David Byrne’s immersive Theater of the Mind opens March 11 in the Reid Murdoch Building with 16‑person, 75‑minute sensory journeys.

CHA canceled a plan to bar the daughter of Commissioner Debra Parker from agency contracts, reviving questions about oversight and family-linked payments.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a $46.2M federal package to fund 40 Chicago projects, from parks and transit to lead-pipe replacement and shelters.

City planners have moved to expand a Canal/Congress TIF to free roughly $50M to buy and rehab the Greyhound terminal at 630 W. Harrison St.; hearings start this spring.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson will use a Harvard fellowship to press for the permanent closure of the ICE processing center that has roiled her suburb.

Cook County pushed its first‑installment property tax due date to April 1 after last year’s billing delays. Bills are expected in early March and taxpayers should plan accordingly.

A new Near North soul-food restaurant was burglarized early Thursday, two days after opening. The owner says repair costs will likely top the cash taken.

Two 14-year-olds were arrested hours after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint in Gresham. Arrests were made in West Town, police say.

Sen. Laura Fine filed SB2820 to bar ICE hires from state and local law‑enforcement jobs in Illinois; supporters cite accountability and critics warn of staffing impacts.

Two lawsuits accuse a former Northern Trust advisor of siphoning millions from client trusts; the Chicago‑based bank says it reimbursed victims and is pursuing civil claims.

A 20-year-old driver was shot and critically injured in Back of the Yards after his vehicle was struck by gunfire and crashed into trees; police are investigating.

A Manhattan resident faces 14 felony counts after a concealed bathroom camera allegedly recorded minors and adults during a New Year’s Eve party.

Two teens were charged after sheriff's police say they hid in Macy's on State Street, stole merchandise and sketched a map of the plan.