Whole Foods plans a new Lakeview store at the Lakeview Connection on Belmont and Halsted, a shift that follows Amazon's move to convert some Fresh locations into Whole Foods. The change reshapes a corner long marketed for a national grocer.

Marquette paid about $43.7M for Forest Pointe in Lake Bluff and plans unit overhauls plus new outdoor amenities at the garden‑style complex.

Chicago nonprofit lender IFF plans to scale up loans and property investments in Detroit to build a regional hub for community capital. The move could unlock financing for housing, early‑childhood centers and nonprofit facilities.

Rising drug and supply bills are shrinking Illinois hospital margins even as revenue grows. Benchmarking shows margins slipping and policy shifts could cut support.

DeKalb hired a consultant to study whether Metra service can be extended from Elburn into the city. The work is funded by a $400K IDOT grant plus a $100K local match.

Two Downers Grove friends won a $518,309 FastPlay Twenty 20s jackpot on the Illinois Lottery iLottery app; one plans to help pay for college while the other enjoys retirement flexibility.

A new Illinois bill would bar fines and criminal penalties for people sleeping or storing belongings on public land, but counties and neighbors warn it could hamstring local enforcement.

U.S. Steel says it will restart the tin mill at Gary Works, bringing roughly 225 jobs and restoring domestic tin-plate capacity as trade and supply issues simmer.

The group behind Adalina filed for a liquor license to open Arla, a rooftop restaurant at 15 E Oak with plans for an outdoor patio and skyline views. Local filings and reporting identify the sixth floor as the site.

At 17 weeks pregnant, Brionna Johnson had a 27‑pound fibroid removed at Loretto Hospital; doctors say her pregnancy and fertility were preserved.

Trustees heard a revived plan to expand Nichols Library’s 130‑space lot to about 500 spaces. Costs, funding and community feedback are now being reviewed.

A Lincoln Park family and their nanny were held for five days and forced to transfer $15 million in cryptocurrency; a defendant has now agreed to plead guilty in federal court.

Surveillance video shows a group ripping an ATM from a Logan Square bar early Friday, leaving a smashed storefront. Police are investigating as the theft adds to a string of predawn ATM hits across the city.