’-Flipping Owner of Chicago’s Billy Goat Tavern, Dies at 91]]></title><description><![CDATA[His dive bar became famous thanks to Mike Royko&rsquo;s columns, a baseball curse and a &ldquo;Saturday Night Live&rdquo; skit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/sam-sianis-cheezborger-flipping-owner-of-chicagos-billy-goat-tavern-dies-at-91/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/sam-sianis-cheezborger-flipping-owner-of-chicagos-billy-goat-tavern-dies-at-91/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Obama Center, Mark Bradford Paints a Fierce and Luminous Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;City of the Big Shoulders&rdquo; reflects the city&rsquo;s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/for-the-obama-center-mark-bradford-paints-a-fierce-and-luminous-chicago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/for-the-obama-center-mark-bradford-paints-a-fierce-and-luminous-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic Clergy Can Minister Within Illinois ICE Facility After Legal Agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several clergy members and an advocacy group had sued the Trump administration, arguing that they were unlawfully denied access to detainees at an Illinois facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/catholic-clergy-can-minister-within-illinois-ice-facility-after-legal-agreement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/catholic-clergy-can-minister-within-illinois-ice-facility-after-legal-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/inside-the-secret-history-of-the-degrange-family/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/inside-the-secret-history-of-the-degrange-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 shot in Aurora parking lot, prompting K9, drone search and hold-in-place at schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men were shot in an Aurora parking lot Friday, prompting a hold-in-place at schools and restrictions in the area as police investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/2-shot-in-aurora-parking-lot-prompting-k9-drone-search-and-hold-in-place-at-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/2-shot-in-aurora-parking-lot-prompting-k9-drone-search-and-hold-in-place-at-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPS high school under fire for slavery-themed play]]></title><description><![CDATA[NBC 5 Investigates has received video of African American students at a South Side high school performing a re-enactment of a slave auction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/cps-high-school-under-fire-for-slavery-themed-play/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/cps-high-school-under-fire-for-slavery-themed-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot and killed while driving for Uber laid to rest as search continues for gunman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who was shot and killed while driving for Uber on Chicago&rsquo;s West Side was laid to rest on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/man-shot-and-killed-while-driving-for-uber-laid-to-rest-as-search-continues-for-gunman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/man-shot-and-killed-while-driving-for-uber-laid-to-rest-as-search-continues-for-gunman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did an eel end up in the Chicago River? Biologist explains what likely happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American Eel was recently caught in the Chicago River, raising eyebrows and questions as to how the animal made its way to the Windy City's waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/how-did-an-eel-end-up-in-the-chicago-river-biologist-explains-what-likely-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/how-did-an-eel-end-up-in-the-chicago-river-biologist-explains-what-likely-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suburban police to crack down on common violation along expressways]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cook County Sheriff's Office is stepping up enforcement efforts against a common infraction on Chicago-area expressways.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/suburban-police-to-crack-down-on-common-violation-along-expressways/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/suburban-police-to-crack-down-on-common-violation-along-expressways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Sam is the institution:' Owner of Chicago's legendary Billy Goat Tavern dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just across the street from Tribune Tower and underneath Michigan Avenue is the place Sam Sianis made famous &ndash; Billy Goat Tavern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/lsquosam-is-the-institution-owner-of-chicagos-legendary-billy-goat-tavern-dies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/lsquosam-is-the-institution-owner-of-chicagos-legendary-billy-goat-tavern-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbucks to Layoff 300 Corporate Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company said it would close four regional offices and take a $400 million charge related to the changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/starbucks-to-layoff-300-corporate-workers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/starbucks-to-layoff-300-corporate-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does Chicago's population stand with other US cities? New Census data reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chicago's status as the third-largest city remains safe -- for now -- but how big is the gap and have the numbers changed in the last year?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/where-does-chicagos-population-stand-with-other-us-cities-new-census-data-reveals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/where-does-chicagos-population-stand-with-other-us-cities-new-census-data-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infant stabbed before suspect leapt out of window at Chicago home: Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby girl was fatally stabbed Friday morning and a suspect who leaped from a window on Chicago's Southwest Side to escape is in custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/infant-stabbed-before-suspect-leapt-out-of-window-at-chicago-home-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/infant-stabbed-before-suspect-leapt-out-of-window-at-chicago-home-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 young passengers killed, fourth seriously hurt in &lsquo;catastrophic' Indiana crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three children were killed and a fourth critically injured in a harrowing crash early Friday morning when the driver of the vehicle they were riding in fell asleep while traveling on an Indiana interstate, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/3-young-passengers-killed-fourth-seriously-hurt-in-lsquocatastrophic-indiana-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/3-young-passengers-killed-fourth-seriously-hurt-in-lsquocatastrophic-indiana-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 killed in &lsquo;horrific' NW Indiana crash, including 2 children, identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three children were killed and a fourth critically injured in a harrowing crash early Friday morning when the driver of the vehicle they were riding in fell asleep while traveling on an Indiana interstate, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/3-killed-in-lsquohorrific-nw-indiana-crash-including-2-children-identified/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/3-killed-in-lsquohorrific-nw-indiana-crash-including-2-children-identified/</guid></item></channel></rss>