In her first year as CEO, Kecia Steelman pushed Ulta into a sharp rebound — higher sales, a record loyalty base and a stock rally that has investors taking notice.

A top mayoral aide urged aldermen to approve a proposed taxi fare increase that would add rush‑hour and overnight surcharges and raise per‑mile and time charges.

An ex‑Marine opened Big Sauce in Old Town, turning a pick‑up window into a wing lab for tallow‑fried jumbo wings and potato shards.

A retired CPD detective repeatedly invoked the Fifth while testifying in a federal wrongful-conviction suit as jurors weigh claims he framed a man in a 1989 killing.

Surveillance video shows two men beat and rob a 49-year-old in Fulton Market; Area Three detectives are investigating and asking for tips.

No injuries were reported after shots were reported near High and Superior streets in Aurora; a 23-year-old was taken for evaluation and police recovered a firearm.

Two North Side businesses were robbed roughly 30 minutes apart Sunday; police say two masked men drove off in a black Chevrolet Equinox and no injuries were reported.

A 70-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman were found fatally shot inside a Brighton Park home Wednesday evening. Police say no one is in custody as detectives investigate.

A 38-year-old Chicago man was arrested after deputies say two loaded firearms were found on his person during a South Side traffic stop.

Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to use "every tool" to restore federal HIV-prevention grants after the Trump administration moved to rescind funding that supports Chicago clinics and nonprofits.

A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged after police say he and two others beat and robbed a 55-year-old rider aboard a Red Line train near Garfield on Oct. 21. The suspect remains in custody ahead of a detention hearing.

A City panel approved $14.5M in TIF for Hub 32, advancing a five‑story, 51‑unit affordable housing and retail project at 132 N. Kedzie while council approval is pending.

FPA Multifamily paid $51 million for the 378‑unit VIP Apartments at 850 Corey Lane in Wheeling and rebranded it ReNew Lake Arlington.