Cold, gusty weather meets Chicago’s river‑dyeing and downtown St. Patrick’s parade Saturday; here’s the local forecast and what to pack.

A Near West traffic stop ended with one person in custody and a firearm seized, police say. The 12th District posted the brief update on X.

Organizers say the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon injected $756 million into the metro economy and set a record $47.1 million for charity. The uptick supported thousands of jobs across hospitality and retail.

Sublease listings shrank to about 8% of Chicago’s 95.6M SF office stock, easing a major supply overhang and tightening market conditions.

Police say a 25-year-old was arrested about 20 minutes after robbing a woman at gunpoint on West Roosevelt Road in the South Loop. He faces armed‑robbery and weapons charges.

About 180 Aurora city employees staged an informational picket at City Hall calling for 4% annual raises after their 2024 contract lapsed.

City lawyers recommended a $27M settlement in the 2017 case that killed Stacy Vaughn‑Harrell, a mother of six, as aldermen weigh the deal this month.

State Rep. Kam Buckner has filed House Bill 5726 to designate part of the Dan Ryan Expressway as the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Memorial Highway, joining similar measures elsewhere.

DuPage prosecutors say Ezekiel Thompson was sentenced to 30 years for the 2020 armed robbery of the Lisle Verizon store. The office credited multi‑agency police work in the arrest and prosecution.

Aurora has shut down its Aurora's Promise child savings pilot after low enrollment and budget concerns, ending a program that gave kindergarteners a $50 starter deposit. City officials say staffing and financial limits made the pilot unsustainable.

A person was killed in an apartment fire Tuesday in Avondale; firefighters had the blaze under control by about 4:30 p.m., officials said.

The FAA briefly halted departures to Midway and O'Hare as severe storms moved through Chicago, prompting warnings for hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes.

Illinois institutions took in $1.26B in NIH awards in 2025 — down 12.4% as grant counts fell and the agency shifted priorities. That pullback is squeezing Chicago's research hubs.