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.

Updated plans would push a tower at 1338 W Lake to 33 stories with 321 units; the Plan Commission will review the package as demolition wraps up at the Hindman site.

The Indian Prairie board approved nearly $26M in bids for Neuqua Valley High — part of a $96M modernization funded by last fall’s referendum. Work will add classrooms, security upgrades and a new turf field.

Rush University is testing Apple Vision Pro headsets paired with AI during colonoscopies in a usability trial that could inform an FDA submission and wider hospital use.

A foundation permit issued Friday clears Loyola to move from demolition to foundation work for a six‑story nursing and science building at the former Campion Hall site in Rogers Park.