Officers arrested a juvenile and recovered a weapon after a Friday gang‑disturbance call near 41st and California, the 9th District says.

An appeals court ruling cleared La Grange to move ahead with a long‑delayed 50th Street storm sewer project that aims to ease chronic south‑side flooding. Officials say permitting and bidding can now resume.

Civic Center Aquatic Park and Winrock Pool were closed Friday while police investigated a reported threat. Authorities say the threat has not been confirmed.

A crash in Hegewisch on Friday morning left two men dead after a semitrailer and a Dodge Grand Caravan collided on East 130th Street; CPD's Major Accidents unit is investigating.

The Trumbull Collection will turn eight city lots in North Lawndale into 27 for-sale homes under a $6.5M Missing Middle plan.

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.