Evanston adopted a 134‑page Housing4All plan that aims to preserve affordable homes and add thousands more while updating zoning to allow ADUs and missing‑middle housing.

Police are reviewing surveillance after at least five Bronzeville businesses were burglarized. Detectives want merchants and neighbors to preserve video and share tips.

A South Side mother says her daughter’s car was ambushed by gunfire and the killing remains unsolved months later. The family and neighbors are pleading for tips.

A Chicago dog daycare was shut after the owner was arrested on animal-torture allegations. Here’s what the charge means and where owners can turn for help.

A 24-year-old man was fatally stabbed late Monday in Norwood Park; police say a suspect is in custody and charges are pending.

Thieves used a Jeep to ram a South Side State Street gas station and haul off an ATM; employees were unhurt. Police are investigating.

A new report credits zoning changes, grants and coaching for ETOD gains — but DePaul data and neighborhood mapping show vacant lots and uneven investment still leave the South and West Sides behind.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was shoved and briefly handcuffed by federal agents inside Humboldt Park Health during last fall's Operation Midway Blitz.

A 13-year-old boy was critically wounded in a Joliet home shooting Monday; police are investigating and asking residents for tips.

Cook County deputies recovered an estimated $1.5M in stolen laptops from a 53-foot trailer parked in the Austin neighborhood.

Clear and muggy this morning, then breezy with a 30% chance of afternoon storms and gusts up to 30 mph.

Lou Malnati’s will close its Gold Coast State Street pizzeria when the lease ends; delivery will continue from an off‑site kitchen while the chain searches for a new full‑service site.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely during the Monday morning commute with gusts to 30 mph. Expect more rounds through Tuesday and a cooldown Wednesday.