A Buffalo Grove High School staffer was critically injured after a vehicle hit a pole while exiting the school lot. Dundee Road was closed for hours and police opened an investigation.

An OIG audit finds COFA’s reports were often late or thin and urges staffing, data-access and records fixes to strengthen City Council oversight.

Lake County’s elections board voted to let Democrats fill travel‑board and absentee‑ballot counter vacancies when Republicans miss appointment deadlines to avoid staffing gaps. Officials say the change is meant to protect homebound voters.

Advocates warn Illinois' donation tax credit will sunset in 2026, threatening thousands of planned affordable homes across Chicago and the state. Lawmakers have introduced bills to extend and modestly boost the program, but time is short.

West Side clinics report a climb in HIV diagnoses and later‑stage disease. Doctors point to long‑acting prevention and steady funding as critical fixes.

Debt buyers are reviving long‑dormant second mortgages in Chicago, forcing foreclosure fights and prompting scrutiny from lawyers, the CFPB and lawmakers.

A 16-year-old was arrested after a woman was robbed on a CTA Blue Line train at Harlem station; police charged him with aggravated robbery. The case is under investigation.

The Citizens Utility Board told Illinois regulators the proposed American Water‑Essential Utilities merger would not serve consumers, citing rising bills and service problems.

A federal jury in Chicago convicted former CFO Tina Feuerstein of eight wire‑fraud counts after prosecutors say she charged more than $1 million in personal purchases to a company card.

Video shows a car set on fire and explode during an alleged takeover in Gresham; police say they responded but no report was filed.

Cook County’s Circuit Court Clerk is waiving collection fees on eligible moving-violation tickets during a five-day Amnesty Week, April 27–May 1. In-person and phone payments will be accepted.

A woman was killed Monday when a semi struck her on the 6300-block of South Western Avenue in Chicago Lawn; CPD's Major Accidents Unit is investigating.

A man was found dead inside a Lake in the Hills home after a reported fire on Brittany Bend; officials say the scene appears not suspicious and investigators are on the scene.