Porchlight will stage its full 2026–27 season at Victory Gardens' Biograph Theatre in Lincoln Park, consolidating concerts and musicals into one home. The season includes Little Shop and a Feb. 2027 Chicago premiere.

After years at markets and pop-ups, Meze Table opened a storefront at 3437 S. Morgan in Bridgeport, selling Greek mezes, pantry goods and items from local makers.

A blown transformer at the Kluczynski Federal Building in the Loop sent CFD crews to 230 S. Dearborn; officials reported no injuries.

Fern Hill’s latest filing for 23 S. Sangamon pulls a promised community center and instead proposes a 70‑unit condo building with four public restrooms and park storage.

Whole Foods confirmed plans to occupy the ground floor of the landmark Home Bank and Trust building in Wicker Park, taking over the CVS space that closed in 2023.

Lakeview’s Amici-Chicago will close as owner Alfio Sciacca retires after nearly 40 years, despite a viral spotlight from TikTok critic Keith Lee and a brief sales surge.

Pilsen parents and community leaders are opposing a CPS–CTU agreement to make May 1 a ‘day of civic action,’ saying it threatens instruction and strains family supports.

An EF‑1 tornado struck near Mendota on April 17, overturning semis on I‑39 and damaging barns and power poles; the National Weather Service confirmed no injuries.

Evidence consistent with gunfire was found near East Chicago Avenue Friday night; no victims were located and those detained were released.

A 20-year-old woman was pulled from the Chicago River on Sunday and was later identified by the Cook County medical examiner; detectives continue to investigate.

Two burglars smashed a Dunning card shop window and took roughly $100,000 in cards and comics, the owner says.

A 28-year-old man was shot late Sunday in Chicago's Brainerd neighborhood and is hospitalized in critical condition while detectives investigate.

Huron Consulting trimmed its West Loop office at 550 W. Van Buren, a move that underscores continued pressure on downtown Chicago's office market.