Developers say the rebuilt Ryan Field will 'ease into' events — and local high‑school teams are slated for rent‑free nights under the lights shortly after opening. Neighbors remain wary.

Mark Thomas, founder of The Alley, is looking for a successor as the Avondale shop marks its 50th anniversary with a free block party on June 14.

High waves and dangerous currents will keep swimmers off Lake Michigan through Thursday night. An Air Pollution Action Day asks sensitive groups to limit outdoor activity.

At a Maywood hearing, Robert Held and legal groups urged prosecutors to upgrade a misdemeanor against an off‑duty ICE agent to felony charges.

The Bank of America Chicago 13.1 returns Sunday in Garfield Park. Here’s what locals need to know about start times, packet pick‑up and closures.

A judge ordered a man held after prosecutors say he reversed his car and ran over a woman in Oakwood Hills; the victim remains critically injured. The suspect is due back in court June 2.

Keon Slater, 37, was arrested May 24 and charged with first‑degree murder in the Aug. 24, 2025 Humboldt Park shooting that killed 22‑year‑old Martin Guerrero.

A Fulton Market parcel adjacent to the closed Time Out Market is back on the market with prior hotel approvals, drawing developer interest and reuse questions.

An Air Pollution Action Day covers much of the Chicago metro as ozone climbs into unhealthy ranges; officials say vulnerable people should limit time outdoors.

20West, a 73-unit midrise in downtown Mount Prospect, sold for $23 million amid a flurry of suburban apartment trades.

Hoffman Estates police say a 25-year-old Elgin man pulled a handgun at a May 14 traffic stop; officers disarmed him and he now faces seven felony counts.

A 17-year-old was killed and two men critically wounded in a Back of the Yards shooting; police found an AK‑47‑style rifle nearby and Area 1 detectives are investigating.

Basis and Lessen listed large Loop blocks for sublease, spotlighting persistent downtown vacancy and a widening gap between trophy buildings and older stock.