A Matteson man pleaded guilty and received a 20-year sentence in the 2023 Dolton I-94 shooting that killed Travon Mackie.

The River North favorite opened a 1,750‑sq‑ft Lincoln Park outpost on April 1, adding a full coffee program and new menu items including a Hot Reuben.

A lender sued the owner of the retail condo at 36 S. State St. for about $18 million on April 1, 2026 — a case that could affect prominent Loop storefronts.

Students and Hillel leaders say they were corralled and shouted at while tabling at UIC in October 2025, and they say the university’s response was inadequate. Community groups are pressing for faster investigations and clearer reporting tools.

Inclement weather forced the White Sox to move Opening Day to Friday at 1:10 p.m.; Thursday tickets remain valid and the team posted new lot and gate times.

Scooter's Coffee is building a drive‑thru at 530 S. Main in Bourbonnais; the franchisee says construction is on schedule and a late‑summer opening is planned.

Chicago is committing more than $300M to 15 projects that will create or preserve 1,223 rental homes, including hundreds set aside for very low‑income households.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has asked for the removal of CHA Operating Chairman Matthew Brewer after the authority’s board appointed a CEO the mayor opposed. Brewer says he will remain in his post, setting up a tense political fight over who runs the agency.

A Chicago man was handed 24 years after pleading guilty to disseminating child pornography involving victims under 13, prosecutors say.

A LaPorte man was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him of meth distribution and illegally possessing a firearm. Authorities credited multiagency work.

A 30-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged after a Jan. 6 West Garfield Park shooting that left a 48-year-old man seriously wounded, police say.

An iconic Chicago deli is planning a Glenview outpost this year. Owner Marvin Barsky aims for a Labor Day weekend debut with the original menu intact.

Longtime Logan Square renters formed a tenant union to try to buy their four‑unit building after it hit the market, testing the city's preservation pilot.