The Chicago Board of Elections expanded early voting to all 50 wards Monday, giving every city resident a neighborhood option to cast a ballot ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The expansion brings the total number of early voting sites across Chicago and suburban Cook County to more than 100.
Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon expanded early voting to 56 sites across suburban Cook County on Monday, two weeks before the Nov. 3 general election. The county has already received more than 216,000 mail-in ballot requests and launched updated tracking technology to give voters real-time visibility into their ballots.
The Chicago Housing Authority and development partners broke ground Monday on the first phase of the LeClaire Courts redevelopment, a $119 million project that will bring 183 mixed-income apartments and an early childhood education center to Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood. The project replaces a public housing complex demolished in 2011.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning announced Monday that $450 million in federal funding is available for roadway, transit and bike and pedestrian projects across northeastern Illinois for federal fiscal years 2028 through 2032. Applications from local governments and transit agencies are due by Dec. 18.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has launched a nearly $400 million project at its O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant in Skokie to reduce phosphorus discharges into area waterways. The four-year Battery E project is among the largest single investments in the district’s 137-year history.
Northfield-based Medline announced plans to build an approximately 800,000-square-foot distribution center in Van Buren Township, Michigan, expanding its Midwestern logistics network to serve healthcare providers across the region. The facility is expected to begin serving customers in late 2028.
Chicago-based Cboe Global Markets launched extended pre-market and post-market trading sessions for select single-stock and ETF options Monday, making Cboe the first U.S. options exchange to offer such sessions for equity options. The new sessions cover 24 single stocks and five ETFs, including some of the most actively traded names on U.S. exchanges.
The Chicago Bears improved to 4-2 with a 31-23 Week 6 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, powered by cornerback Kyler Gordon’s historic debut performance of 3.0 sacks and two forced fumbles and quarterback Caleb Williams’ return from injury. Bears coordinators broke down the key plays and performances that defined the win.
Lincoln Elementary Spanish teacher Rocío Jacoby was named the 2026 Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 announced Monday. The honor is the council’s highest individual recognition for excellence in language instruction.
Chicago-based William Blair announced Monday it has acquired Armentum Partners, a boutique debt and alternative capital solutions advisory firm that has raised more than $22 billion across 390 transactions. The deal adds enterprise value lending expertise to William Blair’s investment banking capabilities and includes a new Silicon Valley office in Menlo Park.