A Nakash affiliate allegedly defaulted on a $35M mortgage for the Hotel Lincoln; the loan has moved to special servicing and LNR Partners is weighing a three-year extension.

Near West officers recovered a firearm after a street stop at Throop Park and arrested one person, who was charged with unlawful use of a weapon.

Chicago police released images of nine people wanted in a beating aboard a Loop CTA train last Tuesday. Detectives are asking riders with tips or video to come forward.

A Sycamore mother says she’s still waiting for justice as the teen‑stabbing case returns to court this week. Judges will weigh a defense bid to move the case into juvenile court.

Deputies say a 25-year-old was removed from the CTA Red Line after being seen smoking; they recovered a loaded handgun and charged him with unlawful possession.

CTA abruptly ended its Monterrey Security contract on April 20, affecting about 250 guards and redirecting resources to sworn officers, K‑9s and crisis teams.

A Mt. Morris man was sentenced to 18 months after entering Oregon Elementary and resisting arrest, officials say.

DNA testing confirmed the skull found in an Amazon box on the Near West Side belonged to Andre McDaniel after his family used Cook County’s Missing Persons Day. The match answered one question while leaving others unresolved.

A multi‑agency April sweep on the South Side netted nine firearms, suspected narcotics, stolen goods and more than $280,000 in cash.

A 22-year-old Bensenville man is being held after prosecutors say he drove the wrong way on Route 83 with a .253 BAC, causing a head-on crash that killed a passenger.

A local, family‑run Dunkin’ and Baskin‑Robbins operator has applied to relocate its downtown Skokie shop to 8357 Skokie Blvd, proposing a co‑branded store with a drive‑thru.

Judge Thomas Durkin sentenced Labar “Bro Man” Spann to life after jurors found him tied to four murders and racketeering in a long-running West Side case.

Club Studio signed a roughly 32,000‑sq‑ft lease at the Newberry on the Triangle, converting the long‑vacant Morton’s footprint into a multi‑level fitness club in the Gold Coast.