A 1.5% checkout tax on alcohol bought for home consumption takes effect in Chicago on March 1, 2026. Here’s what shoppers and stores need to know.

A speeding Honda ran a red light at Addison and Western early Sunday, injuring six people and sending three to area hospitals in critical condition.

Two marked Chicago police squad cars collided in Lawndale late Saturday; three officers were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deaconess Illinois broke ground on a Marion EMS hub that will centralize interfacility transfers, house ambulances and crew quarters, and aim to cut long transfer waits across Southern Illinois.

Kolossal Group won a city permit to build a three‑flat at 5653 South Prairie — its fourth three‑unit project on the block. The filing shows a $500,000 reported construction cost and names Kathryn Shahbaz Obrien as architect of record.

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Sunday on I‑55 southbound near Weber Road in Romeoville; lanes were closed and traffic diverted while troopers investigated.

A Fox Lake man has been charged after a 50-year-old woman was found stabbed outside an Elk Grove Village hotel; investigators say the case appears isolated.

A man was fatally shot Feb. 28 in the 7900 block of S. Ingleside in Chatham; police say it was a drive-by and no one was in custody.

Two men were critically wounded in a Bridgeport alley shooting Saturday; police say an unknown person opened fire on the 300 block of West 29th Street.

A 19-year-old man was killed in a drive-by that struck him inside a house in Auburn Gresham Saturday evening. Area detectives are investigating.

A man was stabbed aboard a CTA bus in West Town Saturday evening; the victim was taken to Stroger Hospital and detectives are investigating.

A 24-year-old man was killed and a 29-year-old was wounded in an Albany Park basement shooting Saturday; Area Five detectives are investigating and no arrests were reported.

A federal judge rebuked ICE after it terminated a Milwaukee student's F-1 status over a dismissed traffic charge. The ruling allows the student to challenge the SEVIS revocation under the APA.