Friends and neighbors released balloons at a Lansing Culver’s for a 47-year-old killed while waiting in the drive‑thru. Family members urged witnesses to come forward.

Hot and humid with afternoon storms likely; Thursday brings a higher severe risk and flash-flood potential. Gusty winds and heavy downpours are possible.

A Loop apartment conversion at 29 S. LaSalle that had been in foreclosure is now listed for sale, joining LaSalle Street's wave of office-to-residential projects.

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in suburban Chicago has begun enrolling veterans in a supervised psilocybin-assisted therapy trial for treatment‑resistant PTSD.

Four people were shot Monday evening in Austin on Chicago's West Side and were taken to hospitals in serious-to-critical condition. Police have released few details as detectives investigate.

At a May workshop in Waukegan, advocates warned rents are outpacing paychecks, leaving seniors and low‑wage workers unable to afford basic one‑bedroom apartments.

Northwestern Medicine paid $58M for a four‑story Oak Brook medical building as health systems increasingly buy the outpatient space they once leased. The deal follows a fast string of suburban purchases.

A 39-year-old man died after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a signal pole in Round Lake Beach. Lake County investigators are probing the scene.

A man was pulled from a Palatine lake after entering the water during a police response to a suspicious-person call and later died; authorities say the incident is under investigation.

A multi-vehicle crash on 1100 West County Road in DeMotte left one person dead and multiple others injured; authorities have closed the road for investigation.

Foggy Tuesday gives way to a hot midweek; heat indices could near 100 and rounds of storms may be strong Wednesday–Thursday. Plan ahead for both heat and storms.

A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted investment adviser John Myers on charges accusing him of running a Ponzi‑style scheme through Sterling Capital Investments that targeted clients from 2022–25.

Faith leaders and community groups are organizing a citywide No Crime Weekend July 31–Aug 2 to steer teens into supervised activities and curb takeover-style gatherings.