Hawthorn Mall is getting a $5 million interior glow-up as Vernon Hills pushes ahead with a larger mixed-use transformation. The redesign adds warmer finishes, lounge areas and a revamped Kids Zone.

A Humboldt Park architecture tour guide suffered 34 broken bones after a driver hit him on his birthday. Friends have raised more than $38,000 as his family prepares for months of recovery.

A Kankakee man accused in a June 21 killing was captured in Arkansas after a search involving federal and state law enforcement.

A $107.4 million loan tied to Lombard’s Yorktown Center has defaulted just as the mall’s ambitious apartment-and-park redevelopment opens.

A JPMorgan fund and Sterling Bay secured $213 million to refinance a Fulton Market office tower, underscoring Chicago’s split office market.

Dante’s Logan Square pizzeria has temporarily closed, sending delivery customers to its Chicago Avenue location while leaving the reopening timeline unclear.

Tesla is renewing nearly 309,000 square feet at a Lockport logistics center used for parts distribution. The deal keeps a major back-of-house operation anchored along I-355.

Elgin’s last Butera store is becoming Frank’s Freshway Market on Tuesday. The new owner plans more produce, hot food and Hispanic-focused grocery items.

Chicago's business barometer beat forecasts in July, reaching 57.6 and extending its expansion streak. The details, however, were mixed.

A Chicago-led IBM and University of Chicago experiment claims a quantum advantage milestone with 70 logical qubits and built-in error verification.

Surveillance video shows thieves breaking into a Chicago Lawn smoke shop. The footage offers few clues about what was taken or who was responsible.

A black SUV smashed into a South Side gas station before dawn, but the suspects left empty-handed.

A Des Plaines school district says an outside fraud scheme drained $3.2 million. Most of the money may still come back.