City funding will bankroll pop‑ups, rent help and marketing on Cermak Road and 26th Street as businesses try to recover from the Midway enforcement surge. Local nonprofits will run activation programs and offer technical support to entrepreneurs.

Rose Henderson will serve a year in federal prison and repay $364,779 after pleading guilty to wire fraud for stealing benefits meant for her mother.

Police say 32-year-old Justin Hernandez forced entry into an Evanston home on March 10; he was found injured, hospitalized and later charged with felony home invasion.

Mid-60s Friday morning give way to a breezy, chilly lakefront by late afternoon. Sunday brings a cooler day and a chance of showers.

ComEd wants to build a substation at 1111 W. Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park. Neighbors and a nearby day care raised concerns about size, noise and safety as regulators review the plan.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has dismissed Garien Gatewood, his deputy mayor for community safety, according to CBS Chicago. City Hall has not given a reason for the move.

A Texas firm paid $102 million for Orland Ridge, a 294‑unit build‑to‑rent in Orland Park completed in 2023, underscoring continued investor appetite for Chicago suburbs.

James “Jimmy” Gracey, 20, a University of Alabama student from Elmhurst, was found in the water off Barcelona’s Somorrostro beach after separating from friends outside a nightclub. Catalan police recovered his body and are working to determine how he died.

DEA links counterfeit Xanax to a cluster of Cook County overdoses as investigators find fentanyl and designer sedatives in pressed pills.

Chicago250 bundles concerts, library programs and festivals across June and July, anchored by CSO concerts at Symphony Center and a June 7 American Writers Festival.

A 48-year-old man was shot in the arm during an attempted robbery Wednesday night on the 6400-block of N. Campbell Avenue. Police say he is expected to recover and no arrests have been made.

Nuveen is investing millions to modernize 321 N. Clark and has hired Telos Group to reboot leasing at the River North tower.

Bayshore Properties paid about $45M for the 253‑unit Aspen Ridge Apartments in West Chicago, a move that underscores strong investor demand for suburban multifamily. The purchase was funded with agency debt arranged by Greystone.