A 61-year-old nurse says a fare jumper knocked her down at CTA's 95th Street station while security guards stood nearby. Her lawsuit follows new CTA efforts to tighten fare enforcement.

A fire inside a Streeterville high-rise left one person hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday evening. Firefighters found the blaze inside a residential unit.

Chicago’s NBC Tower could add hundreds of apartments as its owner targets a dozen mid-rise floors for conversion.

Park Ridge approved a public mural program in a split vote, but new rules draw a hard line between civic art and advertising.

Glen Ellyn's Glenwood Station and McHenry's Fawn Ridge Apartments just sold as suburban sales volume jumps 67% this year.

Chicago gets a brief break from the heat Thursday, but Wednesday brings multiple chances for storms and locally heavy rain.

A former CPS chief operating officer faces three federal wire fraud counts over more than $28,000 in pandemic-relief loans.

Tarrion Johnson pleaded guilty in the federal case stemming from the 2022 Belmont Cragin shootout that wounded a U.S. marshal and seriously injured a K-9.

Chicago recorded 37 homicides in July, the lowest total for any July in more than 50 years. The milestone comes as 2026 crime data remains a mixed bag.

Portage is weighing helmet, lighting and signaling requirements for e-bikes as Indiana cities rewrite rules for faster electric rides.

A 109-unit apartment complex along Chicago’s 606 Trail sold for $42 million despite an ordinance giving tenants a chance to match the buyer’s offer.

Chicago’s budget director is out after just days of upheaval on the city’s finance team, leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson to defend City Hall’s stability.

Evanston is choosing regulation over a sweepstakes-machine ban, with strict limits and a final vote ahead.