Chicago police released a description of a man accused of public indecency on a Brown Line train near Diversey and asked riders with tips to contact Mass Transit detectives.

Mayor Brandon Johnson highlighted Malcolm X College’s West Side community center and a larger budget figure that outpaces earlier estimates. The project aims to add meeting, instructional and event space at the West Campus.

A jury found Marquis "Smiley" Falls guilty after testimony that a 10-month-old was found amid filth in a Calumet Township trailer. Sentencing is set for June 3.

A 42-year-old man was shot near Union Station Thursday morning; Belmont Area detectives say the shooter fled in a black sedan and the victim was taken to Stroger Hospital.

Developers trimmed a planned Evanston tower to 26 stories and 298 feet while adding units and more affordable apartments. The revised application heads to City Council next week.

A 64-year-old was arrested in Uptown and charged in a March 9 West Side shooting that wounded a 24-year-old.

A shooting investigation closed southbound lanes of the Bishop Ford near State Street Thursday, with traffic detoured onto I‑57 while state police investigated.

Police say a 35‑year‑old stabbed a 26‑year‑old woman during a home invasion in Austin last Thursday. He faces attempted murder and several felony counts.

A DuPage County judge gave Jaime Quijano 45 years for the July 16, 2022 Bulldog Ale House shooting that left a woman critically injured; he must serve 85% before parole.

The American Lung Association's State of the Air gave Chicago‑Naperville an F for ozone and warns more than 2.2 million Illinois children live with unhealthy air as city leaders weigh stricter rules.

Anosh Ahmed, a former Loretto Hospital finance chief accused of embezzling roughly $15 million, has reportedly returned to the U.S., reopening federal court scheduling.

Oak Forest is asking to extend a TIF district through 2051 to back a four‑building Deshe Real Estate development on West 159th. The developer says it needs about $8 million in public help.

Opus completed a 52,174-square-foot build-to-suit plant for Elgin Recycling in Gilberts, adding an R2-standard shredder and expanded electronics-processing capacity.