Chicago-headquartered Cboe Global Markets joined the Capital Markets Alliance in filing a lawsuit challenging the CFTC’s approval of single-stock perpetual derivatives contracts. A federal judge denied a temporary restraining order but said the challengers are likely to succeed on the merits.
Chicago-based Sprout Social reported third-quarter revenue of $125.1 million, an 8 percent year-over-year increase, and posted a record non-GAAP operating income of $26.3 million. The company also initiated a $50 million stock buyback program and raised its full-year revenue outlook.
Newly acquired defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons recorded six tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss in his Chicago Bears debut, helping the team defeat the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night. The win improved Chicago’s record to 6-2.
Cboe Global Markets reported record monthly average daily volume in its proprietary index options for October, with 6.9 million contracts traded daily. S&P 500 Index options set a monthly average daily volume record of 5.5 million contracts, and the two busiest days in Cboe index options history both occurred during the month.
The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Bowen Byram on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 15 and recalled forward Dillon Boucher from the Rockford IceHogs ahead of a three-game road trip. The team also lost forward Patrick Kane to an upper-body injury and fell 7-4 to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
The Chicago-based Alzheimer’s Association honored National Institute on Aging Director Richard J. Hodes, who is set to retire Dec. 7 after leading the agency since 1993. Under his tenure, federal dementia research funding grew to more than $3.9 billion annually and the FDA approved the first disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.
Vice President JD Vance cited voter frustration over the Iran war as a key factor in Republican losses Tuesday, while President Trump acknowledged the conflict had become a political liability for the party.
Gianna Detloff, a 19-year-old North Central College freshman from Carol Stream, was fatally shot at a Halloween party near Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, prompting an outpouring of grief from her home community.
Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remained too close to call Thursday, with slim Democratic leads in both contests that could determine control of the chamber.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling for new limits on data center construction, reversing his earlier support for the industry, as state lawmakers prepare to reconvene for a November veto session.