Nearly $25M in foreclosure suits target the Lake Point Tower penthouse owner's small‑building portfolio in Chinatown and Bridgeport. Lenders have asked a judge to appoint a receiver.

Trader Joe’s has signed a lease for the former CVS at 2053 N. Milwaukee Ave., bringing the national grocer to Logan Square. Officials confirm the deal but no opening date yet.

Sonar surveys flagged roughly 270 underwater anomalies in Cook County. Sheriff’s crews pulled four vehicles this week as investigators hunt for ties to cold missing‑person cases.

Chicago’s Letter AI landed a $40M Series B led by Battery Ventures and launched Letter Compass to bring AI coaching into live deals. The company says it will triple hiring this year.

Schaumburg agreed to pay Motorola nearly $6.1 million and trimmed the TIF cap to $23.5M, resolving a dispute over remote‑work headcounts tied to the Veridian redevelopment.

A federal appeals court sent a $13.7M restitution fight back to a Chicago judge, saying questions remain about whether a building firm’s severance payout hid assets. An evidentiary hearing was ordered to sort out the numbers and motives.

A family says a district security officer choked and struck their daughter during a Feb. 20 hallway fight at Rich Township's Fine Arts campus; officials are reviewing the incident.

Yorkville aldermen will vote Tuesday on whether to take an $8M IEPA loan tied to the WaterLink Lake Michigan hookup. The decision affects financing and upcoming rate hikes.

A 69-year-old driver died after a Hyundai left the road on the 7700-block of Oakton Street; a passenger was taken to Lutheran General and is expected to be OK.

A Springfield bill would add EMTs, dispatchers and other licensed EMS clinicians to Illinois' Line of Duty Compensation Act, extending duty‑death payments to more prehospital workers.

A late-night domestic call in Des Plaines left one person hospitalized and another found dead in Park Ridge, police say. Authorities have released few details as investigators probe the case.

A man was found unresponsive in South Austin early Monday and later died at Mount Sinai, prompting a death investigation and closure of the Eisenhower off‑ramp to Central Avenue.

The Chicago Park District quietly pitched a $630M plan to remake Soldier Field into a concert and events campus, splitting work between $130M in fixes and $500M in infrastructure. The proposal lands as the Bears press ahead with other stadium options.