A City Council committee advanced an ordinance to raise penalties for marijuana smoking and sales near Chicago schools and parks. Sponsors say it targets dealers; critics want clearer definitions.

Lake County approved $22 million to rebuild 2.5 miles of Deerfield Road, adding a center turn lane, bridge work and a continuous multi‑use path. Construction is expected to begin late 2026 and could run into 2029.

A South Elgin man is in custody after a standoff where police say he injured an officer and threatened to shoot; prosecutors have approved felony charges.

A CPD community alert warns of early‑morning crews stealing tools from work vans across the Near West Side and Loop. Detectives are asking for tips and video.

Friends and neighbors released balloons at a Lansing Culver’s for a 47-year-old killed while waiting in the drive‑thru. Family members urged witnesses to come forward.

Hot and humid with afternoon storms likely; Thursday brings a higher severe risk and flash-flood potential. Gusty winds and heavy downpours are possible.

A Loop apartment conversion at 29 S. LaSalle that had been in foreclosure is now listed for sale, joining LaSalle Street's wave of office-to-residential projects.

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in suburban Chicago has begun enrolling veterans in a supervised psilocybin-assisted therapy trial for treatment‑resistant PTSD.

Four people were shot Monday evening in Austin on Chicago's West Side and were taken to hospitals in serious-to-critical condition. Police have released few details as detectives investigate.

At a May workshop in Waukegan, advocates warned rents are outpacing paychecks, leaving seniors and low‑wage workers unable to afford basic one‑bedroom apartments.

Northwestern Medicine paid $58M for a four‑story Oak Brook medical building as health systems increasingly buy the outpatient space they once leased. The deal follows a fast string of suburban purchases.

A 39-year-old man died after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a signal pole in Round Lake Beach. Lake County investigators are probing the scene.

A man was pulled from a Palatine lake after entering the water during a police response to a suspicious-person call and later died; authorities say the incident is under investigation.