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Both Brookfield and Riverside are decrying the Building Up Illinois Developments plan proposed by Gov. JB Pritzker, with officials saying the proposal to overhaul zoning laws across the state would have negative consequences at the local level. Pritzker announced the plan, also known as BUILD, during his State of the...

There was a time when cracking open a cold pop in the Midwest meant reaching for something you couldn’t find two states over. Regional soda brands weren’t niche curiosities. They were the default. They were what your grandma stocked, what filled the cooler at every summer cookout, and what you grabbed from a machine at ... Read more

Construction is underway on a 44-unit residential development at 63rd Street and Western Avenue, marking the first major new housing project on the site in more than two decades. The project is being led by Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) in partnership with Brinshore Development and Toro Construction, with support from...

In the heart of the Midwest a quiet crisis has been unfolding for months in Cook County Illinois. Homeowners who have dutifully paid their dues for years now find themselves in a state of limbo unable to plan their finances or meet their obligations because the annual property tax bills have not arrived. This situation […] The post Months after late property tax bills, thousands...

A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer shut down I-57 on Tuesday, Illinois State Police said.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is appointing David Glockner, as the city's new inspector general.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it intercepted “two significant, prohibited commodities” at Chicago O’Hare International Airport earlier this month

An early Monday crash on Chicago's North Side turned West Irving Park Road into a traffic nightmare, shutting down a key stretch of the corridor just as commuters were heading to work. Emergency crews blocked the roadway between North Kimball and North Spaulding while they worked a chaotic scene that left one driver in critical condition and two passengers from the same vehicle treated...

An 18-year-old Chicago student alleges years of escalating bullying at Noble Street College Prep, including incidents where he says classmates forcibly removed his clothes and shared a video online; police confirmed a report for a January case. The teen and his father say the school failed to notify them about...

Land & Lake Cafe, a casual breakfast and lunch spot connected to the Hilton Orrington/Evanston, opened its doors Wednesday. The location is an expansion of LM Restaurant Group’s in-hotel dining service, catering to both hotel guests and city residents. The clean, minimalistic look of the cafe mirrors the personal...