FAA ordered departures to O'Hare grounded Thursday as thunderstorms rolled through, causing dozens of cancellations and hour‑plus delays.

A Chicago father who has lived in the U.S. for more than 50 years lost his final appeal on April 14, when the Seventh Circuit refused to overturn an immigration board order. The ruling leaves his family facing separation.

An interior demolition permit for 111 W. Monroe clears the way for a Prime/Capri conversion into 345 apartments, a 226‑room hotel and a restored Monroe Club rooftop.

A 44-year-old man was killed in a Wednesday night shootout on the 8700 block of S. Union Ave in Auburn Gresham. Area Two detectives are asking for tips and video.

DePaul will close the Merle Reskin Theatre at the end of May, mothballing a landmark Loop playhouse and shifting Theatre School programming back to Lincoln Park. Preservationists and students are already sounding the alarm.

Four years after his killing, Marquise Pryor’s family says questions remain and they are pressing authorities for answers. Relatives renewed their calls for witnesses this week.

Two 15-year-old girls were arrested in West Woodlawn after sheriff's deputies say they battered officers who tried to break up a fight. One deputy was treated at St. Bernard Hospital.

Greystar's One Six Six at 166 N. Aberdeen is being shopped and could top $100M, a potential benchmark for Fulton Market apartment trades.

Light rain this morning, scattered storms today and a Flood Watch on the Des Plaines River. Fog overnight and another severe-storm risk late Friday.

An OIG quarterly report says six CPD members violated crash‑investigation rules after a Chicago Fire Department vehicle struck and killed a person, hampering the inquiry.

A family office tied to the Fakhouri name consolidated parcels at 219–233 W. Ontario St., creating a rare development footprint in River North.

Boka Restaurant Group plans to open a new concept called The Ives at the Chicago Athletic Association next month, the latest change at the landmark hotel.

A 38-year-old Chicago man was arrested April 13 and charged with robbing a 33-year-old at gunpoint on the South Side; a detention hearing is scheduled this week.