A chilly Sunday: spotty afternoon showers and gusty winds, with frost this morning and a freeze risk for many suburbs overnight into Monday.

Two people are jailed and a third remains wanted after the Jan. 25 killing of Jiffery Jones. Police say murder charges were filed and detectives are seeking tips.

Chicago police recovered a man's body at Montrose Beach on Friday and Area Three detectives have opened a death investigation. Officials have not released identity or cause.

At least three people were wounded in a Garfield Park shooting Friday. The Chicago Fire Department says paramedics treated multiple victims as police investigate.

Police are searching for two suspects after a woman was pulled to the ground and beaten at the Clark/Division Red Line platform. Detectives are reviewing surveillance and asking riders with video to contact Public Transportation Detectives.

Cloudy and blustery Saturday in Chicago with morning showers and gusts to 35 mph; inland suburbs may see patchy frost Sunday night.

Barbara Flynn Currie, the South Side Democrat who became the Illinois House’s first woman majority leader, died April 16 at 85 after a 40‑year legislative career. Her work on education and criminal‑justice reform left a lasting imprint on Springfield.

The Illinois House voted 82–27 to pass HB5511, a Pritzker-backed bill to limit algorithmic feeds for minors and set default privacy protections; the measure now moves to the Senate.

An 18-year-old driver died after his car crashed and partially submerged in a stormwater basin in a Rolling Meadows industrial park. Police say the vehicle passed a marked patrol car before the wreck.

A new Illinois bill would require at least one‑year expulsions for students who sexually assault peers, citing local lawsuits and survivor testimony. Advocates want supports paired with any mandate.

Whole Foods plans a new Lakeview store at the Lakeview Connection on Belmont and Halsted, a shift that follows Amazon's move to convert some Fresh locations into Whole Foods. The change reshapes a corner long marketed for a national grocer.

Rising drug and supply bills are shrinking Illinois hospital margins even as revenue grows. Benchmarking shows margins slipping and policy shifts could cut support.

DeKalb hired a consultant to study whether Metra service can be extended from Elburn into the city. The work is funded by a $400K IDOT grant plus a $100K local match.