New SNAP work and reporting rules land Feb. 1, 2026 in Illinois; ABAWDs 18–64 will face documentation requirements and possible limits. Local food banks and state tools offer help.

A judge unsealed deposition transcripts tied to lawsuits alleging federal immigration agents used force in Chicago — but the records haven't been posted publicly yet.

A 17-year-old was shot and later died Thursday on South 59th Avenue in Cicero. Police say no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

A 19-year-old was killed and four others wounded in three shootings along Western Avenue on Chicago’s Southwest Side; police say investigations are ongoing.

A zoning filing for Phase One of Woodlawn Central was submitted for 6230 S. Dorchester, proposing two 14‑story towers, ground‑floor retail and 20% affordable units.

A 17-year-old was arrested Wednesday and charged as the third suspect in an Aug. 30 West Town armed robbery near the Morgan CTA station. Two other juveniles were detained in October.

Chicago police issued an alert for armed robberies, including kidnapping and extortion, by a group of young males in ski masks and black sweatshirts in Washington Park and West Woodlawn.

An upscale Thai restaurant, Tarra, and a basement cocktail bar, Sura, will occupy the long‑vacant 121 W. Hubbard storefront in River North. The team says openings are coming soon.

Surveillance footage shows suspects testing car doors in Elmhurst; four unlocked vehicles were entered and a white sedan fled east on I‑290.

A Wednesday afternoon shooting inside a Roseland apartment left a 23-year-old dead and a 26-year-old critically injured, police said.

Federal prosecutors say Kyle Svara allegedly obtained Snapchat login codes from nearly 600 women and accessed dozens of accounts.

T.J. Maxx signed a 10-year lease for about 26,000 sq ft at the North Avenue Collection in the Clybourn Corridor, with developers targeting a fall opening. The deal follows Farpoint and MCZ’s 2024 acquisition and planned upgrades.

The City issued a final permit for the top two stories of ZSD Corp’s 149‑unit River North project as caisson crews drill at the site. Permits and zoning variations clear the way for work through 2027.