A former Party City near Milwaukee Avenue will house a new play cafe with two age-separated play structures and a liquor license.

FutureSports and CME Group will let traders wager on NHL team performance starting September 28 — pending federal sign-off.

Charles McKenzie ran a city-backed Englewood nonprofit while allegedly grooming two girls over seven years, prosecutors say.

Chicago faces a wet, stormy Saturday morning with a flood watch in effect through 10 a.m. A quieter stretch arrives Monday before more storms return midweek.

A pre-dawn Rockwell Street stakeout ended with a 25-year-old man in Cook County Jail, awaiting extradition to Georgia.

Suspects broke display cases and stole cash and jewelry across three Chicago neighborhoods since July. One store on South Cicero was hit twice.

A judge in Markham found Brian Harris and Jahlil Robinson posed a danger to the victim and the community after a 100 mph chase.

A 1994 California sex conviction and a Verizon cloud tip led to Robert Reese's arrest at his Hartford Avenue home.

Elease Tolar, 69, died after a multi-vehicle wreck on I-57 near Ludlow. State police are still piecing together how it happened.

Police say a 1:32 a.m. call on North Franklin Street led them to a second scene on Swisher Avenue, where a search warrant turned up more evidence.

An outbound morning train struck and killed a pedestrian near Forest Glen station, snarling Northwest Side service for two hours.

Painters will race the clock at Pottawatomie Park and set up easels inside the Fabyan Japanese Garden during the Aug. 17-23 competition.

Armando Viveros Cortes, 35, was heading home from work when at least 27 shots rang out. His co-workers drove to police for help.