A 16-year-old was arrested in Austin and charged with first-degree murder in the May 3, 2025 West Quincy Street shooting that killed a 24-year-old man.

Two separate shootings in Aurora on Monday night left a home struck by gunfire and two juveniles hospitalized after a car-to-car shootout; detectives are searching for a dark SUV.

City sanitation workers found a woman shot to death on a dirt road in the 600 block of East 134th Place on Chicago’s Far South Side. Area Two detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.

Surveillance footage shows thieves smashing windows at an apartment parking lot near 31st Street and King Drive in Bronzeville, leaving at least 10 vehicles damaged.

The Chicago Bears will raise season-ticket prices by an average of 13.5% for 2026, citing market research, heavier home scheduling and ongoing stadium planning.

A body was pulled from the Fox River near North Center Street in South Elgin; police have opened an investigation and have not released the person’s identity.

Detectives say two people were robbed after a Facebook Marketplace meetup in unincorporated Maine Township; one suspect reportedly displayed a firearm.

A 10-year-old from Pembroke Township died after a pickup plunged into a partially frozen creek on IL-17; another child remains critical and the driver was arrested for suspected DUI.

A volunteer rescued a snowy owl along I‑88 near DeKalb and vets at DuPage performed emergency surgery; the bird is recovering but prognosis remains uncertain.

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in a fatal South Side stabbing last August. Police say he was arrested in South Bend after turning himself in.

Marquette landed a $55M construction loan to build The Union, a 238-unit mixed-use project in Villa Park, clearing the way for new housing and retail downtown.

Onni's $130M gut rehab of 225 W. Randolph — now The Bell — paired a 75,000‑sq‑ft amenity penthouse with major leases and is refilling West Loop offices.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order launches a 150‑day review to identify potential sites and rules for roughly 2 GW of new nuclear capacity, with an early target of construction by 2033.