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.

A CTA Yellow Line train struck a vehicle in Skokie Tuesday, forcing evacuations and prompting shuttle buses between Skokie and Howard.

A 43-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday near Main and Roberts in Paris; investigators are looking into the crash.

A Round Lake Beach woman was arrested Tuesday after DNA and genetic testing linked her to the 2001 death of a newborn found behind a Rollins Road grocery store.

Allstate hired CoStar CFO Christian Lown as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 3. The move follows related leadership changes at CoStar and internal reshuffling at Allstate.

A plan to turn a long‑vacant Downers Grove office into 184 apartments is headed to the village council, drawing neighborhood pushback over traffic and schools.

City inspectors ordered Stella’s Diner temporarily closed after finding live roaches, carcasses and sanitation violations; a nearby deli owned by the same group faced its own suspension earlier this month.

A Country Club Hills woman was arrested after allegedly breaking into a west Aurora home and barricading herself inside; negotiators ended the standoff and she faces multiple charges.

Chicago surgeons warn that cheap 'liposuction kits' sold online are prompting risky DIY procedures that can cause infection, bleeding and other serious complications.