A 26-story, half-filled Loop tower at 2 North LaSalle is up for sale, marketed by JLL as a bet on Harlem Street momentum and the nearby Thompson Center renovation.

Tishman Speyer has listed Union West, a 357‑unit West Loop complex it bought in late 2023, and has hired CBRE to market the offering as Chicago multifamily activity picks up.

A new $3.5M fundraising campaign backed by tech and neighborhood groups aims to revive the SALUD Center pool — the only year‑round indoor pool that’s been closed since 2017.

State and federal officials link three Illinois listeria illnesses to Daisy Brand headcheese sold at delis. Consumers should check refrigerators and discard any product with a Mar 26 use‑by date.

A South Elgin man accused of driving drunk in a Lombard crash that killed a 35‑year‑old woman remains held after a judge denied his release.

A cellphone video of a hallway fight at Perspectives Joslin campus has families pressing for answers as district rules set a fast investigation timeline.

A federal judge dismissed the Chapter 11 for The Letterman, clearing the way for Up Campus’ $44M bid and for a court receiver to take control of the West Loop student building.

Chilly morning gives way to a sunny Thursday with a high near 58°F. Slight overnight shower chance and a breezy, warmer Friday ahead.

Illinois lawmakers advanced HB5295 to separate abortion and gender‑affirming care records and stop out‑of‑state access, requiring health networks to add safeguards by 2027.

Yummy Bowl is moving into the former Applebee’s at McHenry Plaza; the owner says the opening depends on final work, staffing and a county health inspection.

The five‑building Pavilion Apartments near O’Hare sold for $167 million, the largest Chicago‑area apartment trade this year and a signal of investor interest in large commuter rentals.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said CARE will be available across all 77 community areas, sending clinicians and EMTs — not police — to eligible mental-health calls.

The Fields Studios converted a Marshall Field's warehouse into Chicago’s first purpose-built film and TV campus — nine stages, public grants and promises of local jobs.