Four people were shot Monday evening in Austin on Chicago's West Side and were taken to hospitals in serious-to-critical condition. Police have released few details as detectives investigate.

A driver was wounded in an apparent road‑rage shooting at the Burr Street exit ramp on I‑80/94 near Gary; Indiana State Police are investigating and seeking tips.

At a May workshop in Waukegan, advocates warned rents are outpacing paychecks, leaving seniors and low‑wage workers unable to afford basic one‑bedroom apartments.

Dana Inc. will close its Robinson, Illinois, plant and cut 81 jobs beginning June 15, according to state WARN filings. City and state officials say Rapid Response resources will be offered for displaced workers.

Northwestern Medicine paid $58M for a four‑story Oak Brook medical building as health systems increasingly buy the outpatient space they once leased. The deal follows a fast string of suburban purchases.

A Cook County Sheriff's search in Ford Heights led to the arrest of Gamelle Patterson and the seizure of suspected crack, ecstasy and a loaded firearm.

Chicago police are searching for a man accused of battering a 25-year-old woman aboard a Blue Line train on May 25; Mass Transit detectives are reviewing video and seeking tips.

A building fire in Hermosa sent six people to hospitals Monday evening; officials say victims are in good to fair condition and the cause is unknown.

Four armed men entered a Wendy's drive‑thru in Lincoln Park just after 3:30 a.m., stealing two cash registers; Area Three detectives are investigating.

A 39-year-old man died after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a signal pole in Round Lake Beach. Lake County investigators are probing the scene.

A man was pulled from a Palatine lake after entering the water during a police response to a suspicious-person call and later died; authorities say the incident is under investigation.

A multi-vehicle crash on 1100 West County Road in DeMotte left one person dead and multiple others injured; authorities have closed the road for investigation.

A legal group says three big districts hid students’ gender IDs and has urged federal probes; superintendents will testify before a House committee this Wednesday.