L.L.Bean will open a roughly 16,000‑sq‑ft store at 336 S. Route 59 in Naperville this October, anchoring the Westridge Court/Block 59 redevelopment and filling a long‑vacant big‑box space.

Theaster Gates and Heiji Choy Black will open Han Cha, a Korean‑inspired tea salon, and Yunomi, a cocktail lounge, at the Stony Island Arts Bank ahead of the Obama Center’s June opening.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling Chicago’s mobile mental‑health vans, using $5.2M in federal relief while long‑term funding hinges on a contested social‑media tax. Advocates praised the move but warned the weekday, daytime schedule still leaves gaps overnight.

A 30-year member of the Chicago Fire Department died Thursday during a North Side training exercise. Officials say a procession to the medical examiner is pending.

A 36-year-old man was killed after a beige sedan hit him near 87th and Ashland in Auburn Gresham; police say the driver fled and detectives are investigating.

Time Equities has listed the historic Lightner Building at 1006 S. Michigan as a fully entitled, permit‑ready 49‑unit conversion pitched as a "development in a box."

A 29-year-old man was shot Thursday night while exiting his car in North Pullman and taken to UChicago Medicine in critical condition; police say no arrests were made.

Cook County deputies say they found a loaded, stolen handgun and suspected drugs on a man at the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line terminal. He was charged and later released after an initial court appearance.

A 36-year-old Grayslake man, Rudolfo Suris, died after his motorcycle struck a car on U.S. Route 41; the Lake County Coroner confirmed his death and investigators are probing the crash.

A person was shot near the Howard Red Line station in Rogers Park and taken to a hospital in fair to serious condition, officials say.

Breezy Friday with highs near 72°F; storms likely late tonight.

A $16.5 million package of settlements tied to a Burge‑era wrongful conviction, a fatal police chase and an accessibility lawsuit heads to the Finance Committee next week.

A 3-year-old boy was killed and a suspect wounded after officers entered a home during a hostage situation near DePue; Illinois State Police say the probe is active.