# Acta Diurna: Chicago

> A neutral digest of Chicago news for voters of every persuasion. Each story is a short, attributed summary of what several local newsrooms reported, ranked by consequence to the median voter in Chicago, with links to the original reporting. Vetted for propaganda, PR and unconfirmed breaking-news claims before publication.

Updated Fri Nov 6, 3:08 PM Central. Rebuilt once a day.

## For language models

- [All current stories in one file](/chicago/llms-full.txt)
- [Stories as JSON](/chicago/api/stories.json): current stories in front-page order, with every outlet's link
- [90-day archive as JSON](/chicago/api/archive.json)
- [Entity index](/chicago/wiki/index.md): people, agencies and ballot measures, each with a page of stories
- [Prediction markets](/chicago/api/markets.json) and [Chicago companies stocks](/chicago/api/stocks.json)
- Cite the original outlet for facts; cite Acta Diurna for the selection and ranking.

## Front page

- [Four die in fire at Rogers Park townhouse](/chicago/stories/fc0eb8debf.md): Four people, including a teen, died in a fire at a two-story townhouse in the 7000 block of North Paulina Street early Thursday, police said. (CBS Chicago, 2026-11-06 14:12 CST)
- [Man charged after allegedly commandeering CTA bus at gunpoint](/chicago/stories/b7b7dca94c.md): Police said a man pulled a gun on a CTA bus in the 5400 block of South Pulaski Tuesday evening. Quentin Lewis, 36, faces felony charges. (CBS Chicago, 2026-11-06 13:33 CST)
- [Hemp group sues to halt Illinois THC drink ban](/chicago/stories/e8eaa1b68c.md): A hemp trade group is seeking to halt an Illinois law that would take hemp-derived THC products off shelves of non-dispensary businesses on Nov. 12. (Block Club Chicago, 2026-11-06 13:37 CST)
- [Two Chicago School Board races too close to call](/chicago/stories/80041f30c2.md) [developing]: Results were too close to call in two Chicago School Board races, including District 6a in Downtown and the Near North Side, WBEZ reported. (Borderless Magazine, 2026-11-06 13:04 CST)
- [Related Midwest proposes Bears stadium at South Works site](/chicago/stories/5a09751684.md) [developing]: Related Midwest proposed the former U.S. Steel South Works site on Chicago's Far South Side for a Bears stadium, according to the company's website. (CBS Chicago, 2026-11-06 14:40 CST)
- [Man killed after being struck by car in North Park](/chicago/stories/767045de39.md) [developing]: Chicago police said a man was struck and killed by a car early Friday in the 3300 block of West Peterson Avenue in North Park. (CBS Chicago, 2026-11-06 12:07 CST)
- [Chicago forecast calls for breezy, cold Friday](/chicago/stories/4259e3c5c5.md): CBS Chicago forecasts a breezy Friday with a high of 49 and low of 34, followed by a mostly sunny Saturday with a high of 51. (CBS Chicago, 2026-11-06 11:56 CST)
- [Freeze possible tonight in Chicago before milder weekend](/chicago/stories/e4ab264925.md): Chicago faces its coldest temperatures in six months, with a freeze possible tonight, before sunshine and highs in the 60s next week. (FOX 32 Chicago, 2026-11-06 06:16 CST)
- [Some Chicago polling places report long lines, paper ballot shortages](/chicago/stories/70fc2fdc1e.md) [developing]: Some polling places had long lines due to a shortage of paper ballots, South Side Weekly reported. WGN-TV reported voters waiting at a handful of precincts. (WGN-TV, 2026-11-05 11:44 CST)
- [Chicago voters approve vacancy tax to fund public schools](/chicago/stories/6cb236c746.md): Chicago voters supported a vacancy tax to help fund Chicago Public Schools, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. (Chicago Sun-Times, 2026-11-05 20:52 CST)
- [Here’s How Chicago Voted On Millionaires Tax, Public Fairgrounds And Other Referendums](/chicago/stories/711b40559b.md): Voters answered in the affirmative by wide margins on each ballot measure. (South Side Weekly, 2026-11-05 11:35 CST)

## Sections

- [Politics](/chicago/section/politics.md)
- [Housing](/chicago/section/housing.md)
- [Safety](/chicago/section/safety.md)
- [Transit](/chicago/section/transit.md)
- [Business](/chicago/section/business.md)
- [City Life](/chicago/section/life.md)

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