A Chicago mayoral candidate’s campaign website left the voting history of roughly 1.5 million city residents available for anyone to download, raising urgent data privacy and election security concerns days before the Nov. 3 general election.
The Chicago Transit Board approved a contract worth up to $39.9 million to modernize the California Blue Line station, bringing two new elevators and a redesigned entrance to one of the system’s busiest and oldest stops.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Park District broke ground Monday on DuSable Park, a long-awaited 3.44-acre lakefront green space that will honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable and feature public art, a boardwalk and a new sculpture of the city’s first permanent non-Indigenous settler.
CTA Green and Pink line service returned to normal Thursday morning after crews finished installing the new west leaf of the Lake Street Bascule Bridge, ending days of disruptions — though riders should expect further service interruptions when the east leaf installation begins in spring 2027.
Northwestern Medicine announced the creation of the Northwestern Medicine Transplant Institute, consolidating its record-setting transplant programs under one roof to drive innovation in areas including AI-powered donor matching, robotic surgery and regenerative medicine.
The Chicago Housing Authority handed out 5,000 new winter coats and connected nearly 1,600 households with services from 29 community organizations at its 19th annual Operation Warm event Saturday at the UIC Forum.
Chicago-based TransUnion reported third-quarter revenue of $1.312 billion, a 12 percent year-over-year increase that surpassed the high end of its own guidance, driven by growth in financial services, insurance and international markets.
The American Medical Association and eight other physician groups filed an amicus brief in federal court challenging CMS regulations they say improperly narrow Medicaid work-requirement exemptions for medically frail patients, putting millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage.
The University of Illinois Chicago achieved the top tier of Seal of Excelencia certification and Harold Washington College earned the distinction for the first time, placing both Chicago institutions among just 55 schools nationally recognized for advancing Latino student success.
A second candidate also named Dan Sullivan remains on Alaska’s U.S. Senate ballot while the state Supreme Court considers whether to remove him, amid allegations that Democratic operatives recruited him to split votes from Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.