Blustery north winds keep Chicago cool today, with gusts up to 25 mph and Small Craft Advisories on Lake Michigan.

A treasurer’s half‑page insert mailed with thousands of Kane County tax bills prompted complaints that it read like a campaign flier and spurred reviews by local authorities.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited a Dolton food pantry as federal SNAP work‑requirement changes took effect, cutting benefits for roughly 150,000 Illinoisans.

A Park Forest man was arrested May 11 after Illinois State Police tied him to a July 27 I‑57 crash that later killed 25‑year‑old Riley Vercher. He faces leaving‑the‑scene and failure‑to‑report charges.

Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve's Crime Fictions argues Chicago police and court practices produced hundreds of wrongful murder convictions in Cook County.

A 45-year-old woman was critically injured Monday after being struck in a hit-and-run on West Franklin Boulevard in East Garfield Park. Police are searching for a maroon vehicle and ask witnesses to come forward.

A 17-year-old from Oak Brook faces two counts of reckless homicide after prosecutors say he sped over 100 mph before a March 27 Downers Grove collision that killed two.

A woman was killed after allegedly lunging at Mundelein officers with two knives in the 1100 block of Ashbrook Drive. The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is leading the investigation.

A witness in Cook County court said the man accused of killing visiting grad student Anat Kimchi later pulled a knife on him when confronted at a Lower Wacker tent. The testimony came as prosecutors laid out the state’s case.

A 26-year-old Clarendon Hills woman is jailed after prosecutors say she led police on a 60-mph chase, struck a relative's car and bit an officer during her arrest.

Kane County’s state’s attorney cleared Aurora officers in the Feb. 9 East Aurora High walkout after reviewing body‑cam footage and reports; video and protests followed.

Gusty south-southwest winds will push highs near 77°F with gusts to about 40 mph. Scattered showers and a short evening storm window may hit the commute.

Cook County deputies say a loaded firearm altered to fire automatically was recovered during a Lincoln Highway traffic stop; a 24-year-old Richton Park man faces a felony machine‑gun charge.