A Momence bar owner was found dead Monday and Kankakee County detectives have opened a homicide investigation. Officials identified the victim as 30-year-old Courtney M. Drysdale.

A new slice stall from the Table, Donkey & Stick team opened in Sterling Food Hall, serving New York‑style slices, grandma squares and whole pies for delivery.

A 9-year-old suburban Chicago boy was burned when a popular NeeDoh squishy toy exploded after being microwaved; hospital staff say it’s at least the fourth such case this year.

Developer Boris Predovich pitched "Arya," a 15.5‑acre mixed‑use plan for 159th Street that would add condos, duplexes and roughly 30,000 sq ft of storefronts to Homer Glen.

A Peoria County Sheriff's deputy was shot during a traffic stop on South Western Avenue and remains in serious condition after surgery.

Masked crews tied to a late‑model blue SUV have targeted ATMs on Chicago’s Northwest Side; police say multiple incidents from late December through January are linked.

A Near West traffic stop led to one arrest and the seizure of two handguns, the 12th District says. Possible cannabis was also reported at the scene.

DPD issued an RFP to redevelop a CTA‑owned 2.5‑acre parcel at 12 E. 95th St., opening the door to new housing and street‑level retail as transit projects move forward.

Yorkville School District 115 is asking voters to approve a $275 million bond on March 17 to build two new schools and expand Yorkville High; the median homeowner impact is estimated at about $577 a year.

A 30-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge after his father was shot near a Forest View warehouse; police say the victim died at the scene and a hearing is set.

A Des Plaines man was arrested after sheriff’s police say forensic exams found about 6,500 child sexual abuse images and videos on his devices; charges were approved and he was ordered held.

Oak Lawn-Hometown District 123 closed all schools Friday after a threat targeted Kolmar Avenue Elementary; Oak Lawn police are investigating.

A student escaped an attempted abduction near Lincoln Elementary in Dolton and police are searching for a suspect. District officials urged families to review safety plans.