The Berwyn Eagles Club will stop hosting wrestling after a late‑March brawl; AAW's April 24 card will close out the venue and promoters scramble for new homes.

A 60,000‑sq‑ft Sankofa Village Wellness Center opened in West Garfield Park, combining clinics, a YMCA and office space for nonprofits and minority‑owned businesses. City officials say programming could reach 37,000 people a year.

A federal judge approved a $12.5 million settlement with Aqua Illinois that opens a claims process for current and former University Park residents and businesses. The fund will cover out‑of‑pocket costs, lost wages and certain plumbing work.

Mayor Brandon Johnson highlighted Malcolm X College’s West Side community center and a larger budget figure that outpaces earlier estimates. The project aims to add meeting, instructional and event space at the West Campus.

Chicago lunchroom workers plan a downtown sit‑in after months of stalled talks with CPS, pressing for a $40,000 minimum and better staffing. The district says deep budget shortfalls complicate any new recurring costs.

A South Side foundation in memory of 17-year-old Boaz Flemister will fund counseling and competitions to help dancers process grief after his death.

Organizers canceled Chicago’s Little Village Cinco de Mayo parade for a second straight year, saying fear of immigration enforcement has left families reluctant to gather. The decision deals another economic blow to neighborhood businesses.

Tenured UIS faculty were set to return to class Monday after a strike that began April 3; negotiations over pay and classroom AI protections are ongoing.

BEDS Plus has started work converting the former Aloha Motel on Cicero Avenue into the Cicero Avenue Transitional Shelter, a motel‑to‑shelter rehab with private rooms and services. The project expands shelter capacity on Chicago’s southwest side.

Two Downers Grove friends won a $518,309 FastPlay Twenty 20s jackpot on the Illinois Lottery iLottery app; one plans to help pay for college while the other enjoys retirement flexibility.

Chicago Theological Seminary paused new admissions as trustees pursue a strategic plan to plug multimillion‑dollar losses after a sharp enrollment drop.

Scitopia Chicago is proposed for Washington Park: a free, teen-focused STEM destination with labs, fossils and live animals planned beside the Garfield Green Line. Organizers aim for a 2028 groundbreaking and 2029 opening.

Parents in Oswego say District 308 invited only nonwhite students to remedial summer programming, prompting calls for a clear explanation of how students were selected. The district’s summer-school page lists June sessions and online registration.