At about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Madison officers responded to a shots fired call and found a man laying dead in the intersection of Washington and Wayne Lanter avenues in Madison.

It was the first of 13 plaques to be placed around Chicago denoting historic sites of the Black Panther Party. They were first revealed last October after a fight over how the organization’s legacy would be preserved.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro Jr. announced July 24 that law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on Fort Pierce City Commissioner James Taylor, 38, and took him into custody.

Schaumburg police said that, around 10:15 p.m. Friday, officers had responded to the Marriott Hotel for a report of a person shot.

Infleqtion, a quantum computing company, will be headquartering its global operations in Chicago at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, with an expected $50 million investment from the state creating new jobs and accelerating the growth of the company's hardware and software workforce.

Illinois Wesleyan University Titans have set a new school record with 16 students being named Academic All-Americans for the 2024-25 school year, breaking last year's record of 10 students.

Most quit during the long investigation into fraud in the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a COVID-19 relief plan. A PACE bus driver used her PPP cash to fix her house.

Storm gave a positive indication for narcotics when sniffing the exterior of the vehicle, prompting a search by DEA agents that uncovered approximately 60 kg of suspected cocaine, as well as cash. The cocaine is estimated to be worth $1 million, Chicago Ridge police said.