Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate ends year at record high levels
(The Center Square) – Wirepoints Executive Editor Mark Glennon warns Chicago’s dwindling business community could be riding into high-gear after 2025 ended with record-high downtown office vacancy rates. As vacancies climbed to 28.2%, or more than double where they stood prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Body pulled from frozen Chicago River, officials say
Chicago police are trying to identify a body that was pulled from the frozen Chicago River Monday morning.
Empty offices, bogus bills: Foreign nationals charged in Chicago with billions in Medicare fraud
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have filed charges accusing multiple foreign nationals of orchestrating elaborate Medicare and health insurance fraud schemes that bilked government programs and private insurers out of more than $1 billion through fraudulent claims for medical equipment and diagnostic tests that were...
Chicago Man Gets 20 Years For Home Invasion In Naperville
A 28-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for breaking into a Naperville home in the summer of 2022. At the time of the offense, the man was on probation out of Cook County after pleading guilty to aggravated domestic battery charges in April 2022. DuPage County...
Near West Traffic Stop Turns Up Two Guns And One In Custody
A seemingly routine traffic stop on Chicago's Near West Side turned into a weapons bust Monday, with officers recovering two handguns and taking one person into custody near 1300 S. Damen, according to police. Officers at the scene also flagged what they described as a possible presence of cannabis. The department...
Thieves target ATMs at businesses on Chicago’s Northwest Side
Chicago police issued an alert on Sunday about a pattern of ATM thefts and an armed robbery that transpired on the city's Northwest Side in December and January.
Groundhog Day 2026: Did Woodstock Willie see his shadow on Groundhog Day?
Woodstock is continuing its Groundhog Day celebrations Monday!
The Chicago Restaurant That Anthony Bourdain Called A ‘Happy Place’
Not every restaurant can claim Anthony Bourdain was impressed by its food — but this one can. Discover the Chicago restaurant he absolutely loved.
Chicago crime: Man, 29, shot inside car in Bronzeville
CHICAGO - A man was shot inside a car Sunday afternoon in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The 29-year-old was sitting inside a car around 3:30 p.m. in the 400 block of East 40th Street when a group walked up and started shooting, according to police. The victim was shot in the...
Chicago bank fails, becoming first in nation to go under in 2026
Regulators shut down Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust in River North on Friday. Detroit-based First Independence Bank acquired all its deposits.
