Cook County completes solar power project at Skokie Courthouse

The Skokie Courthouse now features the largest installation of solar panels in all of Cook County.

• Apr 7

Northwestern professor says Trump using "terrorist's logic" with threat to Iran

The president has warned that if Iran doesn't make a deal to reopen the strait by 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again."

• Apr 7

Artemis II photos have Adler Planetarium scientists over the moon

The newest Artemis II photos from their historic moon mission have scientists at Chicago's Adler Planetarium over the moon.

• Apr 7

Country Club Hills teen shot outside home defies recovery odds

One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.

• Apr 7

Iranian Americans fear for loved ones back home as Trump's deadline nears

As President Trump's deadline approaches for a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, there's growing concern amid people in Chicago with loved ones in Iran.

• Apr 7

Filbert's Root Beer in Bridgeport turns 100

Filbert's Root Beer in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood is turning 100 this year, and they attribute their longevity to a strategy many other businesses eschew: keeping it small.

• Apr 7

4 people sought in connection with NW Side homicide last month

Chicago police are searching for three men and a woman in connection with the homicide that occurred on March 24, 2026.

• Apr 11

Police issue alert after car break-ins targeting gym patrons in Irving Park

Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.

• Apr 7

Burglars break into 3 cars in Jackson Park

Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.

• Apr 7

IL Democrats decry Trump Iran threats, call for 25th amendment, impeachment

Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill decried President Trump's threats against Iran as his deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws closer, calling on their Republican colleagues to join them in stopping the escalation.

• Apr 7

Teenage boy fatally shot in South Shore ID'd

A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.

• Apr 8

White Sox ACE 13-and-under players take field with pros during spring training

Some young Chicago White Sox ACE players got the trip of a lifetime recently.

• Apr 7

McHenry man accused of secretly recording men in restrooms

A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.

• Apr 7

Officials break ground on Chicago South Side Birth Center

Expectant moms on the South Side of Chicago will soon have a new facility to bring their babies into the world.

• Apr 7

Palestinian students allege discrimination at DePaul University

Palestinian students at DePaul University announced this week that they are filing complaints claiming discrimination.

• Apr 7

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