A federal judge entered a $500,000 judgment resolving Michael Williams’ federal suit after he spent nearly a year jailed on a 2020 murder charge tied to a ShotSpotter alert. The payout sharpens the debate over the system’s reliability and use in Chicago.

A 35-year-old man was shot in a pre-dawn drive-by on the 400 block of North Cicero Avenue in Austin; Area Four detectives are investigating and no arrests have been reported.

Four burglars smashed into Angelo's Pizzeria in Archer Heights early Wednesday, taking cash, laptops and a camera and forcing the shop to close while police investigate.

A JCDecaux, self‑cleaning, timed‑entry public toilet is planned for the Polish Triangle in Wicker Park, paid for with 1st Ward menu funds and headed for neighborhood review.

A fire destroyed 15 tents at Legion Park as the city prepares a March 17 encampment clearing, leaving residents and advocates scrambling for alternatives.

Max and Issy's Pizzeria in Lincoln Park will close March 28 after owners accepted an unsolicited offer; staff are expected to move to Kaiser Tiger.

A five-vehicle crash on the inbound Kennedy Expressway near Sayre Avenue left one person dead and another hospitalized late Tuesday, closing lanes for hours.

Opening statements began as prosecutors described the discovery of Brittany Battaglia in a duffel bag at a Logan Square apartment; defense raised mental‑health claims.

A former Bardstown Bourbon HR VP alleges she was fired after reporting widespread gender bias and regulatory lapses at the distillery now owned by Pritzker Private Capital.

Dense fog cuts morning visibility across Chicago; showers tonight and a warm surge arrive Friday.

A Tinley Park father urged the FBI to take over the unsolved 2008 Lane Bryant slayings as investigators retest evidence and the family offers a $200K reward.

A Palmolive Building condo sold for less than it fetched in 2006, underscoring price pressure at the top end of Chicago's condo market.

Jury selection starts this week in Cook County as four lawsuits accuse Abbott’s preterm formulas of causing NEC. The trial could affect hundreds of related cases.