Police and sanitation trucks sealed off Rainbow Beach Friday as city crews moved to head off a planned teen takeover on the South Side.

Two people were killed Thursday evening in a head-on crash near Huntley. First responders found heavy front-end damage and the Kane County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

A 47-year-old Geneva man died after his Jeep veered off Crissey Avenue and struck a tree Thursday night; officials say an iPhone crash alert prompted the response.

Two 18-year-olds were shot Friday night in Little Village on the 2800 block of S. Sawyer Avenue; both were hospitalized in serious condition.

Three tollway workers were struck on southbound I‑294 near Golf Road in Des Plaines; one worker later died and lanes were closed, officials say.

Hyde Park Academy students protested after two community groups that staffed the school's Peace Room were removed; organizers say the move leaves teens without fast emotional support.

An RPM affiliate paid $103.5M for the 346‑unit Grand Central in the South Loop, topping Waterton’s 2023 price as investors return to Chicago rentals.

Elk Grove Village will hold a July 18 raffle giving residents first dibs on 20 new single‑family homes priced in the high $400,000s; winners must live there at least five years.

Cook County prosecutors asked judges to issue warrants for people who missed traffic hearings after ICE arrests, prompting due‑process concerns from lawyers and advocates.

Chicago’s Tempus won FDA clearance to run its xT CDx test without matched normal samples, a label expansion the company says will broaden use and affect reimbursement.

Plainfield police arrested 22-year-old Chance A. Keller after USB drives containing child sexual-abuse material were found at two businesses; investigators say federal forensics helped link the devices to him.

A DeKalb man faces attempted murder and a hate-crime charge after an alleged machete attack left a roommate badly injured.

A Villa Park resident faces felony charges after prosecutors say a pursuit reached 108 mph on I‑88 and ended at a Motel 6 in Villa Park.