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Real Estate & Development in ...
A 109-unit apartment complex along Chicago’s 606 Trail sold for $42 million despite an ordinance giving tenants a chance to match the buyer’s offer.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Police were investigating a shooting near Chicago’s inbound Dan Ryan early Tuesday, with key details and traffic impacts still unclear.
A traffic stop near Butterfield Road allegedly became a 104-mph chase involving two vehicles, a crashed squad car and felony charges.
A Chicago man is accused of traveling to New Lenox to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl. The Walmart encounter ended with felony charges.
Regal Apartments tenants have climbed up to eight flights for nearly six weeks after both elevators failed. A limited-hours attendant is offering only temporary relief.
A Chicago anti-violence volunteer says he was arrested while trying to surrender a loaded gun. Arne Duncan calls the prosecution a “complete travesty.”
Community & Society in ...
Chicago Public Schools is adding 15 campuses to its Sustainable Community Schools model, but the expansion arrives amid a fight over $150 million in state funding.
A fatal shooting on South Bend’s northwest side has launched an active homicide investigation. Police are asking for anonymous tips as the victim’s identity remains withheld.
Illinois Tech cut approximately 160 faculty and staff just before fall classes, leaving Chicago students worried about canceled courses, missing advisers and disrupted research.
Weather & Environment in ...
Chicago warms to 84 degrees Tuesday before thunderstorms and heavy rain take over Wednesday and Thursday.
Evanston high school students started moving a two-story house they built in class six blocks across town. The project will become permanently affordable housing.
Two Jeeps, a smashed storefront and a stolen ATM marked another pre-dawn Chicago burglary. Detectives are investigating the Roseland theft.
Arts & Culture in ...
Daniel Kraus, Scott Turow and Geoff Bennett lead a sprawling 2026 lineup at Chicago’s free Printers Row Lit Fest.
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