Two 14-year-olds were arrested hours after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint in Gresham. Arrests were made in West Town, police say.

Sen. Laura Fine filed SB2820 to bar ICE hires from state and local law‑enforcement jobs in Illinois; supporters cite accountability and critics warn of staffing impacts.

Two lawsuits accuse a former Northern Trust advisor of siphoning millions from client trusts; the Chicago‑based bank says it reimbursed victims and is pursuing civil claims.

A 20-year-old driver was shot and critically injured in Back of the Yards after his vehicle was struck by gunfire and crashed into trees; police are investigating.

A Manhattan resident faces 14 felony counts after a concealed bathroom camera allegedly recorded minors and adults during a New Year’s Eve party.

Two teens were charged after sheriff's police say they hid in Macy's on State Street, stole merchandise and sketched a map of the plan.

Adtalem — the largest U.S. health-care educator — announced a corporate rebrand to Covista and a new push into research, training and philanthropy to help ease staffing shortages.

A neighbor used a sledgehammer to free a woman from a burning Arlington Heights home; firefighters contained the garage blaze and one resident was treated.

CHA picked POAH to rehabilitate the 126‑unit Loomis Courts in a roughly $45M mixed‑finance project that aims to modernize units while keeping rents affordable. Residents who left as early as 2020 will get return priority.

NICTD plans to spend about $2.75 million to add gates, lights and bells at the Hegewisch South Shore station after the death of Grace Bentkowski. The work follows a diagnostic study and months of pressure from her family.

A 28‑story, 340‑unit apartment tower is proposed for 1415 N. Dayton St. in Lincoln Park, including 68 affordable units and an expected 2028 move‑in.

Burl, the new wood‑fired spot from Tom and Rachel Carlin, has opened on Prairie Avenue with farmer‑driven, Midwestern‑leaning plates and Great Lakes fish. Hours, menu highlights and booking info inside.

A 19-year-old driver died and an 86-year-old woman was injured after a two-vehicle crash Monday at Washington Street and Atkinson Road in Grayslake.