Pulte has acquired the former Our Lady of the Brook site in Northbrook and plans a 53-unit, 55+ townhome community after Vatican clearance cleared a sale logjam. The village has transferred approvals to the builder.

A federal judge in Chicago dismissed most discrimination and retaliation claims against the National Association of Realtors, narrowing a high‑profile employee suit. A separate contract theory remains.

A fire in the 3000 block of West George Street near Logan Square killed at least one person Friday night, the Chicago Fire Department said.

A packed Village Hall forced Lisle to postpone a public hearing on a proposed 256,000-square-foot, 50MW data center at the former Lockformer site. Neighbors raised alarms about generators, noise and contamination history.

Chicago has filed to host the 2028 and 2032 Democratic National Conventions, leaning on 2024 infrastructure and a deep hotel inventory as it enters the DNC sweepstakes.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's family office paid just over $21 million for Harmony Apartments in Uptown, expanding a recent multifamily buying spree.

Chicago police are searching for a man who followed a woman from the Logan Square CTA station and sexually assaulted her in the 2900 block of North Kedzie.

Terry Boers, a founding voice of 670 The Score and co-host of Boers & Bernstein, has died at 75. The station says it will celebrate his life on-air next week.

Two people were shot Friday in Grand Crossing; one was in serious condition and sources say Chicago police fired shots, while CPD says no officers were injured.

UNITE HERE has filed a new suit to make the former Signature Room owners pay about $1.5M in back wages and benefits after the restaurant’s 2023 closure.

Park Forest condemned one Autumn Ridge building after 17 units lost heat during an arctic snap; officials say residents will be placed in hotels and warming centers are open.

A 30-year-old man was shot inside his parked car Friday night in Humboldt Park. Police say the shooter walked up, opened fire and fled on foot.

Fire crews fought an apartment blaze in Chicago on Saturday as extreme cold battered the city. Officials said few details were available as investigators examined the scene.