Giancarlo Guerrero’s first full season at Grant Park centers American and American‑influenced works for the nation’s 250th, opening June 10 with Bernstein, Tower and Barber. The program pairs staples with premieres and special events.

A Sunday blaze gutted a storage building near Elgin; firefighters brought the fire under control and no injuries were reported. Drones were used to hunt hot spots.

The State and Lake 'L' station in Chicago is set to close for a $444-million renovation, including a glass canopy and platform widening, aiming to improve accessibility with the addition of elevators.

A 7-Eleven employee in Chicago was attacked and robbed by three men who took cash and cigarettes. He was hospitalized but in good condition; no arrests have been made.

Chicago police released a video to find the suspect in Itzel Gomez's homicide, who was shot in the head on December 19 in Little Village. The motive is unclear; public assistance is sought.

Chicago Police issued a missing person alert for Marquise Wesley, a 16-year-old last seen at 84th and Burley Avenue, and are seeking information on his whereabouts.

A 43-year-old man died after a drive-by shooting on the South Side of Chicago, with no arrests made yet. He was shot in the abdomen and later pronounced dead at the hospital.

A Chicago nonprofit bought a 15-seat van for a Tulkarem orphanage, funding it through a Humanity 5K to ease school runs and medical trips for dozens of children.

A 54-year-old clerk was pistol-whipped during an early-morning robbery at a 7‑Eleven on Montrose; detectives say three suspects fled in a sedan and no arrests have been made.

A late-night blaze ripped through a vacant building on Marshfield Avenue near 62nd in West Englewood; officials have not released cause or injury details.

Chicago Police have issued a missing person alert for Linda Brown, 53, last seen on January 3 and possibly in need of medical attention. She drives a blue Honda Civic with Illinois plates CX57470.

An appellate panel refused to undo a nearly $3 million award requiring the CTA to pay Sandra Kolalou, even though she was later convicted in the gruesome killing of her landlord.

A 51-year-old man was found dead inside a South Shore home Saturday after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Police identified him as Marcos Almeida and Area 1 detectives are investigating.