A D.R. Horton concept for a 107‑acre Parksmith Run development — 210 single‑family homes, 76 townhomes and added retail — heads to Oswego's planning panel.

Lawmakers and transit leaders are weighing a regional agency merger, new revenue tools and service cuts as a looming funding cliff threatens Chicago's buses and trains.

Ernesto Granados was charged with home invasion and aggravated battery after prosecutors say he stabbed a housemate in Glendale Heights just hours after release. Officials are calling for changes to pretrial rules.

Nine judges have left the Chicago immigration bench since January 2025, leaving a shorthanded court to handle a massive caseload as federal detailees step in.

A 1.5% checkout tax on alcohol bought for home consumption takes effect in Chicago on March 1, 2026. Here’s what shoppers and stores need to know.

Kolossal Group won a city permit to build a three‑flat at 5653 South Prairie — its fourth three‑unit project on the block. The filing shows a $500,000 reported construction cost and names Kathryn Shahbaz Obrien as architect of record.

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Sunday on I‑55 southbound near Weber Road in Romeoville; lanes were closed and traffic diverted while troopers investigated.

A man was fatally shot Feb. 28 in the 7900 block of S. Ingleside in Chatham; police say it was a drive-by and no one was in custody.

A 17-year-old was shot in the thigh during an early-morning armed robbery in Austin. Police are investigating and asking the public for tips.

Two men were wounded in a shootout Friday night on South Ashland Avenue in Brainerd; one is in serious condition at Christ Hospital.

Two House bills — including the Kelvin F. Davis Act — were filed after local reporting showed relatives saying loved ones sat unidentified at the Cook County morgue.

Hyde Park Produce was abruptly closed after the Illinois Department of Revenue posted a notice that its registration expired, shrinking local grocery choices. Neighbors had previously raised funds to help the family-run store.

A federal lawsuit alleges an incarcerated woman was induced against her will at Logan Correctional Center, raising questions about consent policies in Illinois prisons.