Ikea will open a roughly 66,000-square-foot store at Gurnee Mills in 2026, bringing thousands of ready‑to‑take‑home items and the chain’s food counter to the north suburbs. The move follows a village-backed redevelopment of the former Sears Grand anchor.

Bronzeville Winery and Park Manor 75 are centering Black winemakers and neighborhood education to shift how Chicago drinks and talks about wine.

Registrations surged before federal credits expired and then plunged, leaving dealers and Rivian's Normal plant to recalibrate while a small state rebate tries to pick up the slack.

Aurora's Choose Aurora package pairs a $20,000 zero‑percent deferred loan with closing‑cost and repair grants to lower upfront homebuying costs. Income thresholds and application timing vary by program materials.

Showers and a chance of thunderstorms arrive late Tuesday night, followed by gusty southwest winds Wednesday with gusts near 40 mph. Secure boats and loose outdoor items.

Lewis University temporarily moved in-person Oak Brook classes online after learning ICE will operate in the same office building, the school said.

City regulators temporarily shut down a business described as a "sex dungeon" while they review where it fits under Chicago’s licensing rules.

A 17-year-old was shot in the thigh Sunday near the 1700 block of N. Paulina in Bucktown; he was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition while detectives investigate.

Patchy fog this morning then sunny, record‑tinged warmth with gusty southwest winds. Small craft advisory for nearshore waters and rain chances late Tuesday.

A small plane came down in the 300 block of Springmeadow Drive in Poplar Grove; crews reported a gas leak but no injuries. Authorities were on scene and Nicor was called.

An RV driver was killed on I‑65 near Hobart after the vehicle hit a bridge support; a pickup driver was arrested and a passenger was flown to a Chicago hospital.

A white car struck a highway support column and caught fire in the West Loop early Sunday; two people inside were found dead, police said.

A federal judge ordered ICE to allow Catholic clergy into the Broadview processing center so detainees can receive Communion and ashes on Ash Wednesday. Plaintiffs and organizers say the move restores long‑standing pastoral access that had recently been blocked.