O'Hare and Midway International Airports in Chicago are preparing to accommodate over 1.86 million travelers during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, according to projections by the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA). Read more…

William C. Carlson, founder and former co-owner of Belvedere Trading LLC, has released a forensic audit that he claims confirms he was defrauded of approximately $35 million in equity from the firm he founded in 2002. Read more…

City of Wheaton Bicyclist & Pedestrian Commission met 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 Read more…

The Cook County Sheriff's Office detailed recent community engagement efforts through social media posts dated May 20 and May 21. Read more…

In 2024, 98.8% of H-1B petitions filed by employers in the Chicago City Wire publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub. Read more…

In the ruling, Judge Daniel Kubasiak agreed that allowing the parents' lawsuit to continue would conflict with state educational labor law and would undermine the ability of the CTU and other teachers unions to deal directly with school boards to resolve supposed conflicts, no matter if those disputes are genuine and legal or manufactured and outside the law.

"We're talking about decades of disinvestments. It's going to take all of us as a collective to respond to decades-old problems," Johnson said. The CTA said, beginning June 23, its going to give 250 students and young adults a 7-week paid summer internship. The Chicago Park District said they're bringing back late-night basketball and soccer games to provide a safe nighttime activity for youths.

House Bill 3637, sponsored by state Rep. Dagmara Avelar would allow abortion pills to be prescribed in Illinois, even if the Food and Drug Administration determines that the pills are unsafe. HB 3637 would also protect medical providers who lose their licenses in other states, as long as their conduct was not unlawful in Illinois.

A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of Public Health passed the House unanimously Wednesday.

"It’s easy to envision Pritzker running (for president) on a platform that keeps the progressive wish-list intact, and argues that what was primarily wrong with Democrats in 2024 was the messengers, not the message. "