Illinois is preparing to join WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network to get direct outbreak intelligence and expert guidance after the U.S. withdrew.

Freddie Gibbs — the Gary rapper — is credited on Leon Thomas’s Grammy-winning album MUTT, a milestone that local outlets are calling a first for a Gary rapper.

Burl, the new wood‑fired spot from Tom and Rachel Carlin, has opened on Prairie Avenue with farmer‑driven, Midwestern‑leaning plates and Great Lakes fish. Hours, menu highlights and booking info inside.

Chicago police arrested a person after a 'person with a gun' call on the Near West Side; officers recovered a firearm and listed aggravated assault and domestic battery.

A 19-year-old driver died and an 86-year-old woman was injured after a two-vehicle crash Monday at Washington Street and Atkinson Road in Grayslake.

Two teenagers were critically shot inside a South Shore apartment early Tuesday; police recovered two firearms and Area One detectives are investigating.

Hundreds of North Side students marched to River Park in a two-hour, student-led anti-ICE rally that organizers said will be paired with civic action.

601W and David Werner bought the 1.4M‑sq‑ft Loop tower at 175 W. Jackson for about $41M, a steep discount to Brookfield’s 2018 price; Northwind financing will back leasing work.

A Momence bar owner was found dead Monday and Kankakee County detectives have opened a homicide investigation. Officials identified the victim as 30-year-old Courtney M. Drysdale.

The Chicago Public Library’s 'Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny' series pairs the superstar’s music with lessons on Puerto Rican history ahead of his halftime show. Sessions mix scholarship, visuals and community conversation.

A 31-year-old was arrested after a 2023 Rolls‑Royce stolen from Texas was found parked without plates outside Papa Joe’s in Orland Park.

Artisan Capital Group paid about $31.4M for the 200‑unit Arrowhead Apartments in Palatine, pledging upgrades while preserving 40 HUD‑subsidized units.

An Environment committee will vote Feb. 3 on resolutions recognizing a rat‑contraceptive pilot and supporting a Chicago Area Waterway System reclamation study. The items cross public‑health and environmental lines.