A 61-year-old nurse says a fare jumper knocked her down at CTA's 95th Street station while security guards stood nearby. Her lawsuit follows new CTA efforts to tighten fare enforcement.

A fire inside a Streeterville high-rise left one person hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday evening. Firefighters found the blaze inside a residential unit.

Chicago’s NBC Tower could add hundreds of apartments as its owner targets a dozen mid-rise floors for conversion.

Tarrion Johnson pleaded guilty in the federal case stemming from the 2022 Belmont Cragin shootout that wounded a U.S. marshal and seriously injured a K-9.

Evanston is choosing regulation over a sweepstakes-machine ban, with strict limits and a final vote ahead.

Garbage complaints are mounting at Eugene Field Park, but Chicago’s policy leaves the encampment in place for now.

A man was shot multiple times on the Near West Side early Tuesday, triggering a temporary Dan Ryan lane closure.

A long-delayed Avondale permit is finally moving forward with a six-unit residential building, front decks and six parking spaces.

An Aurora man faces murder and kidnapping charges after prosecutors say he drove the wrong way on the Dan Ryan, killing a woman during a relationship dispute.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-López is suing after Illinois officials removed him from the 4th District ballot over challenged petition signatures. The case takes aim at the state’s independent-candidate rules.

Inland paid about $161 million for two Chicago-area senior living communities as investors chase rising occupancy and tight new supply.

A Florida man disappeared during his Chicago federal trial over staged robberies designed to support U-visa applications. The jury convicted him anyway.

A car is still lodged inside a West Town townhome after a Sunday crash, while the homeowners wait for a city inspection before removal.