An early-morning blaze spread to two homes in West Garfield Park, sending one person out on a stretcher. Fire officials say the cause remains under investigation.

Gusty winds and rounds of thunderstorms will batter Chicago on Thursday, April 2. Secure outdoor items and expect travel delays during the afternoon and evening.

Selva, the Emily Hotel’s rooftop lounge in Fulton Market, is showing a brief "closed" notice on its site. The holding message offers no timeline as the neighborhood continues to shift after recent food‑hall and restaurant changes.

The River North favorite opened a 1,750‑sq‑ft Lincoln Park outpost on April 1, adding a full coffee program and new menu items including a Hot Reuben.

Scooter's Coffee is building a drive‑thru at 530 S. Main in Bourbonnais; the franchisee says construction is on schedule and a late‑summer opening is planned.

Chicago is committing more than $300M to 15 projects that will create or preserve 1,223 rental homes, including hundreds set aside for very low‑income households.

A 30-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged after a Jan. 6 West Garfield Park shooting that left a 48-year-old man seriously wounded, police say.

A 25‑year‑old man was shot while entering a building around 1 a.m. on Chicago’s Northwest Side; he was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition and Area Five detectives are investigating.

Northwestern precision fMRI shows imagination taps higher-level association systems — default and language networks — rather than only replaying sensory cortex.

Lansing police say altered Orbeez-style 'gel' guns are sparking panic and emergency calls after teens repaint the toys to look real.

Shootings jumped 78% in Chicago during the week of March 23–29 as the city logs back-to-back monthly increases in homicides. Officials say patrols and new officers are being redeployed.

Postal inspectors are offering $100,000 rewards for each of three suspects tied to mail thefts in Chicago; surveillance images and a tip hotline have been posted.

IDOT reached an agreement that clears Hillside contractor Builders Paving to resume state work after a pause tied to a 2024 probe. Dozens of projects could be awarded.