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Real Estate & Development in ...
Blackstone sold The Streets at Woodfield for $69M — a 59% markdown from its 2015 purchase — as a Hartford investor takes over the Schaumburg lifestyle center.
Weather & Environment in ...
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a state emissions permit doesn’t automatically force insurers to cover pollution claims tied to Sterigenics’ Willowbrook facility.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A Lombard teen was sentenced to 30 months of probation after prosecutors say he filmed services at a Glendale Heights Islamic center and faced terrorism and gun charges.
Chicago neighborhoods face a surge in commercial burglaries, with businesses targeted by a group using sledgehammers for break-ins and stealing various items. Police issue a citywide alert and advise on security measures.
Warlord owner Trevor Fleming faces felony charges after a former co-worker accused him of sharing private sexual images without her consent.
Two men were arrested after a pre‑dawn compliance check in Chicago Heights that yielded multiple firearms and suspected narcotics, the sheriff’s office says.
Latin School has listed four Gold Coast Dearborn Parkway homes it bought in 2022; asking prices total roughly $8.09M and the sale is meant to pare debt.
A 15-year-old has been charged after an alleged Jan. 1 gunpoint robbery in Mount Greenwood; police say the suspect was arrested in Chatham. Officials declined to release the juvenile's name.
Chicago police warn of forced-entry burglaries in Grand Crossing and South Shore; detectives ask for tips and surveillance video.
Politics & Govt in ...
Chicago's Board of Ethics has sat without a chair for months, canceling meetings and leaving nine enforcement cases in limbo as the inspector general prepares to depart in April.
Retail & Industry in ...
A CADDi survey finds 79% of manufacturers name skilled-labor shortages as their top barrier, pushing firms toward automation and training.
A 45-year-old was arrested in Schiller Park and charged in a 2020 Gage Park killing.
A worker at Project Maize says he's in 'extreme pain' and hasn't received workers' comp as union footage and OSHA action put a spotlight on safety at the $800M site.
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