An interior‑demolition permit at 208 S LaSalle clears the way for The LaSalle Residences — a Prime Group conversion that will add roughly 168 apartments, including affordable units, to the Loop.

An IHSA calendar tweak trims the girls varsity flag football regular season in Illinois, prompting pushback from coaches and players across the Chicago area.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle at Wrigley Monday — a 434-foot leadoff homer, triple, double and a seventh-inning single — then was briefly picked off first.

Sidley Austin will anchor Related Midwest's new West Loop office tower at 725 W. Randolph, a high-profile signing that highlights demand for amenity-rich office space.

An unidentified 32-year-old was shot and killed Monday on the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street in West Garfield Park. Area 4 detectives are investigating.

A McLean County jury found Osman McLaurin guilty in the 2021 near‑east‑side killing of Geoffrey Rowry. Sentencing is set for Sept. 3; a firearm enhancement could mean decades behind bars.

teamLab turns the Smart Museum's galleries into reactive, weather‑sensitive light installations this fall, including a North American premiere.

A federal judge approved a settlement requiring Chicago to identify, build or rehab 2,800 accessible affordable units and overhaul how those units are tracked and assigned.

Trustees approved an agreement to pay for a U.S. Census special count that officials say could lift Oswego’s official population above 40,000 and add roughly $1.5M a year.

A 22-year-old Evanston employee was charged after prosecutors allege he sexually abused a resident with disabilities at an assisted‑living facility. The Attorney General’s MFCU is prosecuting.

Cook County lenders filed 1,633 foreclosure lawsuits in March–April, led by a $45.3M suit on the Buckingham in the Loop.

Two men were wounded in a shooting while sitting in a car in Chatham Sunday night; both were taken to area hospitals and are in good condition.

Scramblers has opened its first Illinois restaurant in Bloomington inside The Chateau Hotel, bringing made-to-order breakfast, mimosas and a free private dining room.