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.

A 23-year-old man was critically injured after an exchange of gunfire inside a Washington Heights home Tuesday night; police recovered a firearm and are investigating.

A Flood Watch and heavy thunderstorms are in effect Wednesday in Chicago; intense downpours, gusty winds and hazardous lake conditions are possible.

Ald. Ray Lopez has filed a City Council resolution urging the Park District to rename Northerly Island for Pope Leo XIV and repurpose the old Meigs Field terminal. The idea would need Park District sign‑off and a public process.

Police released surveillance images after a man allegedly punched a 44-year-old woman on the Central Park Pink Line platform. Detectives are asking the public to share tips.

Rivian cut hundreds of roles days after beginning customer deliveries of the R2 SUV as the EV maker trims staff while ramping production and expanding capacity.

Surveillance images were released as detectives search for three people accused of beating a 49-year-old man at the Washington Street Blue Line platform. Public Transportation detectives are asking for tips and footage.

A Prospect Heights man was sentenced to 16 years after prosecutors say undercover deals and a truck seizure tied him to a multistate meth trafficking operation.

A 105,000-square-foot Fulton Market office at 318 N. Carpenter — right across from Google’s campus — has been listed for sale, a rare small-block chance in a tight market.

Washington Township's girls volleyball team spent Tuesday morning clearing wreckage at the Werner farm in Morgan Township after a tornado, hauling debris and donating fundraising proceeds. Their early‑morning effort helped neighbors salvage what they could before more storms moved in.