A state lawmaker cites a drop in school-based dental visits and has filed legislation to give the state more control over CPS as dentists warn fewer kids are getting care.

Five teens were arrested after Aurora police say a juvenile was robbed at gunpoint; license‑plate‑reader hits led officers to a crashed SUV and a recovered firearm.

A 53-year-old man was shot inside a Chatham home Friday evening and later died. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

Longtime Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair will become managing editor on Feb. 9, taking over newsroom leadership from Phil Jurik.

ABC7 Chicago, the League of Women Voters and Univision will stream a live Republican Senate primary forum next Wednesday at 7 p.m. featuring three GOP candidates.

A 36-year-old woman was found shot to death Friday inside a West Rogers Park home on the 6900-block of North Bell Avenue. Area Three detectives have opened a homicide investigation.

Cboe plans exchange-listed yes-or-no event contracts that lean on SPX liquidity and exchange clearing, pitching a securities-based alternative to Kalshi and Polymarket. The exchange says it will avoid sports markets.

A Quadrum‑led lender sued to foreclose on the 221‑room Godfrey Hotel in River North, claiming about $57.2 million is unpaid on the senior mortgage.

The Chicago Park District rolled out a 20-year framework for Grant Park that pairs Paris-style movable chairs and more restrooms with megaproject ideas to reconnect the lakefront.

As early voting begins, Chicago leaders are sounding the alarm over talk of ICE at polling places and moving to document any federal presence near ballot boxes.

A Plan Commission hearing on a fill permit reignited opposition to Amazon’s proposed data center in Hobart, with petitions and lawsuits intensifying the fight.

Whiting has told the Northwest Indiana Oilmen to leave Oil City Stadium after 15 years, as city officials pursue new tenants and the team scrambles for a new home. The move raises questions about youth programs and summer jobs tied to the ballpark.

A 17-year-old from Calumet City died after his car struck a tree near Lansing. Police say the crash is under investigation and the family has launched a fundraiser.