The NFL has told the Bears it will not award two third‑round compensatory picks after Ian Cunningham’s move to Atlanta; Chicago appealed to Commissioner Goodell.

A 16-year-old faces reckless homicide charges after a stolen Toyota crashed into a tree in Marquette Park, killing 15‑year‑old Dreanna Jackson and injuring two other teens.

Cardinal Cupich asked Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson to step away from managing finances at St. John Henry Newman while the Archdiocese reviews “serious concerns.”

Federal agents intercepted 351 packages in Chicago, recovering more than $3.2 million in human growth hormone and anabolic steroids. Officials say many shipments were hidden inside master cartons and originated overseas.

Nuveen paid $27M for Elston Plaza in Avondale, a Jewel‑Osco‑anchored strip center that joins the firm’s growing U.S. grocery‑anchored portfolio.

A Joliet man was arrested and charged after threats to a Kendall County judge; he was booked in Yorkville and is due back in court on April 30, 2026.

Three Logan Square businesses were robbed early Friday in a roughly 20‑minute spree. Area Five detectives are investigating.

A 3-1 loss in Edmonton officially knocked the Blackhawks out of playoff contention and pushed their postseason drought to six seasons.

Samuel R. Harris, a child survivor who founded the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie and helped preserve survivors’ testimony, has died at 90. Museum leaders and local officials praised his decades of public education.

A Sangamon County judge handed Cristobal Santana a 95-year sentence after a jury convicted him of shooting and beating an Illinois State Police trooper during a 2023 traffic stop.

A 31-year-old man was shot while sitting in a parked car in Garfield Park early Saturday; police say occupants of two cars opened fire and the victim is in good condition.

Police found an 81-year-old woman dead in a Vernon Hills home after a standoff; her son was arrested and is being evaluated, authorities say.

A work van clipped Long Grove’s Robert Parker Coffin Bridge on Thursday, the latest in a string of strikes since the span’s 2020 reopening.