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There is confusion over Illinois' new squatter law, after it went into effect last week.

A bag of dog waste takes center stage in a neighborly dispute—sometimes, the smallest actions spark the biggest tensions.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been arrested after police say he was identified as the person responsible for a home burglary that happened more than a year ago. Craig Surzynski, 41, was arrested on Wednesday at around 10:36 a.m. in the 400 block of West 42nd Place, according to Chicago police.

Greenline Communities and 5T Development Partners are moving forward with a proposal to convert the former Loretto Academy in Woodlawn into 55 affordable apartments, extending Chicago’s growing wave of community-focused adaptive reuse beyond downtown office conversions. The plan targets the long-vacant all-girls...

CHICAGO - Heavy rain swept through the Chicago area Thursday night, flooding streets, stranding cars and setting a daily rainfall record as crews and drivers dealt with the aftermath Friday morning. What we know:. Torrential rain moved through the Chicago area Thursday night, leaving standing water on roads and...

Visitors stepping into McDonough Chapel at Saint Xavier University are now greeted by a new and striking presence: a hand-carved statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, created specifically for the university and believed to be unique within the Archdiocese of Chicago. The statue, which will remain permanently in the...

A 25-year-old man teamed up with three juveniles to rob a victim at gunpoint on the North Side on Monday night, authorities said. The Chicago Police Department said Javonni Clark of Zanesville, Ohio, is charged in connection with the robbery and is scheduled for a detention hearing Thursday afternoon. Three boys,...

Quadajah “Holly” Johnson was back in court today, charged with first-degree murder and five additional counts in the shooting death of a 31-year-old mother in Chicago’s South Loop.

Four Chicago residents have been charged in connection with a Downers Grove restaurant burglary. Elmhurst police had initiated an investigation related to recent burglaries, including a review of potential connections to incidents in Elmhurst and other suburbs. As part of the investigation, a silver Jeep Compass SUV...

A huge new T.J. Maxx will soon open in a "prime" shopping area in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, anchoring part of the center near the Clybourn Corridor in a renovated, 26,000 square foot space, according to an announcement. The store, at 939 W. North Avenue, at the southeast corner of...