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.

The Orland Park Village Board approved an updated downtown redevelopment plan and set construction of Heroes Park to begin by the end of summer, while clearing the way for a UChicago Medicine expansion. Funding terms and a timeline were locked in during Tuesday's vote.

A new study finds heavy metals in soils and eggshells and the fungus Ophidiomyces in snakes across the Chicago region, complicating ongoing headstart and reintroduction work.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will sign a record $55.9B Illinois budget in Chicago that pairs modest school and safety‑net funding with new taxes on social media, targeted ads, crypto and fantasy sports.

Former Blackhawks winger Kyle Calder has died at 47 after a brief illness. The hockey community and youth programs he coached remembered his hard‑nosed play and mentorship.

A woman was found covered in blood outside Falcon Fuel on E. 79th Street early Tuesday and taken to UChicago Medical Center in critical condition. Area Two detectives are investigating.

A judge handed Jovan McPherson a 35‑year sentence after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the 2021 Lincoln Park shooting that wounded a Chicago police officer. The sentence requires him to serve most of the term.

A pedestrian was struck by a Metra Milwaukee District North train near Union Station on Tuesday; inbound and outbound service was halted and later restored with residual delays.

A 19‑year‑old e‑bike rider died Tuesday after colliding with a vehicle near Belmont and George in Franklin Park. Police say the cause remains under investigation.