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.

A pre-dawn blast shattered a window at Ald. Byron Sigcho‑Lopez’s Pilsen home; his children were inside but unhurt. Police say the bomb squad is investigating and are seeking witnesses.

A 16-year-old is in critical condition after being shot on the South Side near the Third District station. Area One detectives are investigating the shooting.