A full‑floor penthouse at 189 East Lake Shore Drive closed for $5.2M — about $5M below its 2015 price after roof rights and some parking changed hands.

Orland Park’s three‑day Taste returns next weekend with 22 food vendors, added shaded seating, a drone show and a fireworks finale. Free admission and satellite parking are available.

Two Chicago college students reached a $2M settlement after alleging a podiatrist groomed them during 'shadow' visits that were presented as mentorship. State regulators later suspended his license.

A Chicago developer has purchased 226 W. Ontario in River North and plans an office‑to‑residential conversion that would add two stories. The sale is part of a broader wave of conversions in the neighborhood.

A man died after a Sunday-night shooting in Round Lake Beach. Police arrested a suspect and say the community is not at risk.

ADM has tapped former Syngenta CEO Jeff Rowe as a newly created EVP and COO role. He joins on August 17 to run commercial, manufacturing and R&D.

A judge handed a 25-year term to Mijawon Johnson after a Red Line attack in January 2024 killed 61-year-old Vivian Morgan. The court found him guilty but mentally ill.

Midyear FEC filings show Democratic incumbents in Chicago suburbs holding seven-figure war chests while many Republican challengers report only a few thousand dollars.

Jordin Canada’s buzzer-beating layup gave the Dream a 93-91 win over the Sky, and the finish reshaped how Chicago’s trade for Angel Reese looks today. Atlanta’s surge has trimmed the value of the picks the Sky received.

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed late Sunday after a fight on North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park; police recovered a gun and a suspect is in custody.

Chicago will host the 2026 WNBA All‑Star Game at United Center on July 25, with Changemaker Day and Jr. WNBA events at the Obama Presidential Center the day before.

A man in his 30s was found stabbed overnight on the 600 block of 10th Street in North Chicago and later died; police say the investigation is ongoing.

A Bellwood police officer was charged with official misconduct after prosecutors say he texted LEADS images to someone tied to a River Forest traffic‑stop incident. He was released pretrial and ordered to surrender his FOID card.