Multi-agency crews searched Lake Michigan after a vessel sent a mayday call near Indiana Dunes; authorities asked anyone with information to contact DNR dispatch.

SB 3164 lets Illinois revoke licenses when a Move Over violation causes serious injury or death, a change pushed after repeated roadside strikes.

Bank of America withdrew from Chicago’s plan to sell roughly $1 billion in vehicle fines, stalling a controversial budget move and leaving questions for people who owe tickets.

Sheriff’s police say a smoke‑shop worker was arrested after a July 8 search at a South Damen gas‑station storefront recovered large amounts of cannabis, psilocybin and a loaded firearm.

Neighbors in Bronzeville say the Nat King Cole mural at 43rd and King Drive was taken down during exterior repairs, and residents are demanding a transparent plan for restoration.

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.