A Cook County jury awarded two brothers a combined $27 million after a stranger forced his way into a Streeterville hotel room and allegedly tried to sexually assault one of them.

Construction has started on a pocket Riverwalk park at 430 S. Washington St. that will link North Central College and downtown Naperville with plazas, an archway and ADA access.

Two people were detained and a handgun was recovered after a shots-fired call near 65th and Kedzie, police say. The investigation is ongoing.

Robert Crowe, 88, a retired Jacksonville superintendent, appeared in Morgan County court Tuesday on a possession charge. A preliminary hearing is set for next Tuesday.

A stolen SUV crashed into a Shell mini‑mart in East Pilsen before dawn; witnesses say occupants fled and no injuries were reported.

A Markham man received a 33‑year federal sentence after prosecutors said he ran a Kik chat that trafficked images and videos of child sexual abuse.

City records show Chicago paid $27.5M to Marcel Brown after his 2008 wrongful-conviction case was overturned; the sum is the largest payout tied to police-developed evidence. The payment follows a reduced $50M jury award.

The DOJ moved to intervene in a federal suit over Evanston’s $25,000 reparations awards, saying the race‑based housing and cash payments may violate federal law.

A preliminary landmark recommendation for Bryn Mawr Avenue paused demolition of a 1909 Edgewater building, complicating Harlem Irving’s roughly 95‑unit redevelopment; a final vote is expected in early July.

Project Big Lakes won a planning nod in DeKalb and would place a 186,000‑sq‑ft plant at Fairview and Macom, promising 150–300 onsite jobs.

Chicago Public Library cardholders now get full New York Times All Access, including archives, Games, Cooking and Wirecutter, via in-branch reading or daily 24‑hour codes.

Generac has acquired a Belvidere facility to expand packaging of large backup generators for data centers and expects to add roughly 100 jobs by Q1 2027.

A mayoral working group released a report urging housing, workplace and health‑care changes to reduce barriers facing trans Chicagoans.