A new federal class action in Chicago alleges Ace Hardware used sales data and software to coordinate retail prices, potentially inflating costs for millions of shoppers.

Two lab buildings at Skokie's Illinois Science + Technology Park are listed for sale as life‑science leasing cools. The offering will test investor appetite for suburban lab campuses.

Murgado Automotive broke ground on a 134,000-square-foot Porsche dealership in Barrington, with basement storage for up to 90 cars and permits still pending. The project replaces the campus’ smaller Porsche showroom.

Court filings show a 15-year-old from Sandy, Utah was located near Gretna, Nebraska after meeting an adult online; a Joliet woman is now facing kidnapping and exploitation charges.

Brookfield revived the GGP name and is leaning on Oakbrook Center's strong sales as it pursues targeted expansion.

The Fynn, a 212‑unit Elmhurst rental, sold for $85M to an Ohio pension fund — a sign that big investors are circling suburban apartments.

A $1 million Lotto ticket sold at Lucky Mart in Ashburn remains unclaimed; the retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus and the winner has a year to claim.

Chicago’s two-stair code eats up floor area and makes small, neighborhood apartments harder and costlier to build, advocates warn.

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee told CNBC that April’s payrolls show the job market is holding, but sticky inflation keeps the Fed cautious about cuts.

Thaddeus “T.J.” Jimenez — the subject of the Motive podcast and a $25M wrongful‑conviction award — was ordered held after a Feb. 16 Homewood weapons arrest and a parole violation tied to a 2015 shooting.

Taco Works, the national brand of Miami’s Taco Rico, is slated to open at 3800 S Cicero Ave near Midway with birria, al pastor and fajitas on the menu.

Federal regulators and the DOJ are probing hundreds of millions in well‑timed oil bets placed minutes before major Iran‑related announcements, data show.

A 16-year-old was arrested Thursday and charged in a months-long series of armed robberies, burglaries and a carjacking across Chicago’s North and Northwest sides.