London quant Qube signed a lease for just over 29,000 square feet on the 39th floor of BMO Tower, adding a Chicago office as trophy demand tightens. The owners say the building is roughly 84% leased.

Deere agreed to deposit $99 million into a settlement fund and pledged expanded repair access as part of a proposed deal that resolves a 2022 class action. The company still faces a separate FTC enforcement case.

BG Hospitality's Fire + Wine is coming to Fox Haven Square in St. Charles with wood-fired pizzas, seasonal pastas and a four‑seasons room overlooking the plaza.

A McHenry man was charged after Sycamore police say he secretly recorded men in a grocery-store restroom; investigators say similar videos were found on his phone.

A tiny clump of moss helped link reburied remains at Burr Oak Cemetery to disturbed plots, researchers say.

The family of Steve "Mongo" McMichael announced Tuesday that postmortem testing found CTE in the former Bears defensive tackle's brain. He died April 23, 2025 after battling ALS.

A Gary man was charged this week in connection with four killings from February 2002 after prosecutors reopened the cases, officials say.

A proposed OCC filing to strip clearing-member forms from formal rules has split Wall Street firms and retail brokers, touching off a new Chicago showdown. The SEC is reviewing comments.

House Bill 5408 would direct unspent ACA abortion‑premium dollars into a state grant fund for uninsured and underinsured patients. Supporters call it a lifeline; insurers cite federal rules.

Veteran film critic Richard Roeper is joining NBC 5 Chicago as an entertainment and culture contributor, beginning this Friday. He’ll appear on Chicago Today and the station’s digital platforms.

Oswego planners will review site plans for a proposed 25,000‑sq‑ft HomeGoods at Prairie Market East; the project requires a major PUD amendment and carries a potential $1.5M incentive.

Oak Lawn police say a 76-year-old woman was found dead at home; a person of interest is in custody and the case is being treated as domestic.

A surge of poorly documented certificate-of-error filings has frozen tens of millions in Cook County tax refunds while officials sort valid claims.