Court records show months of stalking before the May 6 Edgewater shooting that left a man dead and a suspect charged. Family members are calling for reforms.

State regulators ordered the evacuation of Fox Shore Apartments in Aurora after inspectors found asbestos during renovations; residents will be relocated while the building is cleaned.

Mosquito pools in Roselle, Glendale Heights and Wheaton tested positive for West Nile; no human cases reported. County officials urge removing standing water and using repellent.

After a decade on Milwaukee Avenue, Chiya Chai closed its Logan Square storefront on May 17, 2026; owners blame rising costs and say they're scouting a Northwest Side return.

Owner James Simelton plans to turn Culture Connects 707 into an all‑day spot — a café by day and comedy room by night — and has applied for licensing. No opening date has been set.

Predawn break-ins left broken glass at several businesses along Cermak Road, including Steve's Bite and La Calle Tacos; police had not released details.

Ald. Jim Gardiner filed a Cook County suit seeking more than $1 million, saying watchdogs withheld evidence and an appeals officer later cleared him. The case names the city, the Board of Ethics and former IG Deborah Witzburg.

Beaumont’s is returning to Lincoln Park as a 200‑seat tavern with an upstairs steakhouse after a near‑total, multi‑year restoration.

Four people were shot Sunday on North Mayfield Avenue in Austin; three were critically injured and a fourth was listed in good condition. Authorities released few details.

A 26-year-old man was shot in the face while driving on the 7900-block of South Western Avenue and remains in critical condition at Advocate Christ, police say.

A 25-year-old Chicago woman was killed overnight in a crash on northbound I-65 near Exit 247 in Crown Point; several others were reported injured.

A Naperville property and several Chicago-area closings hit $400,000 in the week that fed the May 4 recording period, per county filings and MLS listings.

Predawn thieves smashed windows and stole airbags from more than a dozen Hondas in Little Italy, leaving drivers facing costly repairs and stunned neighbors.