A 74‑year‑old Wadsworth man was arrested after investigators say his devices held nearly 200,000 child sexual abuse files; prosecutors say deleted files were recovered by forensic teams.

The Trumbull Collection will turn eight city lots in North Lawndale into 27 for-sale homes under a $6.5M Missing Middle plan.

A 33‑year‑old motorcycle rider was killed after running a red light and colliding with a Toyota Prius in Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood early Friday.

A pre-dawn crash on the southbound Dan Ryan near 26th Street left one person dead and briefly shut the freeway as crews worked the scene.

Jerry Mickelson says reopening the Uptown Theatre will cost about $200 million, and the city’s TIF rules could determine whether the palace gets the funding it needs.

A Carol Stream man who prosecutors say deliberately ignited his home and caused an explosion was sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to aggravated arson.

Cook County Sheriff's Police say deputies stopped a 23-year-old at 95th/Dan Ryan and found a loaded firearm in his backpack; he faces aggravated unlawful possession and was released after court.

Lincoln Avenue Trader Joe’s won recognition after the NLRB opened a challenged ballot, giving the crew a one‑vote majority and making it the first TJ’s in Illinois to unionize.

Police removed dozens of firearms from a Bridgeport home after a domestic dispute; a 55-year-old man was arrested and Area One detectives are investigating.

WareSpace bought a vacant Downers Grove warehouse and will convert it into dozens of micro-bay units to serve suburban small businesses. Design and contractor hires are still pending.

UChicago Law will bar phones and laptops in first‑year classrooms under a new AI strategy that emphasizes core legal reasoning and supervised AI training. Professors may name scribes and permit limited tech in specific activities.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 20–40 years in Luzerne County after pleading guilty in a multi‑county crime spree that included a New Haven homicide warrant.

A 2-1 appeals-court panel ruled that Illinois’ Protect Illinois Communities Act is constitutional, keeping statewide limits on assault-style semiautomatic guns and magazines in force.