Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his record on economic development and business relations Thursday, rejecting criticism that he is anti-business while speaking before a group of Black business owners.
Police say a private contractor was performing work at a home when the ground beneath a crane gave way, causing the crane to overturn and collapse onto two homes.
A civilian employee with the Chicago Police Department is facing several charges, accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl he met online, according to court documents.
A mountain lion may have made a temporary home in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it received reports of multiple sightings in two counties.