A vehicle struck Portage Park's WPA-era stone arch early Saturday; the Chicago Park District is assessing damage and plans to rebuild the landmark.

Perry Mandera, a former strip‑club owner with a fraught legal past, and his companies have given six‑figure sums to Alexi Giannoulias as the secretary of state eyes a Chicago mayoral bid.

A California buyer paid just over $9.3 million for Conway Park, a 225,354‑sq‑ft Lake Forest campus saddled with low occupancy and lender action.

Gusty southerly winds will make the afternoon blustery with a chance of very light rain. NWS warns of elevated grassfire risk and rough lake conditions.

The Chicago Fed's CFNAI rose to +0.18 in January, reversing December weakness and nudging the three‑month average higher. Analysts say the breadth of the gain matters.

A new investigation maps how cameras, license‑plate readers and police drones have been stitched into a surveillance network spanning Chicago and nearby suburbs.

The Publican has removed its communal tables and refreshed the dining room as chef Rob Levitt updates the menu under Donnie Madia's oversight.

An early-morning RV blaze in Des Plaines killed one person; state and local investigators are probing how the vehicle caught fire.

Crain's 2026 ranking shows the U.S. government still leads the Chicago-area job list, with CPS and the City close behind while hospitals and firms fill out the top 10.

A 27-year-old woman, identified as Eboni Evans, was charged after a Near North Side shooting that wounded a 40-year-old man on Feb. 20, police said.

A man was found dead in Lake Michigan near Hyde Park Saturday evening. Chicago police say the marine unit recovered the body and the identity has not been released.

Lawmakers are pressing a new adequacy‑based funding formula to steer more state dollars to struggling regional campuses, sparking pushback from the University of Illinois system.

Authorities say a 24-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested after investigators found more than 100 alleged child sexual-abuse images on his phone.