Oversight documents and police records show Officer David Ross took a mounted‑patrol test while on medical leave and now faces possible firing after a COPA probe.

The Austin HOPE Center will bring pediatric specialty and behavioral‑health services to Austin, putting Lurie Children’s clinics and community programming on the West Side.

A Northwestern experiment finds voter support for gay candidates has grown, but visible gender nonconformity still costs some men votes.

Naperville’s City Council approved a new ordinance limiting ICE use of city property and requiring departments to document any federal civil‑immigration activity on municipal sites.

A 1-year-old was found unharmed in an abandoned stolen vehicle in Woodlawn after the car he was in was taken on the Far South Side; detectives are investigating.

Cook County sheriff’s investigators say they recovered more than $5,200 in stolen Ulta merchandise; two teens were charged after the getaway car was tracked to Chicago.

An early‑morning collision at 31st and Halsted left two CPD officers with minor injuries; the pickup driver was taken to Stroger Hospital and expected to be OK.

UChicago’s Lab Schools said a Pride flag on the courtyard pole would violate institutional neutrality; students rehoisted a flag and faculty raised objections.

Federal and local officers shut down a Brighton Park massage parlor that an alderwoman called a front for prostitution and possible human trafficking.

Neighbors are pushing back as Hoffman Estates considers rezoning 186 acres at Plum Farms that could allow a third data‑center campus. Public comment is set for Wednesday night.

Five people are wanted after two passengers were attacked aboard a CTA bus on May 8 in the 1300 block of West 98th Street. Police released suspect descriptions and are asking for tips.

Cook County Judge John Lyke Jr. revoked Alphanso Talley’s pretrial release, returning him to jail as scrutiny of Illinois’ SAFE‑T law and the county’s ankle‑monitor program intensifies.

Chicago’s new HomeGrown grant opens June 8, offering up to $70,000 in down‑payment help for eligible buyers across two neighborhood tiers.