COPA recommended a 365‑day suspension up to discharge for Officer Chavez Siler after a 2021 Westinghouse scuffle captured on video. Superintendent Larry Snelling said he will seek Siler's dismissal.

A Kane County judge sent Zackery L. Moore to prison for 6½ years after two assaults on officers left one seriously injured. Prosecutors say he will receive 576 days' credit and may earn day‑for‑day reductions.

Amazon has arranged to use a nearly 1‑million‑square‑foot warehouse in McCook through Crane Worldwide Logistics. The deal could bring jobs and shift freight flows in the southwest suburbs.

DuPage undersheriff Eddie Moore was put on administrative leave after an Oak Brook parking‑lot incident on Feb. 14. The move has prompted withdrawn endorsements ahead of the March 17 primary.

Hood Container signed two leases totaling about 391,560 square feet at 5750–5800 W. 51st St, a major industrial move in Chicago’s I‑55/Midway corridor.

Dense fog blankets Chicago Friday morning; advisory until 10 a.m. CST with warmer air and storms expected later in the day.

An 11-year-old was taken to Lurie Children’s after an alleged sexual assault by classmates near National Teachers Academy; Chicago police and CPS are investigating.

A 35-year-old man was shot in a pre-dawn drive-by on the 400 block of North Cicero Avenue in Austin; Area Four detectives are investigating and no arrests have been reported.

A JCDecaux, self‑cleaning, timed‑entry public toilet is planned for the Polish Triangle in Wicker Park, paid for with 1st Ward menu funds and headed for neighborhood review.

Opening statements began as prosecutors described the discovery of Brittany Battaglia in a duffel bag at a Logan Square apartment; defense raised mental‑health claims.

Dense fog cuts morning visibility across Chicago; showers tonight and a warm surge arrive Friday.

A Tinley Park father urged the FBI to take over the unsolved 2008 Lane Bryant slayings as investigators retest evidence and the family offers a $200K reward.

A Palmolive Building condo sold for less than it fetched in 2006, underscoring price pressure at the top end of Chicago's condo market.