Cook County deputies recovered about 24,000 pounds of stolen Wawa coffee stored in a Melrose Park warehouse; officials value the haul at over $100,000.

A Papillion truck driver found a 3‑ to 4‑year‑old alone in a median, wrapped him in a blanket and kept him safe until police located the family.

Chicago man, Lawrence Reed, is indicted on federal terrorism and arson charges for two separate incidents involving a train passenger and Chicago City Hall.

The FDA warned retailers like Target and Walmart for selling recalled ByHeart infant formula linked to a botulism outbreak affecting 51 infants. Despite the recall, these products were found on shelves, leading to FDA action and retailer responses.

The state has escalated a probe into Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy after finding repeated special-education violations and estimating tens of thousands of missed instruction minutes.

A Cook County wrongful-death suit amended this week alleges a former Chicago therapist sexually abused a patient starting when she was 14 and that the abuse contributed to her 2024 suicide.

Jeremy Herred Jr., paralyzed after the Douglass Park pool shooting, spoke at Leighton as the accused former lifeguard returned to court and a detention hearing was rescheduled.

President Trump signed an order moving marijuana to Schedule III to ease research and tax barriers. Chicago businesses and researchers are watching agency rulemaking to see what actually changes.

Chicago State's trustees approved a Division I football program and set an Aug. 29, 2026 kickoff. The Cougars will play 2026 as an independent before joining the NEC in 2027.

Broadview’s zoning panel unanimously rejected a draft ordinance that would have tightened where prisons and detention centers could locate, after residents said the text was unclear.

A Chicago resident says nine tap-to-pay charges totaled about $45,000 and that her bank initially denied the fraud claim before reversing it after a news inquiry. The case joins a string of similar street donation scams in the city.

Federal officials have told ACT Now Illinois its community‑schools grant will end Dec. 31, jeopardizing services for 19,000 students across 32 schools.

Chicago Children’s Theatre will present a monthlong Chicago Sensory Theatre Summit Feb. 2–Mar. 1 with workshops, sensory performances and a Red Kite prom for teens. The program pairs industry training with public-access events.