Two students were arrested after a weapon was found at Thornridge High in Dolton; the school shifted to a soft lockdown while police searched the building.

Chicago-based Relativity filed confidentially for an IPO; Bloomberg told the Chicago Business Journal the offering could raise about $750M and value the company near $4B. The company says it has supported legal teams for about 25 years.

Start times, streaming options and road‑closure details for Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle this Sunday.

Metra will pilot handheld QR scanning at downtown Chicago train doors starting April 6, asking riders to use Ventra or buy kiosk tickets before boarding.

An 18-year-old faces weapons charges after an October drive-by at an Ingleside birthday party that killed a 19-year-old; investigators recovered a firearm, sheriff’s office says.

Brokers have started marketing apartment towers in River North and the Gold Coast as investor interest in well‑located Chicago rentals stays steady. Listings may set new downtown pricing benchmarks.

A 29-year-old man was critically wounded in a Princeton Park stabbing Wednesday night; police say the incident appeared domestic-related and no charges have yet been announced.

A Florida investor bought a Walgreens on Green Bay Road, bringing its Kenosha corridor investments to about $56 million and signaling renewed retail interest.

A Northwestern analysis tied premature menopause to roughly a 40% higher lifetime coronary heart disease risk. Doctors say menopause age should be part of routine risk screening.

Cook County sheriff says a 24-year-old Hickory Hills woman sent explicit photos to a juvenile and faces charges including distribution of harmful material to a minor.

A longtime McHenry County election judge collapsed and died Tuesday night while ballots were being counted at McCullom Lake Village Hall, county officials said.

Mercadito has filed for a liquor license at 2421 N Lincoln Ave and is targeting a spring Lincoln Park opening, bringing River North favorites like empanadas and pollo tacos.

Aurora will cut the ribbon Thursday on two new fire stations, including the city’s first north of I-88. Public tours follow each opening.