The Chicago Transit Authority will shut down all elevated Loop ‘L’ stations this weekend for track repairs at the Wells and Lake junction, beginning at 4 a.m. Saturday and continuing through 2 a.m. Monday. The closure overlaps with World Series Game 1 in Milwaukee.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against a Mundelein police officer who fatally shot Mary Alice Love during a mental health crisis in May. Love’s family has since filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over her death.
A DuPage County resident who had been vaccinated against measles tested positive for the virus after international travel through O’Hare International Airport. Health officials warned that other travelers who passed through O’Hare around the same time may have been exposed.
Lori Smith, the Republican nominee for Illinois House District 51, is running on a campaign funded entirely by individual donors against Democratic opponent Jenny Levin, whose campaign has drawn roughly $400,000 largely from PACs, unions and special interest groups. The Chicago Tribune editorial board endorsed Smith, citing her special education leadership experience and focus on fiscal accountability.
Three separate federal fraud cases tied to Illinois COVID-19 pandemic programs remain active, including a $66.2 million test-fraud indictment and a $15 million hospital embezzlement case. The cases span a hospital, a COVID-19 testing lab and the state’s unemployment insurance system, with none of the defendants yet convicted.
Chinese battery manufacturer Goshen has settled a federal lawsuit and abandoned a planned $2.4 billion battery plant in Michigan, shifting its North American operations to a Manteno, Illinois facility that has received $536 million in state taxpayer subsidies. With the Michigan project abandoned, the Manteno site becomes Goshen’s only active North American project.
The Chicago Tribune editorial board has endorsed Republican Darby Hills over incumbent Democratic Rep. Nabeela Syed in the race for an Illinois state Senate seat, citing Syed’s abstention from a transit funding vote. Syed’s campaign reported $1.171 million in third-quarter transfers, the bulk of it from unions and party funds.
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama campaigned in Michigan on the same day this week as part of a national midterm push, with more than 20 million Americans already having voted nationally. Trump also made stops in Florida and Iowa, while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stumped in Maine.
First lady Melania Trump is credited with brokering a limited ceasefire covering a single Ukrainian city described by the White House as facing a humanitarian emergency. President Trump separately said he has not spoken with Elon Musk about restoring Starshield satellite communications to Ukraine.