Rivian cut hundreds of roles days after beginning customer deliveries of the R2 SUV as the EV maker trims staff while ramping production and expanding capacity.

The Orland Park Village Board approved an updated downtown redevelopment plan and set construction of Heroes Park to begin by the end of summer, while clearing the way for a UChicago Medicine expansion. Funding terms and a timeline were locked in during Tuesday's vote.

Former Blackhawks winger Kyle Calder has died at 47 after a brief illness. The hockey community and youth programs he coached remembered his hard‑nosed play and mentorship.

A judge handed Jovan McPherson a 35‑year sentence after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the 2021 Lincoln Park shooting that wounded a Chicago police officer. The sentence requires him to serve most of the term.

An interior‑demolition permit at 208 S LaSalle clears the way for The LaSalle Residences — a Prime Group conversion that will add roughly 168 apartments, including affordable units, to the Loop.

An IHSA calendar tweak trims the girls varsity flag football regular season in Illinois, prompting pushback from coaches and players across the Chicago area.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle at Wrigley Monday — a 434-foot leadoff homer, triple, double and a seventh-inning single — then was briefly picked off first.

Sidley Austin will anchor Related Midwest's new West Loop office tower at 725 W. Randolph, a high-profile signing that highlights demand for amenity-rich office space.

An unidentified 32-year-old was shot and killed Monday on the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street in West Garfield Park. Area 4 detectives are investigating.

A McLean County jury found Osman McLaurin guilty in the 2021 near‑east‑side killing of Geoffrey Rowry. Sentencing is set for Sept. 3; a firearm enhancement could mean decades behind bars.

teamLab turns the Smart Museum's galleries into reactive, weather‑sensitive light installations this fall, including a North American premiere.

A federal judge approved a settlement requiring Chicago to identify, build or rehab 2,800 accessible affordable units and overhaul how those units are tracked and assigned.

Trustees approved an agreement to pay for a U.S. Census special count that officials say could lift Oswego’s official population above 40,000 and add roughly $1.5M a year.