Chicago City Council committee calls for resignation of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros

A key Chicago City Council committee has joined the growing chorus calling for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign.

• Jul 7

Mayor Johnson says Chicago is falling sort of revenue predictions for year

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that the city is falling short of its revenue predictions for 2026.

• Jul 7

Neighbors on South Side block say property is overgrown and city is not taking action

The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.

• Jul 7

Chicago man charged in Gary shooting that killed 10-year-old boy

A Chicago man is charged with murder for a shooting over the July Fourth holiday weekend that killed a 10-year-old boy in Gary, Indiana.

• Jul 7

Arlington Heights Village Board vote to keep Bears Billboard for another year

The digital billboard teases Bears football games and other advertisements.

• Jul 7

Traffic reopens after gas leak in South Elgin

A gas leak near Stevenson and Martin Drive closed traffic between Sundown and Division on Monday afternoon.

• Jul 7

Shooting leaves man dead, woman wounded in Mundelein apartment

Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning.

• Jul 7

Chicago Soul Café in Woodlawn provides training for those returning after incarceration

Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.

• Jul 7

Illinois health department reports "higher-than-average" number of cyclosporiasis cases

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a "higher-than-average" number of cyclosporiasis cases in the state amid outbreaks in other states nationwide.

• Jul 7

Man charged in shooting that killed another man in Auburn Gresham last year

A man has been arrested and charged in a shooting that left another man dead last fall in Chicago's Auburn Gresham community.

• Jul 7

Eli's Cheesecake celebrates 46th birthday of Taste of Chicago, centennial of Shannon Rovers

This year marks the 46th birthday of Eli's Cheesecake itself and of the Taste of Chicago. It also marks the 100th birthday of the Shannon Rovers pipe and drum band.

• Jul 7

Shooting and crash shuts down lanes on I-80/94 in Northwest Indiana

Eastbound lanes of I-80/94 near Calumet Avenue were shut down for some time Tuesday morning for a shooting investigation after a crash.

• Jul 7

Taste of Chicago opens tomorrow, goes cashless

Taste of Chicago is back in Grant Park starting Wednesday, featuring restaurants and food trucks from every part of the city.

• Jul 7

The Chef's Garden celebrates decades of bringing top-of-the-line produce to Chicago restaurants

Farmers' market season is well under way in Chicago, and this week, a regenerative farm in Ohio brought its top-notch wares to Chicago's top restaurants.

• Jul 7

312 Comedy Festival returning to Chicago with Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf

Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.

• Jul 7

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