Students and Hillel leaders say they were corralled and shouted at while tabling at UIC in October 2025, and they say the university’s response was inadequate. Community groups are pressing for faster investigations and clearer reporting tools.

Skyway Lanes, the city's last Black-owned bowling alley, will close April 26 after a brief wave of support couldn't cover rising costs.

Pope Leo XIV led Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, opening his first Holy Week as tens of thousands gathered and memories of Pope Francis resurfaced.

Chesney, a denim-diapered kangaroo from Sunshine Farm in Necedah, escaped and is missing; owners and the sheriff urge residents to call 773-682-8042 and not to approach him.

A Chicago mom used her children's birthdays to pick Lucky Day Lotto numbers and won $800,000. She says the prize will support her kids' education and a family trip.

A woman-owned cafe-bar on East 35th has become a daytime coworking hub and evening community room, pairing food and drinks with local job-training partnerships.

New estimates show Chicago added residents even as U.S. immigration slowed. Analysts say retention — not new arrivals — powered the modest uptick.

A Chicago father deported during the Midway Blitz has returned after a months-long mandamus fight and a tense re-entry that ended with a family reunion. His case now joins a wave of legal challenges to the enforcement campaign.

A K–8 Alpha School campus will open in Lakeshore East this fall, compressing core academics into a two‑hour AI block while adults serve as "guides." The posted tuition is $55,000 a year.

Willie Wilson says he'll spend about $200,000 to provide $35 of free gas per car at 30 Chicago stations on April 4. Past giveaways drew long lines and neighborhood traffic.

CPS approved two-year academic calendars that push K–12 starts to late August, keep the first semester ending after winter break and reflect thousands of survey responses.

Longtime Woodlawn residents at Chaney Braggs formed a tenant union after learning a prospective buyer may raise rents or tear down their building as the Obama Center nears. Organizers are pushing officials to use preservation rules to keep homes affordable.

DuPage County will vote on a $2.5M contribution to Loaves & Fishes’ Hub 2.0 expansion, joining a $5M Endeavor Health pledge to boost the Aurora hub.