Five neighborhood restaurants and bars — from Bucktown to Roscoe Village — closed or scaled back in late October, reshaping several local dining blocks. Owners and teams say some concepts will relocate or focus on private events.

The city inspector general says investigators were denied access to Mayor Johnson's City Hall "gift room," and the advisory flags gaps in the public gift log. The report renews scrutiny of how gifts are recorded and stored.

Federal judges in Chicago are weighing whether to limit federal immigration agents' use of tear gas and other crowd‑control tactics amid new video and deposition evidence.

A bystander’s video shows masked federal agents detaining a pre-K teacher at Rayito de Sol in Roscoe Village, leaving parents and neighbors alarmed.

At a City Council budget hearing, Commissioner Lissette Castañeda said the Department of Housing is preserving existing units and accelerating new affordable construction.

A Vernon Hills toy company has put President Trump’s emergency‑power tariffs before the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling could reshape presidential authority and import costs for small businesses.

A storage‑unit haul that included a 1985 Grammy and handwritten lyrics from Koko Taylor turned up at a Back of the Yards flea market, prompting efforts to recover the items. Collectors and museums are working to identify and return the pieces.

The Bears’ plan to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights stalled after the fall session ended with no vote on the tax and infrastructure measures the team needs. The funding fight is now set to resume when lawmakers return in early 2026.

Developers filed a remediation plan with the Illinois EPA for the 440‑acre former South Works, proposing engineered caps, slurry walls and a multi‑decade monitoring program.

Judge Sara Ellis heard video and testimony alleging repeated, unwarned use of tear gas and physical force by federal immigration agents as she weighs extending limits on their tactics. The decision will affect whether body-cam and use-of-force rules stay in place.

Five people were injured in a head-on collision between an SUV and a sedan on Route 14 near Harvard, including two children, one of whom was ejected from a car seat.

The Chicago Police Department is searching for missing 15-year-old Mya Young-Bey, last seen near the 5000 block of S. Champlain. She is African American, 5'4", and has a nose piercing. They urge anyone with information to contact them.

Chicago Police seek information on Bianca Williams, 37, missing since October 24, last seen on the 300 block of W. 64th St. She may be near the 7100-7300 blocks of S. Halsted.