A 43-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday near Main and Roberts in Paris; investigators are looking into the crash.

A Round Lake Beach woman was arrested Tuesday after DNA and genetic testing linked her to the 2001 death of a newborn found behind a Rollins Road grocery store.

Chicago‑born billionaire Ken Griffin has increased donations to GOP super PACs ahead of the 2026 midterms, including a $5M May check to the Congressional Leadership Fund.

A technical funding glitch cost Aurora its 24/7 mental-health Living Room and left southern Kane County without overnight crisis respite. The denial has prompted calls for emergency support and a review of grant systems.

A court-ordered firearms seizure in the 4200 block of North Leavitt turned up a weapon fitted with an auto switch, 20 guns and thousands of rounds; a 50‑year‑old man has been charged.

A 23-year-old woman died after a crash at Church and Butterfield in Aurora; police say the other driver now faces multiple felony charges including aggravated DUI.

Allstate hired CoStar CFO Christian Lown as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 3. The move follows related leadership changes at CoStar and internal reshuffling at Allstate.

Two Chicago police officers and two others were hospitalized after a crash at Division and Hamlin; one person was reported critically injured.

Two young men were wounded in a late-night shooting near Jackson Place; bullets also struck nearby Waldo Middle School, police say. One victim is in critical but stable condition.

Two men were wounded in separate Chicago shootings overnight, including a West Side drive‑by and a Roseland shooting; both victims were listed in good condition.

A plan to turn a long‑vacant Downers Grove office into 184 apartments is headed to the village council, drawing neighborhood pushback over traffic and schools.

About four kilograms of suspected fentanyl were seized at a Northside apartment and two men were arrested in a JSO narcotics sweep.

City inspectors ordered Stella’s Diner temporarily closed after finding live roaches, carcasses and sanitation violations; a nearby deli owned by the same group faced its own suspension earlier this month.