The Chicago Board of Education approved two central office appointments, naming Evangelina Covarrubias as chief equity officer and Dr. Marilou Rebolledo as chief teaching and learning officer to strengthen academic programs and equity initiatives for the district’s more than 315,000 students.
Mayor Brandon Johnson hosted a virtual town hall promoting his proposed fiscal year 2027 “Fair Share Budget,” which seeks to close an $882.4 million gap without layoffs by combining cost savings, debt management and a new $25-per-employee monthly tax on the city’s largest corporations.
Chicago-based Cboe Global Markets announced that its clearinghouse, Cboe Clear U.S., received temporary SEC registration to operate as a Covered Clearing Agency, allowing it to clear securities products alongside the futures and swaps it already handles as a CFTC-registered organization.
Valeska Grisebach’s “The Dreamed Adventure” won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival, with star Yana Radeva also claiming the Silver Hugo for Best Lead Performance at North America’s longest-running competitive film event.
Chicago-based Tempus AI announced a multi-year, $192.5 million agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to license multimodal oncology and neurology data through 2031, expanding a strategic relationship that already spans clinical trial design and AI-driven drug discovery.
The Chicago Bears placed tight end Cole Kmet on injured reserve Friday following their 30-24 Thursday Night Football win over the New England Patriots, while simultaneously reinstating defensive lineman Montez Sweat from a commissioner suspension.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Ald. Pat Dowell marked a beam-raising ceremony at the South Side Community Art Center in Bronzeville, celebrating a major construction milestone in the $12.8 million expansion and renovation of the nation’s oldest continuously operating Black art center.
A new Northwestern University study found that men involved in community disaster recovery experienced short-term boosts in mental and physical health, but those gains faded once cleanup work ended — and for some elderly men, the long-term effects were worse than before the disaster.
The Chicago Blackhawks activated forward Andrew Mangiapane from injured reserve ahead of Friday’s home game against the Montreal Canadiens, but fell 4-1 as Connor Bedard scored the team’s only goal in a losing effort at the United Center.
President Donald Trump opened a five-state campaign swing Friday with a rally in Perry, Georgia, targeting Republican turnout in competitive Senate races ahead of the November midterm elections.