Federal agents intercepted 351 packages in Chicago, recovering more than $3.2 million in human growth hormone and anabolic steroids. Officials say many shipments were hidden inside master cartons and originated overseas.

Nuveen paid $27M for Elston Plaza in Avondale, a Jewel‑Osco‑anchored strip center that joins the firm’s growing U.S. grocery‑anchored portfolio.

A Joliet man was arrested and charged after threats to a Kendall County judge; he was booked in Yorkville and is due back in court on April 30, 2026.

Three Logan Square businesses were robbed early Friday in a roughly 20‑minute spree. Area Five detectives are investigating.

A 3-1 loss in Edmonton officially knocked the Blackhawks out of playoff contention and pushed their postseason drought to six seasons.

Samuel R. Harris, a child survivor who founded the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie and helped preserve survivors’ testimony, has died at 90. Museum leaders and local officials praised his decades of public education.

A Sangamon County judge handed Cristobal Santana a 95-year sentence after a jury convicted him of shooting and beating an Illinois State Police trooper during a 2023 traffic stop.

A 31-year-old man was shot while sitting in a parked car in Garfield Park early Saturday; police say occupants of two cars opened fire and the victim is in good condition.

Police found an 81-year-old woman dead in a Vernon Hills home after a standoff; her son was arrested and is being evaluated, authorities say.

A work van clipped Long Grove’s Robert Parker Coffin Bridge on Thursday, the latest in a string of strikes since the span’s 2020 reopening.

Newmark’s Midwest multifamily team closed nine Chicago‑area deals in 2025 totaling $689.3M, led by a near‑$175M Streeterville sale and an $88.5M Oak Park trade.

A retired Chicago SWAT leader and Crittenden County deputy was critically wounded during a guardianship call in Sturgis; the suspect died at the scene.

A five-vehicle crash at Chicago Road and Joe Orr Road killed two drivers and sent three juveniles to hospital Friday afternoon. Investigators are probing the cause.