Colorado clinched a playoff spot with a 4-1 road win in Chicago as MacKinnon and Necas paced the Avalanche.

An 84-year-old woman died after an early-morning house fire in Logan Square; the Chicago Fire Department is investigating.

Billy Bricks is pairing its wood‑fired pizza with Moo Joe’s award‑winning ice cream and has opened a Parlor on Central shop in Evanston. Expect pizza and scoops side by side.

Prosecutors asked a Henry County judge to ignore seven pro se motions from Jamison Fisher and warned he could face contempt if filings continue. Fisher is charged in the 1996 death of 11‑year‑old Trudy Appleby.

A landmark Evanston building owned by The Cradle Society at 2049 Ridge Ave is on the market; new zoning and its location near Northwestern make it a tempting adaptive‑reuse play.

An offender has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Chicago Fire Department member, the department's media feed said late Friday.

A 30-year-old man was stabbed on the Blue Line platform at Western Avenue in Logan Square and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. Area Five detectives are investigating.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison in connection with the 2021 death of 1‑year‑old Zion Price in Milwaukee.

Austin's viral dessert shop The Bougie Foodie is opening in Chicago's Fulton Market this April with its signature 6‑ounce Cookie Mountains and boozy bread pudding.

A newly revealed litigation-funding tie has put the nationwide class action over elite colleges' financial aid at risk, imperiling hundreds of millions in settlements and payouts to more than 200,000 students.

Cook County sheriffs, with U.S. Marshals support, arrested a 74-year-old Chicago man wanted on predatory child-sex assault and aggravated kidnapping warrants.

A judge issued a mixed verdict in the Renato Salazar case: acquitted of attempted murder but convicted of leaving the scene after a 2022 Fullerton hit‑and‑run. He’s due back in court May 7.

A 26-year-old man drove to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after being shot while in his car on the 400-block of West Ontario Street; Area Three detectives are investigating.