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

Garbage complaints are mounting at Eugene Field Park, but Chicago’s policy leaves the encampment in place for now.

A 32-year-old man was shot in the arm while walking through Fernwood early Tuesday. Police said he is expected to be OK.

Four residents escaped an Elgin townhouse fire Monday night, but the home suffered more than $200,000 in damage.

Police were investigating a shooting near Chicago’s inbound Dan Ryan early Tuesday, with key details and traffic impacts still unclear.

A man was shot multiple times on the Near West Side early Tuesday, triggering a temporary Dan Ryan lane closure.

A long-delayed Avondale permit is finally moving forward with a six-unit residential building, front decks and six parking spaces.

A five-story Lincoln Park apartment building with 24 homes is moving ahead after City Council approval, bringing five affordable units to the Clybourn corridor.

An Aurora man faces murder and kidnapping charges after prosecutors say he drove the wrong way on the Dan Ryan, killing a woman during a relationship dispute.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-López is suing after Illinois officials removed him from the 4th District ballot over challenged petition signatures. The case takes aim at the state’s independent-candidate rules.

Inland paid about $161 million for two Chicago-area senior living communities as investors chase rising occupancy and tight new supply.

A traffic stop near Butterfield Road allegedly became a 104-mph chase involving two vehicles, a crashed squad car and felony charges.

A Florida man disappeared during his Chicago federal trial over staged robberies designed to support U-visa applications. The jury convicted him anyway.