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Local time Friday 2:26 PMWeather 8°C, CloudyOuter Index 79 · #15 of 1912 today

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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In the news

• Chicago Med Treats A Criminally Overlooked One Chicago Original Star Better Than Their Own Show
  screenrant.com · 4 h ago
• Landmarking John Vinci's House | UChicago Launches Writing Center | When Pope Leo Met Bob Dylan
  newcity.com · 5 h ago
• E-bike driver killed in North Side crash on Peterson Avenue, Chicago police say
  abc7chicago.com · 5 h ago
• Norman Powell is shooting his way right out of Chicago
  pippenainteasy.com · 5 h ago
• Митрополит Йосиф е в София в тежко здравословно състояние – Eurochicago.comBulgarian
  eurochicago.com · 5 h ago
• KATSEYE Postpones Chicago And Minneapolis Concerts
  soompi.com · 13 h ago
• ICE's tactics change as operations continue across Chicago area
  dailynorthwestern.com · 13 h ago
• Brooklyn and Chicago fires: At least 10 dead after separate overnight blazes ravage homes
  fox29.com · 27 h ago · 2 outlets

Headlines from the outlets named, found through the GDELT Project. Translations and an AI summary are in the app. All the news in Chicago.

This week

Things to do in Chicago this weekend

• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey with Special Guest Bello Nock
  Fri, Nov 6, 10:30 AM · Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL · Arts & Theatre · Circus & Specialty Acts
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 2:00 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 2:15 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 2:30 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 2:45 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 3:00 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• FITZGERALDS TEACHER HAPPY HOUR 11/6
  Fri, Nov 6, 3:00 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR, Berwyn, IL · From $0 · Miscellaneous
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 3:15 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 3:30 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  Fri, Nov 6, 3:45 PM · The Fields Studios, Chicago, IL · Miscellaneous · Family

Events and tickets from Ticketmaster, within 60 km, from 2026-11-06.

Weather this week

• Fri8° / 7°Cloudy
• Sat9° / 2°Fair
• Sun14° / 5°Fair
• Mon12° / 5°Fair
• Tue15° / 9°Clear

Forecast by MET Norway, CC BY 4.0, updated 1 h ago.

Nearby

• Milwaukee 134 km
• Madison 198 km
• Indianapolis 263 km
• Detroit 384 km
• Cincinnati 402 km
• St. Louis 419 km

Learn here

• University of Illinois Chicago 33,518 students
• DePaul University 22,377 students
• Northwestern University 20,360 students
• University of Chicago 18,504 students
• Loyola University Chicago 17,007 students
• Northeastern Illinois University 12,227 students
• Illinois Institute of Technology 8,565 students
• National Louis University 7,402 students

Universities and colleges within 25 km, from Wikidata, CC0.

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