Police say a 30-year-old pregnant woman was found with apparent stab wounds during an apartment fire in Downers Grove; a person of interest is in custody. Investigators from county arson and state fire‑marshal teams are on the scene.

A 39-year-old woman was critically wounded early Tuesday on Aurora’s near East Side; police say detectives are investigating and seeking witnesses.

A judge handed a 20-year sentence to Adam Stone after finding him guilty of a 2022 Naperville home invasion while on probation.

Federal immigration agents arrested a 40-year-old Bolingbrook man after they say he drove across a yard and rammed an enforcement vehicle during a Hywood Lane operation. Police filed a damage report.

Gould Grieco & Hensley inked a roughly 17,000‑square‑foot lease at PNC Centre and plans to relocate its Chicago headquarters by spring 2026. The move gives the firm a Loop address amid a string of downtown law‑firm expansions.

A 23‑year‑old Palatine man faces felony home invasion charges after deputies say he forced his way into a neighbor's apartment with a machete; no one was hurt.

Hollywood Casino’s new Aurora resort will include a Drift Spa, celebrity restaurants and a hotel as the land-based property aims to open in early 2026.

Mace was sprayed inside Paul Revere Elementary on Tuesday; nine people were taken to hospitals and most suffered only minor symptoms. Officials did not immediately identify a suspect.

A group calling itself Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender sued Illinois, arguing a state rule gives party leaders a veto over who can use 'Democrat' in a nonprofit's name. The filing asks a federal judge to block enforcement while the case proceeds.

John Deere will open a distribution center near Hebron and a $70M excavator plant in Kernersville, creating roughly 300 jobs and shifting excavator production from Japan to the U.S.

A Bellwood man was arrested Monday and charged with attempted first‑degree murder after a woman was shot in Humboldt Park and taken to Mount Sinai in fair condition.

Boone, a Cook County Labrador trained to smell electronics, is helping investigators find micro‑SD cards and hidden cameras that can be crucial evidence in child‑exploitation probes.

Records show the Wisconsin driver in a 2024 I‑294 crash had multiple DUI convictions and a Habitual Traffic Offender designation, yet prosecutors did not file criminal charges.