A 33‑year‑old motorcycle rider was killed after running a red light and colliding with a Toyota Prius in Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood early Friday.

Jerry Mickelson says reopening the Uptown Theatre will cost about $200 million, and the city’s TIF rules could determine whether the palace gets the funding it needs.

A Carol Stream man who prosecutors say deliberately ignited his home and caused an explosion was sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to aggravated arson.

Cook County Sheriff's Police say deputies stopped a 23-year-old at 95th/Dan Ryan and found a loaded firearm in his backpack; he faces aggravated unlawful possession and was released after court.

Police removed dozens of firearms from a Bridgeport home after a domestic dispute; a 55-year-old man was arrested and Area One detectives are investigating.

UChicago Law will bar phones and laptops in first‑year classrooms under a new AI strategy that emphasizes core legal reasoning and supervised AI training. Professors may name scribes and permit limited tech in specific activities.

A 2-1 appeals-court panel ruled that Illinois’ Protect Illinois Communities Act is constitutional, keeping statewide limits on assault-style semiautomatic guns and magazines in force.

Javanti Smith, 40, was shot and killed on Evergreen Avenue in Old Town. Family and colleagues remember his outreach work and hope for answers as police investigate.

A 16-year-old was arrested and charged this week as the second defendant in the 2024 Auburn Gresham shooting that left three people dead and one wounded. Prosecutors filed multiple murder counts following the South Side arrest.

Utah‑born Swig signed a 13‑unit deal to open in Naperville, Crest Hill, Romeoville and Bolingbrook. Crest Hill is scheduled to open in August 2026.

A Chicago college football player says he was beaten by officers while rescuing his brother during a Douglass Park teen takeover. He faces aggravated-battery and resisting charges and is due back in court on July 13.

A 34-year-old man was killed Wednesday night in Woodlawn after people in two SUVs opened fire on the 6700 block of S. Cottage Grove; Area One detectives are investigating.

A 12,784‑sq‑ft riverfront estate at 7951 Ayers Rd closed for about $4.58M on June 15, leading Greater Cincinnati’s luxury home sales for the month.