The University of Illinois Board of Trustees released a leadership profile and launched a national search for the system’s next president as Tim Killeen prepares to step down. Trustees have hired AGB Search and held campus listening sessions.

Unidentified human remains were found at Busse Woods North during a search for 43‑year‑old Anthony Richert. Investigators say there is no indication the public is in danger.

Rescue crews recovered a 30-year-old woman after her car sank into a pond near Vollmer Road in Tinley Park; officials say the crash is under investigation.

Officers in Chicago's 15th District detained a person after a short foot pursuit following an attempted traffic stop on the 100 block of Latrobe; two firearms were recovered.

Strategic Value Partners is joining Igor Gabal to convert parts of 300 West Adams into a data center, bringing fresh capital to a building long tied up in legal disputes. The conversion is expected to begin in 2026.

A traffic stop on the 4700 block of West Arthington escalated when someone grabbed a bag with a firearm; police say both people were arrested.

Rep. Delia Ramirez toured a Newport, Ky., detention center housing Chicago residents and called conditions "devastating," citing alleged denial of insulin and expired, carb‑heavy food.

Northlight Theatre cut the ribbon on a new 285-seat home at 1012 Church Street in Evanston, a roughly $33 million project that returns the company to its birthplace. The 2026–27 season opens this fall with The Front Page.

Gov. Pritzker signed SB 2749 to recognize gambling disorder as an addiction, letting IDHS expand prevention and treatment — advocates say funding and Medicaid access remain unresolved.

Loyola University Chicago will stop admitting students to its M.A. in Hispanic Studies while current students may finish. Scholars and LASA are urging the university to reconsider.

A 78-year-old man was struck by a motorcycle at South Main and Las Olas Drive in Crown Point and later died. The motorcyclist stayed at the scene and is cooperating, per police.

Two contractors were trapped in a storm sewer on the 800 block of Curtiss Street in Downers Grove during severe storms; a technical rescue remained underway for hours. Authorities have released few details so far.

Gusty north winds and large waves make Lake Michigan dangerous today. Lifeguards and the NWS urge people to avoid the water.