A local, family‑run Dunkin’ and Baskin‑Robbins operator has applied to relocate its downtown Skokie shop to 8357 Skokie Blvd, proposing a co‑branded store with a drive‑thru.

Trader Joe’s has signed a lease and applied for permits to open at Lincoln Village Shopping Center in North Park, alderman says; no timeline yet.

Illinois signed Quentin Coleman and Zavier Zens as the roster reshapes after a Final Four run; transfers and returns are already shifting the picture.

After years at markets and pop-ups, Meze Table opened a storefront at 3437 S. Morgan in Bridgeport, selling Greek mezes, pantry goods and items from local makers.

A blown transformer at the Kluczynski Federal Building in the Loop sent CFD crews to 230 S. Dearborn; officials reported no injuries.

Lakeview’s Amici-Chicago will close as owner Alfio Sciacca retires after nearly 40 years, despite a viral spotlight from TikTok critic Keith Lee and a brief sales surge.

Two burglars smashed a Dunning card shop window and took roughly $100,000 in cards and comics, the owner says.

A 65-year-old woman was struck and killed while crossing Central Avenue in Belmont Cragin Sunday night. Police say a red pickup fled the scene and MAIU is probing.

A former Hinsdale Central assistant coach was arrested over the weekend and charged with grooming, solicitation and other offenses tied to allegations involving a student from another district. District 86 says it has no information that its students are involved.

Neighbors marched through Pilsen on April 19 to press police for answers in the unsolved hit-and-run that killed Marcela Herrera last July. Demonstrators demanded updates and urged witnesses to come forward.

Tenured UIS faculty were set to return to class Monday after a strike that began April 3; negotiations over pay and classroom AI protections are ongoing.

A lawsuit says Verano printed medical patients’ names and birthdates on dispensary receipts, raising privacy and legal questions under HIPAA and Illinois law.

Chicago police say two juveniles were arrested after a burglary spree that recovered stolen ATMs, firearms and burglary tools. The department posted the update on its official X account.