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A $107.4 million loan tied to Lombard’s Yorktown Center has defaulted just as the mall’s ambitious apartment-and-park redevelopment opens.
Science, Tech & Medicine in ...
A Chicago-led IBM and University of Chicago experiment claims a quantum advantage milestone with 70 logical qubits and built-in error verification.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Malik Wrightsell’s lawyer disputes the official account of a South Side police shooting and says a wounded officer was not shot by her client.
A missing-person call led DeKalb police to an upside-down vehicle in a creek, where a man was found dead and a 1-year-old was airlifted.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
Chicago is weighing taller, smarter fare gates modeled on systems in New York and the Bay Area. A pilot could arrive early next year.
Hundreds of riders were filmed weaving through traffic and popping wheelies on the Dan Ryan after police cleared a Posen gas station gathering.
A person has been charged with attempted murder in an attack involving a 39-year-old woman in Chicago’s Near North area. Police have released few details so far.
A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot early Thursday in South Chicago. Police found him outside with multiple gunshot wounds and reported no arrests.
A bloodstain beneath freshly refinished hardwood helped turn a missing-person case into murder indictments in Lake County. Ruslan Furman's remains still have not been found.
Soul City Church’s proposed West Loop expansion promises more space but revives years of neighbors’ noise complaints. Residents want acoustic monitoring before the project moves ahead.
Community & Society in ...
A Hillside woman found her mother’s headstone missing from its plot. The cemetery returned it, but questions about notice and authorization remain.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
West Nile mosquito spraying was rescheduled across six west suburban communities after equipment trouble interrupted an earlier operation.
Retail & Industry in ...
Thoma Bravo has backed down in a lender standoff over a roughly $5 billion Proofpoint loan, putting fresh pressure on private-equity software financing.
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