A city-YMCA partnership will give Chicago residents ages 12–18 free access to seven community Ys this summer, with programming and pool/gym use through Aug. 31.

Cook County sheriff’s investigators say they recovered more than $5,200 in stolen Ulta merchandise; two teens were charged after the getaway car was tracked to Chicago.

An early‑morning collision at 31st and Halsted left two CPD officers with minor injuries; the pickup driver was taken to Stroger Hospital and expected to be OK.

Three top South Side brokers have turned buyers, building a roughly $70M Chicago portfolio while foreclosure fights and a federal raid shine a spotlight on the deals.

A Glencoe blufftop that sold for $9.2M in 2025 is back on the market at $14.8M after a modernist rebuild — an about‑face that tests the North Shore luxury market.

Nearly four years after UIC student Giovanni "Gio" Flores was killed, his family and Cook County Crime Stoppers are renewing a plea for tips.

A Cary man was charged June 3 after investigators say cocaine and excessive speed led to a Jan. 13 Deer Park crash that killed a 95-year-old motorist.

UChicago’s Lab Schools said a Pride flag on the courtyard pole would violate institutional neutrality; students rehoisted a flag and faculty raised objections.

A Lake in the Hills man was ordered held after prosecutors say his eighth DUI arrest followed a head-on Algonquin crash that hospitalized six people. He faces aggravated-DUI counts and is due in court June 10.

Illinois lawmakers passed HB 5487 to curb private‑equity and non‑lawyer control of law firms; the measure limits access to client records, fee‑sharing and MSO power and now awaits the governor’s decision.

Waukegan Ald. Sylvia Sims Bolton says she is "reconsidering" a reelection bid after being charged over a mail ballot linked to her late mother. County officials say the ballot was flagged before it was counted.

Batavia approved a $1 million TIF incentive to help build the Residences at River Pointe, a 72‑unit affordable project at 400 S. River St., with state tax‑credit backing.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza launched a 2027 bid for Chicago mayor, releasing a video and holding a Little Village kickoff while pressing for fiscal fixes and public safety.