CTA and IDOT moved the Forest Park Blue Line into a funded design phase while the city approved a Division‑Austin bus‑turnaround refresh.

A late‑night motorcycle crash near Chicago Rockford International Airport killed two people; the Winnebago County Coroner identified the victims and police are investigating.

Chicago police warned of a series of robberies targeting gold necklaces across multiple neighborhoods; detectives are seeking tips and any video that could help identify suspects.

DuPage County warns of phone scammers posing as deputies who demand payment for fake jury duty, warrants or bond. Here’s how the scheme works and how to report it.

Range Group filed plans for a five‑story, 109‑unit brick apartment at 1133 W. Kinzie St., a mid‑rise addition to Fulton Market’s growing housing pipeline. The project joins other recent residential moves in the corridor.

Romeoville's Romeo Towne Center is slated to get a 1,200‑sq‑ft Dutch Bros drive‑thru, according to village planning materials and local reporting. Officials have not set an opening date.

A Hindu congregation sued to lift a 1967 land‑use restriction that blocks a proposed temple and townhouses on a 34‑acre Elgin parcel.

A 2-year-old fell from a second-story window in South Chicago Wednesday and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition. Police called the fall accidental.

QTS revived plans to add a three‑story building at the former Sun‑Times site in McKinley Park, but a voided city permit has paused the project amid environmental and neighborhood concerns.

A 250‑by‑69‑foot Daktronics videoboard will debut at Gies Memorial Stadium on Sept. 3 as part of a multi‑screen, audio and broadcast overhaul.

R. Kelly has filed a commutation petition asking President Trump to shorten his 30‑year federal sentence, a filing the Justice Department’s pardon office made public this week. The request comes amid separate court fights over his convictions and motions from his lawyers.

CPSC recalled about 67,000 Junpower CR2032 coin batteries sold on Amazon for failing to meet new child‑resistant packaging rules; doctors warn ingestion can cause rapid, severe injury.

Hot, hazy Wednesday in Chicago: highs near 92°F, heat index near 99, and an Air Quality Alert through midnight. Plan for smoke and limited overnight relief.