Two troopers were hospitalized after their squad car was struck and rolled during a chase in Cicero. One person was arrested and state police are investigating.

The city inspector general found City Hall largely followed procurement rules while spending about $640 million to house and feed new arrivals, flagging only minor invoice errors.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to selling fentanyl-laced drugs across Cook and DuPage counties.

A former Big Ten Network engineering director was sentenced to 28 months and ordered to repay just over $4 million after prosecutors say he bought Apple devices with company funds and resold them.

ONE333, a 305‑unit South Loop tower at 1333 S Wabash, is on the market with CBRE leading the offering amid renewed investor demand.

DLA Piper asked a Chicago judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Yasmeen Elagha, who says the firm rescinded her 2024 job offer after pro‑Palestine advocacy. The motion argues procedural defects and nondisclosure.

First Financial will acquire Finward Bancorp and Peoples Bank in a $208M stock deal, adding 24 branches across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland and boosting Chicago deposits.

Roseland Community Hospital says it needs immediate state funding after a cash shortfall put payroll and core services at risk. Leaders warn time is short to keep the doors open.

A stolen SUV from northern Illinois crashed into a gas line near Genoa City after a high‑speed pursuit; the driver was captured after hiding in brush and faces charges in both counties.

A teenage dirt bike rider died after colliding with an SUV on North Main Street in Wauconda; officials say the crash is under investigation.

mHub is reportedly plotting a West Side campus that could outsize The 78, a move that would shift where Chicago locates manufacturing jobs and labs. The plan raises questions about land, financing and neighborhood impacts.

A West Chicago man was found unconscious in an underpass and later arrested on aggravated battery charges after a July 19 attack that left the victim with broken bones.

A 15-year-old was shot and killed early Wednesday in the 4600 block of West Jackson Boulevard. Area Four detectives are investigating the death.