Three Chicago teens were charged after a midday drive-by on S. Hickory Drive in Mount Prospect; no one was hurt and police used license-plate readers to track the vehicle.

A City Hall coalition wants a permanent Department of Gun Violence Prevention with a proposed $100 million budget to centralize outreach, contracting and services. Supporters say it would stabilize funding for violence interrupters and link jobs and housing to prevention work.

Cool, mostly sunny Tuesday with a high near 71°F. Thunderstorms return Wednesday; some storms could be strong.

Developers and village leaders celebrated a new phase Monday as Bell Works moves from activation to expanded offices, retail and homes at the former AT&T campus.

McCook officials hand-delivered letters to Halas Hall offering a 150-acre Vulcan quarry for a domed, 80,000-seat stadium — and $1-a-year rent. Village leaders say it’s worth a shot.

Oswego trustees will weigh a package—including a sales‑tax rebate and up to $340K in aid—to bring Ellwood Steak & Fish House to a vacant downtown storefront.

Surveillance video shows burglars smashing a smoke shop and ransacking a game parlor in Avondale. The smoke shop owner says repeated hits have left him considering closure.

AbbVie is reportedly buying Apogee Therapeutics for about $11 billion, adding a late‑stage eczema drug and deepening its immunology pipeline in North Chicago.

Attorneys asked the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to seek a posthumous pardon for Chester Weger, arguing new evidence and testing undercut a 1961 conviction. The filing asks Gov. J.B. Pritzker to weigh clemency.

City Council approved city funding that clears the way to convert the historic Fifth Third Bank at 3959 N. Lincoln into 64 supportive apartments for survivors of gender‑based violence.

Elgin police say a woman's body was recovered from the Fox River north of the Kimball Street Bridge on Sunday; the Kane County Coroner’s Office is investigating.

A shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway injured one person and briefly paused Red Line service at 95th Street Sunday morning.

A 17-year-old was critically wounded early Sunday after two gunmen on a motorbike opened fire in Brighton Park. Area detectives are investigating.