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CHICAGO (WGN) — There’s an exhibition visiting Chicago and it’s the largest collection of artifacts surrounding a morbid subject. It’s a chilling experience around Halloween based on real history. Chicago attorney Karen Conti represented one of Chicagoland’s most notorious serial killers — John Wayne Gacy — during his final death row appeal. “He was a […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs says more than 300,000 new veterans enrolled in VA health care so far in 2026, and the department’s published copay schedule caps what most of them can pay for medications at $700 in a calendar year. The enrollment figure comes from a VA news release dated Oct. 21, and the […] The post VA says more than 300,000 new veterans enrolled in its health care so far in 2026, and medication copays stop at $700 a calendar year appeared first on The Money Overview .

MILWAUKEE — Open enrollment for 2027 health insurance begins Sunday, Nov. 1, giving Wisconsin residents an opportunity to compare Marketplace plans, review premiums and determine whether they qualify for financial assistance.

Bloomington Police say one person was killed and seven others injured in an early morning shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University on Sunday. It’s the second mass shooting near a college campus in Bloomington-Normal this year. No one is in custody in Sunday's shooting, and police do not have suspect...

A man died early Sunday after the electric vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree and burst into flames on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The crash happened in the city’s Morgan Park neighborhood during the final hours of Halloween weekend, leaving the driver trapped inside the burning car.

Jefferson County superintendents are calling for community members to advocate for the state to fully fund public schools. Legislators opted not to fully fund public education this school year, and the Missouri State Board of Education is not seeking to increase education spending for next school year, instead recommending the same funding level for the 2028 fiscal year.

Seneca School Resource Officer Steven Pugh created the Seneca Alerts app, a low-cost safety tool designed to notify school staff of emergencies such as active shooters or natural disasters.

NOAA favors continued November warmth with a drier Midwest tendency during Nov. 8–14.

Households that pay for heat in Colorado, Alaska, Missouri and Virginia can apply for help with winter fuel bills as of Nov. 1, 2026, but the four states run on very different clocks. Virginia’s regular fuel window closes Nov. 13, while Colorado, Alaska and Missouri keep taking applications into the spring. Missouri’s winter crisis program […] The post Heating aid is open in Colorado, Alaska, Missouri and Virginia, where the fuel window closes Nov. 13, and Missouri’s winter program pays up to $

A 44-story St. Louis skyscraper that AT&T once filled sold for less than 2% of its 2006 price. Its latest owner has a $350 million plan to revive it downtown.