Lawmakers are pressing a new adequacy‑based funding formula to steer more state dollars to struggling regional campuses, sparking pushback from the University of Illinois system.

A Stickney man faces first-degree murder charges after a Thanksgiving-night shooting on the Southwest Side left a 27-year-old dead. Police say a weapon was recovered and an arrest was made.

An early-morning shooting on I‑57 injured multiple people and closed inbound lanes near Halsted while Illinois State Police investigate. Victims were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital.

Authorities say a 24-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested after investigators found more than 100 alleged child sexual-abuse images on his phone.

Rylee Hanson, 20, was killed in an early‑morning wrong‑way crash on I‑65 north of 61st Avenue; state police say another driver was airlifted and investigators are seeking video.

An unidentified man was found shot to death Saturday morning in the 900 block of S. Keeler; Area Four detectives have launched a homicide probe.

Respond Now reopened a renovated Chicago Heights pantry on Feb. 9 as federal SNAP work requirements took effect Feb. 1, raising worries about rising need in the south suburbs.

Skokie trustees approved a 68‑townhome plan for the former Arie Crown site, but neighbors say the project trades on‑site affordable units for a cash payment.

Back taxes cleared and a receivership lifted for Chicago’s Portage Theater, pushing the landmark closer to reopening while engineering reports and permits are reviewed.

Cloudy and blustery today; light snow tonight mainly near the lake and in northwest Indiana.

A federal judge gave Shaun Healy 37 years after prosecutors said he groomed and extorted nearly 100 girls over Snapchat.

Razny Jewelers bought the Oak Street building it has leased and will combine it with the lot next door to build a much larger Gold Coast flagship with new showrooms.

Chicago police released images after a daytime sexual assault in Logan Square and are asking the public for tips. Area Five detectives want information.