Trustees voted unanimously to freeze new data centers another 180 days while Plainfield rewrites its development rules.

City staff want closed-loop cooling, noise studies and a letter of credit or equivalent security covering 110% of infrastructure costs before any data center breaks ground in Rockford.

The one-night Lincoln Square showcase screens 11 shorts Wednesday and sends ticket proceeds to an immigrant rights group.

Police swarmed the Loop after a reported 4:45 a.m. shooting on Oct. 20, 2026, while a separate nine-hour standoff at the Dirksen Courthouse took place in July 2025.

Daytime trick-or-treating, slime-making and laser tag replace the scares that defined All Hallows Eve for two decades.

Cook County investigators are still searching for April Capsel, last seen in Streator in 2023. Her case has ties to a local homicide probe.

Crews started foundation work on South Calumet Avenue for a 25,000-square-foot hub with a 150-seat dining room and rooftop terrace.

A passenger died and three others were hurt after a narcotics stop turned into a chase on the city's north side.

Burglars crashed a Honda into Fanny's Jewelry on North Clark Street, then fled in another nearby vehicle.

William Brown allegedly hit a coyote and crossed double yellow lines while fleeing Oak Brook police before a drone tracked him down in Willowbrook.

The Canadian National train collision near Grayslake Central High School halted two Metra lines during evening rush hour.

Dominique McDaniel allegedly returned to a Soper Avenue home hours after fleeing a first attack, police say. He remains uncaught.

A carjacking near Farnsworth and Summerlin led to a nearly seven-hour standoff on Grand Avenue, Aurora police say.