Rolling Meadows will raise ambulance billing to pay for six firefighter‑paramedics and revive a squad vehicle after calls surged. The base transport charge will jump to $3,653.

A 54-year-old man was charged after Schaumburg police say he recorded a boy in a Woodfield Mall restroom; the suspect is due back in court July 24.

An 18-year-old on electronic monitoring is accused of robbing a Near West Side Subway and fleeing with roughly $450; surveillance and court records are central to the arrest.

Wheaton has selected Naperville finance director Ray Munch as its new city manager; he’ll be introduced July 6 and begin work July 27 with a $260,000 base salary.

One of four piping plover chicks hatched at Montrose Beach has died, volunteers said. The loss comes as monitors investigate and continue protecting the remaining chicks.

An 11‑day comedy festival lands in Chicago Nov. 5–15 with headliners Joey Diaz, Bert Kreischer, Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf and Ali Siddiq.

A Cook County jury awarded $50 million to an eight-year-old raped at a Peoria day camp; attorneys say the award may be the largest verdict against a summer camp.

Queer‑led Everywhere Social Club has dropped its Uptown rooftop plan and signed a lease to open in the former Pasteur space in Edgewater, targeting an August debut. The group plans an alcohol‑free, cafe‑by‑day and dance‑by‑night program.

Prologis plans two speculative warehouses in Glendale Heights and will invest about $100M, adding roughly 454,000 square feet to the Chicago industrial pipeline.

Two men in a truck rushed a CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer near the Adler Planetarium during a 4 p.m. newscast; the station posted video but gave few details.

Extreme Heat Warning in effect through midnight Friday. Highs hit the mid‑90s and heat indices near 105°F.

A 28-year-old rider died after his motorcycle left the road on Charles J. Miller Parkway in McHenry. Police closed the parkway for hours and are asking witnesses to call.

A 38-year-old woman was shot in the leg Monday night while walking on Halsted Street in Auburn Gresham; detectives are investigating and no arrests were reported.