Yummy Bowl is moving into the former Applebee’s at McHenry Plaza; the owner says the opening depends on final work, staffing and a county health inspection.

A Chicago federal jury awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo in a wrongful-death suit tied to the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash. The award includes about $21 million for pain and suffering and the family plans to seek punitive damages.

The five‑building Pavilion Apartments near O’Hare sold for $167 million, the largest Chicago‑area apartment trade this year and a signal of investor interest in large commuter rentals.

A Downers Grove operator was sentenced to nine years after prosecutors say he fabricated asylum documents, failed to remit payroll taxes and possessed thousands of images of minors.

A 53-year-old convicted felon was arrested after security screening found a loaded .380 pistol, 29 rounds and knives in a bookbag at Chicago’s Dirksen courthouse.

A former Munster nurse's aide faces felony charges after alleged assaults at two care homes left a 95‑year‑old resident dead.

Chicago-based Bowa Construction bought Maitland's Verity Construction on May 13, 2026, giving the firm an in-market foothold in the Orlando metro and wider Southeast.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said CARE will be available across all 77 community areas, sending clinicians and EMTs — not police — to eligible mental-health calls.

Four people drove an SUV through the front of a Stony Sub in Avalon Park early Wednesday, stole an ATM and fled; Area 2 detectives are canvassing for video and witnesses.

A 57-year-old CTA driver was held at knifepoint on North Pulaski early Wednesday but drove to North Clark and escaped; police arrested a suspect in the Gold Coast. Charges are pending.

The Fields Studios converted a Marshall Field's warehouse into Chicago’s first purpose-built film and TV campus — nine stages, public grants and promises of local jobs.

Rebuilt after a 2024 grease fire, Irene’s Finer Diner reopened in North Center with new dishes and old favorites. The soft‑open runs mornings into early afternoons.

CDOT is nearly finished rebuilding four Montrose Harbor bridges; pedestrian and bike underpasses are expected to reopen by the end of May. Stonework will continue through summer.