A 54-year-old man was found shot twice on the 2800 block of South Avers after a call for a reported stabbing. He is at Mount Sinai in fair condition and police are investigating.

Hotel owners and Choose Chicago proposed a 1.5-point surcharge at large downtown hotels to fund marketing, bid incentives and a new tourism improvement district.

A new ranking puts Chicago at No. 9 for startups — strong survival rates, but the city lags in new business formation.

A computational mismatch helped researchers identify residual water blocking COF capture sites — making pores hydrophobic during synthesis restores CO2 uptake.

A 68-year-old man died early Tuesday after a fire in Bridgeport; CFD crews found him on the 3800-block of South Wallace Street and the cause is under investigation.

Chicago Police are seeking help to find Ahniyah Griffith, a 17-year-old last seen on S. Champlain Ave. She's 5'3", 100 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair.

The Chicago Fire Department and the Gillen family rang a bell in Roseland to honor Lt. Scott Gillen, whose death on the Dan Ryan helped prompt Illinois' move‑over law.

Nearly all ramps at the I‑80/Center Street interchange in Joliet will close after Monday’s rush for a multiyear rebuild; detours will route traffic to US 6, Larkin and Jefferson.

A Seventh Circuit panel upheld Chicago’s ordinance allowing impoundment and sale of vehicles tied to unpaid parking tickets, rejecting a facial takings challenge.

Evanston police say four people ran a tap-to-pay donation scam that hit residents across the city; officers recovered cash, phones and a vehicle after arrests.

An international 4D Nucleome team produced single‑cell 3D genome maps, cataloging 140,000+ chromatin loops and offering new ways to link non‑coding variants to disease.

A shooting on a Chicago CTA train left one dead and another injured, with the suspect fleeing the scene. This incident adds to concerns over public transit safety.

The family of 9‑year‑old Anakin Perez says the driver who hit him while walking to school was only ticketed; they want prosecutors to re-examine the case. Neighbors are calling for safer crossings.