Illinois is preparing to join WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network to get direct outbreak intelligence and expert guidance after the U.S. withdrew.

Two teenagers were critically shot inside a South Shore apartment early Tuesday; police recovered two firearms and Area One detectives are investigating.

Hundreds of North Side students marched to River Park in a two-hour, student-led anti-ICE rally that organizers said will be paired with civic action.

601W and David Werner bought the 1.4M‑sq‑ft Loop tower at 175 W. Jackson for about $41M, a steep discount to Brookfield’s 2018 price; Northwind financing will back leasing work.

The Chicago Public Library’s 'Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny' series pairs the superstar’s music with lessons on Puerto Rican history ahead of his halftime show. Sessions mix scholarship, visuals and community conversation.

An Environment committee will vote Feb. 3 on resolutions recognizing a rat‑contraceptive pilot and supporting a Chicago Area Waterway System reclamation study. The items cross public‑health and environmental lines.

A tight band of snow may drop 1–4 inches across parts of northeastern Illinois Tuesday morning, creating brief but slick travel hazards.

A Waymo-backed measure would greenlight autonomous-vehicle pilots in Illinois and could allow statewide robotaxi service after a three-year test, drawing both praise and fierce opposition.

Cook County judge acquitted Robert Ellis of a 2021 impersonation charge; it’s his third courtroom win after defending himself in a years‑long fake‑cop saga.

An unidentified man was pulled from the South Branch of the Chicago River near Pilsen Monday morning; Area 3 detectives are investigating and an autopsy is planned.

A minority owner sued Michael Alter, alleging self-dealing that cut into other investors’ shares as the Chicago Sky’s value rose.

A fight on a CTA bus in Humboldt Park left two teenagers wounded Saturday; Area Four detectives are investigating and no one is in custody.

A 31-year-old man was found shot on East Garfield Boulevard in Washington Park and later died at UChicago Medical Center; police say no arrests have been reported.