A 10-year-old girl was found unresponsive Saturday night in Bronzeville; detectives have opened an investigation and an autopsy is pending.

A new rupture at 143rd and Marshfield knocked out service to about 50 Dixmoor homes, underscoring months of patchwork fixes and calls for big funding. Crews are repairing the line but officials offered no timetable.

Researchers found airline and hotel loyalty accounts being traded on dark‑web forums, sometimes for pennies. Experts urge unique passwords, MFA and close account checks.

Lender LNR Partners has moved to foreclose on the 46,700‑sq‑ft retail block at 100 East Walton after a loan matured and appraisals plunged. The filing could force a sale or a negotiated workout.

A Metra UP‑NW train struck and killed a pedestrian in Mount Prospect Friday, halting service and prompting cancellations and delays. Metra police are investigating.

Michaels asked a court to declare it didn’t infringe the work of Chicago muralist Jordan Nickel after he objected to an image used in an Ironlak spray‑paint ad.

Mid-teens at dawn, mostly sunny and a high near 24. A brief late-night shot of snow could dust far northeast neighborhoods.

Stephon L. Smith, 43, was fatally shot on the 3500 block of Maple Lane in Hazel Crest and pronounced dead late Tuesday.

A Powerball ticket sold at Refiners Citgo in Forest Park matched five white-ball numbers in Wednesday’s drawing for a $1 million prize; the retailer gets a $10,000 bonus.

A 29-year-old man was fatally shot around 4:30 a.m. near Wentworth and 108th in Roseland. Police say a red pickup fled and Area Two detectives are investigating.

New census-based reporting shows more than thirty Chicago-area suburbs have shifted from majority-white to majority nonwhite, reshaping schools, shops and local politics. Analysts point to jobs, immigration and housing pressures as the driving forces.

United Steelworkers told BP Whiting refinery members to prepare for a strike or lockout after contract talks stalled; 98% of local members authorized action. Talks continue, but both sides say options are narrowing.

A small campaign crypto experiment by Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim has become political ammunition in the Illinois comptroller primary after filings showed the token’s value collapsed. Opponents say the purchase raises questions about fiscal judgment; Kim’s campaign calls it a learning moment.