CPS added $85 million in projected TIF funds to its tentative FY27 budget — a move the district says could stave off unpaid furloughs while unions push for permanent revenue.

Street-level retail beneath the Palmer House Hilton is being offered at auction, including an 18,693‑sq‑ft flagship and multiple smaller storefronts.

An Aurora 18‑year‑old was charged with multiple counts of sharing and possessing child sexual‑abuse material; the court denied a detention request and set supervised release.

Flightradar24 logged a single‑day tracking record of 153,359 commercial flights on July 23, driven by peak summer schedules and wider ADS‑B coverage. The total reflects the platform’s visibility, not a passenger census.

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.