A 34-year-old man was shot early Thursday in Roseland and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital; some CTA buses were briefly rerouted on Forest Avenue.

Cushman & Wakefield reports Chicago logged 21.8M SF of industrial leases through mid‑2026, driven by big‑box deals and steady rent growth. Vacancy remained around 4.8%.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed mortgage averaged 6.55% this week — the highest reading in nearly a year — as bond yields and oil prices push borrowing costs up.

Illinois Tech won a UGC Letter of Approval to open a Mumbai campus and will enroll students for fall 2026, becoming the first U.S. university to offer U.S. degrees in India.

CTA and IDOT moved the Forest Park Blue Line into a funded design phase while the city approved a Division‑Austin bus‑turnaround refresh.

A late‑night motorcycle crash near Chicago Rockford International Airport killed two people; the Winnebago County Coroner identified the victims and police are investigating.

Video shows a car striking a BP station on Stony Island Avenue in Chicago, leaving visible damage to pumps and the canopy. Officials have released few details so far.

Chicago police warned of a series of robberies targeting gold necklaces across multiple neighborhoods; detectives are seeking tips and any video that could help identify suspects.

DuPage County warns of phone scammers posing as deputies who demand payment for fake jury duty, warrants or bond. Here’s how the scheme works and how to report it.

A multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway near Ashland injured four people early Thursday; at least one vehicle caught fire and lanes were later reopened.

A federal judge handed former Summit police chief John Kosmowski three years after jurors found he accepted cash tied to a liquor-license transfer and tried to cover it up.

A court‑watching report says judges at Leighton ordered detention in the majority of petitions — including many defendants the county’s risk tool labeled low risk.

A man was found unresponsive Thursday on the CTA Blue Line near O’Hare and died while being taken to a hospital. Chicago police say the death is under investigation.