A man was found unresponsive on the 2300 block of South Sacramento Avenue Monday evening and later died at Mount Sinai, police said.

ComEd filed a new $15.3 billion grid plan for 2028–2031 to beef up poles, substations and meters so the system can handle more EVs, data centers and solar while adding only a few dollars to monthly bills.

A South Side fight left a 47-year-old man shot twice in the shoulder; police say he was taken to UChicago Medical Center and later placed in custody.

Chicago Police alerted the community to a strong-arm robbery on the CTA Redline in Englewood, seeking information on three suspects involved in the December 19 incident.

Chicago celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with service events, including a DuSable Museum donation drive and a Rainbow PUSH Coalition reception. Meanwhile, various closures occurred, but cultural institutions offered free entry.

Wilbur Wood, the White Sox knuckleballer and ironman who won 20-plus games in four straight seasons in the early 1970s, has died at 84.

A 17-year-old girl was critically wounded Sunday night in North Austin after being shot in the back while inside a car on the 1800-block of N. Latrobe Avenue.

A fire at Las Moradas senior housing in Humboldt Park was extinguished Saturday; no injuries were reported and investigators are on scene. Authorities are working to determine the cause.

A woman died after an early‑morning crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Soldier Field; police say others were hospitalized and detectives are investigating.

At least one person died and several were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower near Oak Park. Outbound I-290 near Harlem Avenue was closed while state troopers investigated.

The Currens behind The Graceful Ordinary are opening The Idle Hour, a members‑only cigar lounge, and RILY, a raw‑bar jazz club at 11 S. 2nd Ave in downtown St. Charles; construction is underway and openings are expected this year.

A 24-year-old woman died in a collision of her car with a school bus in Manhattan, a Chicago suburb. Investigations are ongoing, and no students were seriously hurt.

At a Tazewell County forum, GOP hopefuls pressed Gov. JB Pritzker while Rick Heidner apologized for past donations to Chicago Democrats and defended his self-funded bid.