A long-vacant Rogers Park firehouse has a $3 million plan to reopen as a café and event space.

Chicago-area unions bussed members to Springfield to demand a "billionaires tax" package they say would raise billions for schools, transit and property-tax relief.

High waves and strong onshore winds will keep swimmers out of Lake Michigan on Saturday, May 30. Lifeguards and officials warn to stay off piers and breakwalls.

A man’s body was pulled from the Chicago River near the 3700 block of South Pulaski Road Friday afternoon; Area detectives are investigating.

Three tollway workers were struck on southbound I‑294 near Golf Road in Des Plaines; one worker later died and lanes were closed, officials say.

Elk Grove Village will hold a July 18 raffle giving residents first dibs on 20 new single‑family homes priced in the high $400,000s; winners must live there at least five years.

Plainfield police arrested 22-year-old Chance A. Keller after USB drives containing child sexual-abuse material were found at two businesses; investigators say federal forensics helped link the devices to him.

A Villa Park resident faces felony charges after prosecutors say a pursuit reached 108 mph on I‑88 and ended at a Motel 6 in Villa Park.

Lucky Strike's Wrigleyville lanes at 1027 W. Addison St. have closed permanently, leaving a large entertainment vacancy near Wrigley Field. The company's site redirects guests to its downtown location.

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans a sweeping "Protecting Renters Ordinance"—a rental registry, junk‑fee ban and eviction protections—that will test City Council math this summer.

A 35-year-old Nevada man wanted on robbery and domestic-violence charges was arrested in Melrose Park after U.S. Marshals alerted Cook County investigators.

A Chicago Sun‑Times review found more than 2,500 people jailed in Cook County over unpaid support, prompting questions about due process and calls for alternatives.

A new luxury steakhouse called Esquire will move into the old Esquire Theatre on Oak Street, promising Wagyu, sushi, an omakase counter and a private club.