About 180 Aurora city employees staged an informational picket at City Hall calling for 4% annual raises after their 2024 contract lapsed.

City lawyers recommended a $27M settlement in the 2017 case that killed Stacy Vaughn‑Harrell, a mother of six, as aldermen weigh the deal this month.

State Rep. Kam Buckner has filed House Bill 5726 to designate part of the Dan Ryan Expressway as the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Memorial Highway, joining similar measures elsewhere.

DuPage prosecutors say Ezekiel Thompson was sentenced to 30 years for the 2020 armed robbery of the Lisle Verizon store. The office credited multi‑agency police work in the arrest and prosecution.

Aurora has shut down its Aurora's Promise child savings pilot after low enrollment and budget concerns, ending a program that gave kindergarteners a $50 starter deposit. City officials say staffing and financial limits made the pilot unsustainable.

A person was killed in an apartment fire Tuesday in Avondale; firefighters had the blaze under control by about 4:30 p.m., officials said.

The FAA briefly halted departures to Midway and O'Hare as severe storms moved through Chicago, prompting warnings for hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes.

Illinois institutions took in $1.26B in NIH awards in 2025 — down 12.4% as grant counts fell and the agency shifted priorities. That pullback is squeezing Chicago's research hubs.

A police-involved shooting was reported Monday night on the 800 block of N. Holman Ave; one offender is in custody and no officers were hurt.

Dense fog this morning and a volatile severe‑storm threat late Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Large hail, damaging winds and localized flooding are possible.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will unveil a major life‑sciences investment in Bradley Monday; the administration has released few details but says more information will follow.

A 31-year-old man was found shot inside a car Sunday night in Lawndale's 4700 block of West Arthington; Area Four detectives are investigating.

Will County coroner identified Louise M. Vieni, 65, as the pedestrian killed on 159th Avenue in Homer Glen; investigators are searching for the hit-and-run driver.