Chicago Local News – Saturday, September 6th, 2025

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Saturday, September 6th, 2025

Good morning, Chicago. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 6th of September.

BUSINESS NEWS

➤ Chicago native Pope Leo XIV announced Friday in Rome that chef Art Smith and restaurateur Phil Stefani will open a restaurant at Borgo Laudato Si’—a historic papal retreat known for its ecological center—set to open next spring and serve farm-to-table Italian dishes with a taste of Chicago. Daily Herald

CRIME NEWS

➤ A 76-year-old man—Roland Schmidt—pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge in a Rolling Meadows courtroom after he fatally shot his daughter-in-law outside a Schaumburg hotel on July 25 when he was reportedly angered by divorce papers served to his son at a family wedding. Daily Herald

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