As book bans climbed nationwide in 2024–25, Illinois’ 2023 law ties state library grants to the ALA Bill of Rights, creating a funding-based brake on removals. PEN America’s new data shows the scope of the national trend.

A CPD memo says most police stations will stop accepting stray animals and owner surrenders, pushing finders toward shelters, vets and microchip scans.

CBP officers in the Chicago area intercepted 107 shipments in April containing more than 250 Glock conversion switches and a dozen suppressors, officials said. The items are restricted by ATF.

Private equity’s Sycamore Partners has already prompted layoffs, office exits and fresh worries about pharmacy access across Chicago.

A 17-year-old girl was wounded in a pre-dawn drive-by in Belmont Gardens and was taken to Community First Medical Center in good condition.

Uniqlo opens a new Oakbrook Center shop on May 15 with taiko performances, local-artist merch and giveaways for early shoppers.

The 352‑unit Villages at Canterfield in West Dundee sold for $91 million, one of the biggest suburban apartment trades in the Chicago area this year.

Police say a string of North Side robberies involved thieves using stolen phones to run unauthorized charges, sometimes while victims were driven around. Detectives are asking for tips.

A helicopter touched down at Roesner Park for the park director's daughter's prom, drawing citations and a city legal review.

Federal threat‑assessment experts trained hundreds of Lake County educators and police this spring, stressing that behavior — not appearance — is the clearest warning sign of targeted violence.

A man was seriously wounded and taken into custody after an exchange of gunfire with Chicago police on E. 83rd; the Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating.

Police closed a block near 69th and King Drive after an altercation on a CTA No. 3 bus; detectives recovered a shell casing and a gun magazine while canvassing for witnesses.

A Chicago father is pressing city leaders to act after his daughter died in a traffic crash, urging a review of the site and quick safety fixes.