Strategic Value Partners is joining Igor Gabal to convert parts of 300 West Adams into a data center, bringing fresh capital to a building long tied up in legal disputes. The conversion is expected to begin in 2026.

A traffic stop on the 4700 block of West Arthington escalated when someone grabbed a bag with a firearm; police say both people were arrested.

Rep. Delia Ramirez toured a Newport, Ky., detention center housing Chicago residents and called conditions "devastating," citing alleged denial of insulin and expired, carb‑heavy food.

Northlight Theatre cut the ribbon on a new 285-seat home at 1012 Church Street in Evanston, a roughly $33 million project that returns the company to its birthplace. The 2026–27 season opens this fall with The Front Page.

Gov. Pritzker signed SB 2749 to recognize gambling disorder as an addiction, letting IDHS expand prevention and treatment — advocates say funding and Medicaid access remain unresolved.

Loyola University Chicago will stop admitting students to its M.A. in Hispanic Studies while current students may finish. Scholars and LASA are urging the university to reconsider.

A 78-year-old man was struck by a motorcycle at South Main and Las Olas Drive in Crown Point and later died. The motorcyclist stayed at the scene and is cooperating, per police.

Two contractors were trapped in a storm sewer on the 800 block of Curtiss Street in Downers Grove during severe storms; a technical rescue remained underway for hours. Authorities have released few details so far.

Gusty north winds and large waves make Lake Michigan dangerous today. Lifeguards and the NWS urge people to avoid the water.

A Chicago man was ordered held after prosecutors say he carjacked a Wheaton resident at gunpoint and led officers on a 100-mph pursuit that ended without injuries.

A 36-year-old Peoria man was arrested in St. Louis County after a pre-dawn crash on the East Bluff that killed a 17-year-old passenger. Authorities say the driver fled after a traffic stop.

A federal court granted the Justice Department’s bid to bar enforcement of Illinois laws that let some undocumented students get in‑state tuition and state aid; the injunction is stayed 14 days for possible appeal.

A Cook County judge found no probable cause for a burglary charge after a man allegedly descended a 39th‑floor Streeterville building and slipped into a neighbor’s unit; he remains jailed on out‑of‑state warrants.