Chicago approves the Navy Pier Marina for summer 2025, backed by real estate mogul Randy Podolsky, featuring amenities and hoping to attract waterborne visitors.

Plans to replace Berlin Nightclub in Chicago with a male strip club, Johnson's Chicago, face backlash for alleged discriminatory policies and exclusionary practices towards women.

Chicago's independent bookstores are experiencing a revival, building community ties and drawing support despite online competition and challenging market conditions.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is under intensifying federal investigation with new subpoenas for her financial records and scrutiny of her administration's spending and local business licensing processes.

Illinois launches a significant construction season with 20 projects funded by the $825 million Rebuild Illinois program, enhancing safety, mobility, and jobs in the Metro East region.

A jury awarded $23 million to Na'Jai Johnson's family for brain damage she suffered due to alleged medical negligence during her birth at Advocate Trinity Hospital.

Two Chicago men were sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking scheme from Mexico to Chicago, with law enforcement's extensive efforts leading to convictions on drug conspiracy charges.

A Florida woman, Tanya M. Aboseada, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for swindling over $300,000 from her grandmother and faces up to 20 years in prison per count.

The Chicago Police are seeking a man for an attempted robbery on the CTA Red Line, where a woman was assaulted and threatened at the Harrison Street platform.

A woman was assaulted in Chicago's West Loop; the assailant, a Hispanic male, attempted to drag her to an alley but she resisted. The suspect remains at large.

Henry Darger's former Lincoln Park home is on the market, significantly renovated from his time there, with his original living space recreated at Intuit museum.

Amtrak's new "Borealis" line will start operating between Chicago and the Twin Cities on May 21, doubling connections between the metros with affordable ticket prices.

One man was killed and another injured in a Chicago shooting on South Blackstone Avenue. The incident remains under investigation with no arrests made.