City records show Chicago paid $27.5M to Marcel Brown after his 2008 wrongful-conviction case was overturned; the sum is the largest payout tied to police-developed evidence. The payment follows a reduced $50M jury award.

The DOJ moved to intervene in a federal suit over Evanston’s $25,000 reparations awards, saying the race‑based housing and cash payments may violate federal law.

Project Big Lakes won a planning nod in DeKalb and would place a 186,000‑sq‑ft plant at Fairview and Macom, promising 150–300 onsite jobs.

A Flood Watch and heavy thunderstorms are in effect Wednesday in Chicago; intense downpours, gusty winds and hazardous lake conditions are possible.

Police released surveillance images after a man allegedly punched a 44-year-old woman on the Central Park Pink Line platform. Detectives are asking the public to share tips.

Surveillance images were released as detectives search for three people accused of beating a 49-year-old man at the Washington Street Blue Line platform. Public Transportation detectives are asking for tips and footage.

Washington Township's girls volleyball team spent Tuesday morning clearing wreckage at the Werner farm in Morgan Township after a tornado, hauling debris and donating fundraising proceeds. Their early‑morning effort helped neighbors salvage what they could before more storms moved in.

A new study finds heavy metals in soils and eggshells and the fungus Ophidiomyces in snakes across the Chicago region, complicating ongoing headstart and reintroduction work.

A woman was found covered in blood outside Falcon Fuel on E. 79th Street early Tuesday and taken to UChicago Medical Center in critical condition. Area Two detectives are investigating.

New research ties long‑vacant Chicago school buildings closed in 2013 to about a 10% rise in local shootings, a trend that disappears when campuses are reused.

COPA is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Ravenswood after police responded to the 4800 block of North Clark Street; officials released few details.

Graffiti marred a Southwest Side mural honoring three fallen Chicago police officers; Cook County Crime Stoppers is seeking tips and offering a reward.

Chicago drivers say quick oil changes at local Jiffy Lube shops left cars disabled and repair bills in the thousands. Complaints and BBB records are mounting.