Investindustrial agreed to buy Oak Brook’s TreeHouse Foods for about $2.9 billion. Shareholders will get $22.50 a share and a contingent right tied to litigation recoveries.

Gino & Marty’s faces hundreds of thousands in liabilities, wage complaints and a landlord eviction while the owner vows to relaunch the West Loop spot. Court records and former staff accounts show the scale of the problems behind the closed facade.

A fire in Chicago's Douglas neighborhood hospitalized one woman for smoke inhalation and displaced three others. The blaze began around 10:15 p.m. and was extinguished by 11:40 p.m. The cause is under investigation.

A man died and a woman was critically injured after their car struck a tree in Aurora; excessive speed was likely a factor. Police urge careful driving and seek information.

Multi-car crashes caused major delays on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, with traffic impacted during rush hour amidst snow showers contributing to hazardous conditions.

A $10,000 reward is offered for information on a deadly armed robbery in Chicago's Little Village, where two men were shot and killed by a suspect in a Blackhawks hoodie.

Ineos is planning another round of layoffs at its Joliet‑area chemical plant in Channahon, the latest disruption at a site that has cut jobs before.

The Chicago Police have alerted McKinley Park and Brighton Park residents of burglaries in the area, detailing suspect descriptions and advising security measures.

Illinois Senators Durbin and Duckworth split on a government shutdown deal; Durbin sided with its advancement, while Duckworth opposed it due to insufficient protections.

For the first time ever, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve will count down midnight live from Chicago with riverfront fireworks and a national ABC broadcast.

A multi-car rollover on DuSable Lake Shore Drive jammed Monday's morning commute on Chicago's South Side.

IonQ and the University of Chicago will build a campus quantum center and bring a production‑grade quantum computer and entanglement network to Hyde Park. The partnership aims to accelerate research-to-product work across the region.

Two Chicago police officers were hurt in a South Loop crash Saturday night; one officer is in serious condition and the driver was cited.