Mayor Brandon Johnson urged the CTA board to pick a permanent president before the Northern Illinois Transit Authority law reshuffles who controls the agency. The law takes effect June 1 and board terms reset Sept. 1, compressing the timeline.

A new report credits zoning changes, grants and coaching for ETOD gains — but DePaul data and neighborhood mapping show vacant lots and uneven investment still leave the South and West Sides behind.

Constellation is spending roughly $800 million to upgrade Byron and Braidwood, adding steady, carbon‑free megawatts as Illinois courts data‑center demand. The work will roll through refueling outages and create a years‑long run of local hiring and regulatory review.

More than 360 people ran the inaugural 103rd Street 5K to map out grocery stores, gyms and community space ahead of the Red Line extension. The event mixed a vendor fair with a planning conversation about inclusive development.

Bridge lifts, the Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon and neighborhood fests will close multiple streets across Chicago this weekend.

A 36-year-old Grayslake man, Rudolfo Suris, died after his motorcycle struck a car on U.S. Route 41; the Lake County Coroner confirmed his death and investigators are probing the crash.

Mayor Ann Tennes says Skokie has begun 'very preliminary conversations' about extending the CTA Yellow Line north to Old Orchard. Officials stress the talks are exploratory with no route or funding yet.

A Chicago federal jury awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo in a wrongful-death suit tied to the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash. The award includes about $21 million for pain and suffering and the family plans to seek punitive damages.

CDOT is nearly finished rebuilding four Montrose Harbor bridges; pedestrian and bike underpasses are expected to reopen by the end of May. Stonework will continue through summer.

CTA added about 19 million rides to its 2025 totals after changing how it counts cash and unrecorded trips, with big gains concentrated on South and West Side bus lines. The update reshapes how recovery is measured for transit‑dependent neighborhoods.

An American Airlines flight from Miami landed at Chicago O'Hare with reported flat tires; passengers deplaned via portable stairs and were taken to the terminal. No injuries were reported.

Rochelle's council voted 6-1 to raise and extend municipal electricity and gas taxes to shore up funding for sidewalk repairs and new paths.

A passenger aboard Volaris Flight 7771 died after an emergency diversion to Monterrey International Airport; the airline arranged a replacement plane for other travelers.