Terry Duffy will move into an executive chairman role while Lynne Fitzpatrick takes the CEO job in early 2027, a handoff CME says preserves continuity after 25+ years of Duffy’s leadership.

Cook County awarded $5M to nine community groups for street outreach and victim services, and a $15M application round opens July 1.

COPA released body‑worn camera footage from the 2021 traffic stop that killed Officer Ella French after a FOIA request; the clips were shown at trial and are now public.

An 85‑year‑old former bank robber, Donald Bennett, drew a 30‑year federal sentence after a jury convicted him in a string of Chicago‑area bank robberies, including a Valentine’s Day heist.

A Change.org petition seeks to rename Wabash Ave "Barack Hussein Obama Ave," shifting Trump Tower's address as the Obama Presidential Center opens this Friday.

A truck left Highway 92 northwest of La Moille Wednesday, triggering a Life Flight airlift and a multi-department response.

The Plan Commission kept its review of the 1,524‑acre Plano Skies solar project open Wednesday as residents pressed developers on noise, traffic and environmental impacts. A July 6 public session at Plano High School is scheduled.

Mayor Johnson says City Council approved roughly $16.3M to help build Abrams Intergenerational Village, a 71‑unit affordable project in Washington Park. The development pairs seniors, grandfamilies and students in a single building.

A Cook County jury awarded two brothers a combined $27 million after a stranger forced his way into a Streeterville hotel room and allegedly tried to sexually assault one of them.

Two people were detained and a handgun was recovered after a shots-fired call near 65th and Kedzie, police say. The investigation is ongoing.

A Markham man received a 33‑year federal sentence after prosecutors said he ran a Kik chat that trafficked images and videos of child sexual abuse.

Generac has acquired a Belvidere facility to expand packaging of large backup generators for data centers and expects to add roughly 100 jobs by Q1 2027.

A mayoral working group released a report urging housing, workplace and health‑care changes to reduce barriers facing trans Chicagoans.