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.

Wahlburgers' Randall Road restaurant closed June 29, saying its lease ended and that a 'new location' is coming soon with no timetable. Local outlets say the chain offered few details.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to attempted murder in a 2022 Naperville hotel stabbing that left his girlfriend wounded. Prosecutors say he stabbed her 11 times.

A 29-year-old bicyclist from Bourbonnais was killed Monday on 4000 East Road near Manteno. Deputies say the cause of the crash is under investigation.