Uptown’s Green Mill has restored late‑night Friday and Saturday jazz under new owners, with post‑midnight jam sessions and a $5 cover. Chicago players are on the bill.

A NORC ChicagoSpeaks poll finds 44% of Chicagoans believe violent crime is up, even as city data show shootings and homicides largely unchanged through mid‑2026.

Park employees pulled a fox from Six Flags Great America's Roaring Rapids ride after guests spotted the animal struggling in the current. Staff carried it to nearby woods and released it.

Surveillance video shows a masked thief dash into Boba Heaven and steal a cash register, part of a string of at least 14 Southwest Side burglaries.

A Chicago mother says her 9-year-old with autism slipped out of a CPS summer program and walked down State Street before a CTA driver found him. She wants answers about supervision and handoffs.

A 70,000‑square‑foot Pete’s Fresh Market and mixed‑use plan for the former Stateway Gardens site will go before the Chicago Plan Commission on Aug. 20, 2026.

Kane County prosecutors say six men ran apartment brothels across Aurora, West Dundee, South Elgin and Rockford; all face felony charges and are in custody.

U.S. Bank is selling a foreclosed Tribune Tower condo once owned by Sameer Suhail, who faces federal charges tied to a multimillion‑dollar Loretto Hospital scheme.

Twelve progressive aldermen pledged to refuse campaign money from companies tied to immigration enforcement, naming major firms and putting City Hall fundraising under new scrutiny.

A traffic stop on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile turned up a loaded firearm and suspected heroin, and two men now face felony charges, officials say.

Wrigley Field has been named MLB’s first Certified Autism Center, formalizing a KultureCity‑designed sensory room and staff training to better serve neurodivergent fans.

St. Charles will run an evening mosquito spray after local traps tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials say the EPA‑registered treatment dissipates quickly and residents should take basic bite‑prevention steps.

An Elgin family has sued Metra after a contractor was killed at Naperville’s downtown station, alleging inadequate warnings and worker protections and seeking damages.