r/chicago • • 12h ago

Picture New Metra electric train at LaSalle St Station!

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Available for viewing today and tomorrow.


r/chicago • • 18h ago

Picture You don’t see that every day

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r/chicago • • 10h ago

Picture Quiet Halloween Walks

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Hate the motion activated spooky decorations, love simple classic Halloween vibes 🎃👻


r/chicago • • 16h ago

Picture Clouds Over the River

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r/chicago • • 19h ago

Article Endeavor Health, Rush announce proposed merged healthcare system

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Would be under Rush name.


r/chicago • • 13h ago

Article Victory! Vasquez's office, CDOT confirmed Smart Streets expansion for citywide, permanent cam enforcement of bus/bike lanes, bus stops is a done deal.

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r/chicago • • 6h ago

News UChicago frat house

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r/chicago • • 11h ago

Article Billionaire Family Behind Walmart Buys Lillstreet Art Center

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r/chicago • • 8h ago

Picture Retro Livery on Metra UP (C&NW) West Engine

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97 Upvotes

Looks brand new


r/chicago • • 14h ago

News After debate over racial power, aldermen fail to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto on bond rules

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Measure failed by one vote, 33-17


r/chicago • • 21h ago

Event Get your FCC Amateur (Ham) Radio License in a Weekend – York Radio Club Review Class & Exam ($14) (Nov 14 & 15, Elmhurst)

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Whether you’re into emergency preparedness, electronics tinkering, weather spotting, hiking comms, or talking to satellites and the ISS, getting your FCC Technician Class Amateur Radio License is the first step.

The non-profit York Radio Club (YRC) in Elmhurst is hosting our annual 2-Day Technician Review Weekend & Testing Session on Saturday, November 14 & Sunday, November 15, 2026 (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM both days).

How It Works: Our instructors break down all 9 exam modules over two days. At the end of Sunday, you take the official test on-site.

  • Track Record: Our club has refined this weekend boot-camp since 2004, maintaining an average 95% pass rate.
  • Self-Study First: To get that 95% result, attendees need to do a little pre-study before the weekend begins! We provide recommended study guides, question pools, and resources upon signing up.
  • Location: Elmhurst Fire Training Facility (910 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL).
  • Cost: The 2-day classroom review is completely free. There is a $14 exam administration fee (W5YI VEC), and upon passing, the FCC collects a standard $35 fee for your 10-year official license.

Seats are limited so our Elmers/instructors can work closely with everyone.

👉 Details, study resources, and registration form:

https://yorkradioclub.org/club-info/education-testing/training/

Feel free to drop any questions below—73!


r/chicago • • 12h ago

Ask CHI Does anyone have a good Italian beef recipe?

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I would like to make my own Italian beef but I feel like a lot of recipes I have seen online are not written by someone from Chicago. Does anyone have their own personal Italian beef recipe or at least the proper spices to use for the gravy and everything else?

Edit: Thank you very much for the responses so far, keep'em comin'. However, I don't have a deli slicer and I am terrible at slicing the meat thin like on the sandwiches. Would shredding the meat be okay instead of slicing?


r/chicago • • 11h ago

Article CPS watchdog closes investigation of school board candidate with ‘no actionable finding of sexual misconduct'

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r/chicago • • 20h ago

Video How buses ran on Marathon Sunday

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I've been tracking every CTA bus every 30s for a couple weeks so I compared Marathon Sunday with the two Sundays before. In the video, red is a stop which went 90+ mins without its usual bus

470 stops got none of their usual buses from 7:30AM to 3PM, vs 0 and 19 on the two Sundays before. It wasn't fewer buses though as CTA had 97% of its usual buses out on the 34 routes it re-routed. Issue was that buses couldn't cross the marathon course along its entire length starting around 6AM

Detours skip stops, but for the stops they could get to, waits were normal - 9.7 mins on avg, against 9.5 and 9.7 the two Sundays before. Half of the cut-off stops got their buses back by about 6, and the last ones later in the eve

You can scrub through the day and look up your route or your stop, including when it lost its buses and when they came back: https://chitransit.fyi/reports/marathon-2026/

Caveats: the Navy Pier and Museum Campus shuttles didn't show up in CTA's API data and bus data shows what happened but not why


r/chicago • • 17h ago

Article What do students want from a CPS School Board president? Tune in for the debate

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r/chicago • • 18h ago

CHI Talks Sheriff on 290 all the way from 88

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I do not know what is up but every mile and a half there's a sheriff. And at Manheim there's five just sitting there. Both state and Cook county.