Marcos Garcia died at a Hoffman Estates trauma center hours after the crash; a 36-year-old Streamwood man remains critical.

The Bears' lone home preseason game gets a Peanuts makeover, complete with a jersey-wearing Snoopy keychain.

Jack Beatty, 15, remains hospitalized as his parents’ tattoo shop plans a fundraiser to help cover his care.

The North Center newcomer swaps screens for Warhammer painting, Viking board games, and a countertop made from old liquor bottles.

Harvest Homes II pairs 50 affordable apartments with a 150-seat food hall for local Black-owned vendors on West 5th Avenue.

A daytime alley shooting on South Michigan Avenue left two teen boys wounded but in good condition Sunday.

The fourth annual festival packed 120-plus vendors and a camel named Cyrus into the Kane County Fairgrounds.

A dozen fire departments swarmed a Griffith Road blaze early Sunday as one resident died and another jumped to escape the flames.

A four-unit building at 4650 N. Magnolia replaced an 1890 frame home torn down in April. No condos are listed for sale yet.

A 1-year-old boy and a 29-year-old man are in critical condition after a South Shore house fire Saturday evening.

Rosario Carrillo Lopez, 54, faces deportation after a Gary rush-hour ICE encounter turned into a chase and a home raid two weeks later.

No arrests yet after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds on South Honore Street, a corridor with a history of drive-by violence.

Bystanders reported someone trapped inside a burning White Oak Avenue home before firefighters found the man dead.