Veteran wing Norman Powell has agreed to a two‑year, $45M deal with the Chicago Bulls after an All‑Star season with the Heat.

Starting July 1, Illinois will expand automatic blood‑lead testing to all children with routine checks at 12 and 24 months and public‑health follow‑up for elevated results.

Mayor Brandon Johnson called the Supreme Court’s decision a protection for immigrant families, saying no child should doubt they belong in Chicago. The ruling preserves long‑standing birthright citizenship protections and drew rapid praise from Illinois leaders.

Chester Wilson, a longtime aide to ex‑Ald. Carrie Austin, received three years' probation and three months of home confinement after admitting he helped accept home‑improvement perks from developers. Court records and reporting tie the benefits to a Far South Side development project.

Kane County deputies and Lombard police asked residents to avoid stretches of Route 47 and nearby roads Tuesday while K-9 teams and extra patrols searched multiple locations; officials say there's no known public threat.

Two men were arrested after police say they carjacked a man at gunpoint on the Northwest Side; a shot was fired and no one was struck.

County-level labor data show a mixed picture in May 2026: Rockford and nearby counties had jobless rates around 4–6% while statewide payrolls ticked up. Local results varied by industry and place.

A new 180,900-sf speculative industrial building at 4002 S. Princeton Ave is complete, adding flexible warehouse and manufacturing capacity to Chicago’s Stockyards.

Nuveen paid roughly $26M for The Shops of Uptown in Park Ridge, a Trader Joe’s‑anchored center, expanding its grocery‑anchored retail holdings.

A late-night attempted ruse burglary near 83rd Street and County Line Road prompted a Burr Ridge police alert urging residents to verify workers and report suspicious activity.

Mount Carmel will host St. Joseph Regional on Aug. 28 in a nationally televised ESPN High School Kickoff game. The matchup pits Illinois’ four‑time champs against New Jersey’s state title team.

A medical emergency at the Addison 'L' station halted Brown Line trains Tuesday, forcing a suspension between Belmont and Kimball and snarling north-side commutes.

The Leather Archives & Museum is closed for a year for a roughly $2.2M renovation that will expand galleries, add an ADA entrance and modern climate control for archives.