JDL is making healthcare a central piece of Foundry Park, planning roughly 200K SF of medical offices with Remedy as its development partner as the project heads toward a fall groundbreaking.

Illinois launched a $3M X‑Labs Fast Fund to entice NSF quantum teams to build in Chicago, pairing state cash with partner lab access at the new IQMP campus.

Rep. Lauren Underwood introduced H.R. 9538 to make Medicare cover residential addiction treatment for seniors, drawing bipartisan co-sponsors and major endorsements.

Drama Club, from the Scofflaw Group, opened Wednesday at 819 N. California Ave. in Humboldt Park with tequila-forward cocktails, DJs and late hours.

A six-story mixed-income project has a zoning filing for 3400 W. Ogden in North Lawndale, proposing 59 units (48 affordable) and nearly 9,000 sq ft of retail.

A La Porte woman pleaded guilty after admitting she purchased the 10‑mm Glock prosecutors say was used to kill a Chicago police officer at Swedish Hospital. The plea shifts focus to dealer oversight and straw‑purchase enforcement.

A 66-year-old woman was critically wounded in Englewood after gunfire between occupants of two vehicles on W. 59th Street. Police say no arrests were reported.

A Chicago man was convicted in St. George after a 2021 traffic stop allegedly turned up 25 pounds of cocaine, a loaded Glock and about $14,000 in cash.

Mayor Brandon Johnson filed nominees for the Northern Illinois Transit Authority board, kicking off confirmation fights as the region shifts to new transit governance.

A 31-year-old Whiting man, Cordero M. Hill, died after a medical emergency while in police custody; the Lake County Sheriff's Department will lead an independent probe.

An 18-year-old driver was killed after a high-speed crash at Route 12 and Route 173 in Richmond. Authorities say speed appears to have been a factor and the county crash team is investigating.

A man died and a woman was hospitalized after a Tuesday morning shooting at an apartment in Mundelein's Deepwoods Drive. Authorities traced a suspect vehicle to the Illinois‑Indiana line and made arrests.

IWG says it will add 12 new coworking locations across Illinois after a year of record openings, pushing beyond Chicago into central cities including Peoria. The move follows heavy recent network growth by the firm.