Bridge lifts, the Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon and neighborhood fests will close multiple streets across Chicago this weekend.

Sam Sianis, the longtime owner of Chicago’s Billy Goat Tavern and a figure behind the cheezborger lore, has died at 91, the restaurant announced. The family-run spot paid tribute on social media.

A baby girl was killed in a stabbing on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday; police say a suspect was taken into custody and charges are pending.

Cadillac is planning a Midwest flagship showroom on Chicago's North Side near Lincoln Yards, on parcels sold earlier this year as developers rework the site.

Aurora police asked residents to avoid the 2000 block of West Downer Place Friday as officers investigated a reported shooting; nearby roads were closed and restrictions remained in place.

A crash on southbound I‑65 in Hobart left three people dead and two critically injured; lanes were closed while investigators processed the scene.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker was treated at a Springfield hospital after a minor complication from a May 1 outpatient urology procedure; officials say he’s fine and back at work.

A Dayton man led police on a chase through Franklin, crashed and jumped into the Great Miami River before being arrested and treated at a hospital.

L.L.Bean will open a roughly 16,000‑sq‑ft store at 336 S. Route 59 in Naperville this October, anchoring the Westridge Court/Block 59 redevelopment and filling a long‑vacant big‑box space.

An Aurora Christian Schools board member was arrested and charged with multiple child-sex felonies. Police say they’re seeking other possible victims and tips.

Theaster Gates and Heiji Choy Black will open Han Cha, a Korean‑inspired tea salon, and Yunomi, a cocktail lounge, at the Stony Island Arts Bank ahead of the Obama Center’s June opening.

Park Forest police are trying to reunite a horse found wandering near Western Avenue and Steger Road with its owner.

Demolition has begun at the former House of the Good Shepherd on W. Grace as the Cubs push to fold the lot into their Camry parking operation; neighbors are mobilizing.