A Libertyville ABA provider abruptly stopped services Wednesday, leaving children without therapy and parents and workers demanding state answers.

RNs at St. Mary of Nazareth filed for an NLRB election and say Prime Healthcare fired four nurse leaders days later. Organizers rallied outside the hospital and are demanding reinstatement and a quick vote.

Recent Chicago graduates report being screened out by AI and sidelined by layoffs; many are moving home, fast‑tracking grad school or patching together side work while they wait.

Police issued fines and seized merchandise from street vendors near Millennium Park, emptying parts of the Magnificent Mile and leaving sellers unsure how to get their goods back.

A settlement will transfer most of the historic Des Plaines camp ground to the city and require cottagers to leave, officials say. The deal includes $4M and a plan to relocate the Waldorf Tabernacle.

Chicago is trimming weekly frozen Home Delivered Meals from 10 to 6 for most clients as demand outpaces funding; the city says bedridden seniors won’t see cuts.

CBS News Chicago is the media sponsor of Strides for Peace’s Race Against Gun Violence, set for June 4 in Grant Park. The evening brings an 8K, 5K, a 2-mile walk and a Kids sprint to benefit local nonprofits.

A Carman woman who gave her name as Diana matched five white balls in the April 29 Powerball drawing and won $1 million; the ticket was sold at Ayerco Convenience Center.

District 203 is weighing limits on students taking Uber and Lyft during the school day after legal counsel warned of liability. The board will revisit the issue at a June 1 work session.

Two adult pit‑bull mixes and a dozen newborn puppies were found abandoned in Harvey and are now in the care of South Suburban Humane Society.

A Washington Heights mother says a broken exterior wheelchair lift has left her adult son stuck at home as state funding for a replacement risks expiring at the end of June.

Malik Jackson will take over as the Chicago Reader’s publisher on June 1, 2026, joining the alt-weekly as it rebuilds under new ownership and a monthly print return.

Residents in unincorporated Bensenville say rats from one property have spread through yards, prompting calls for village and county inspections and abatement.