Chicago’s police superintendent is once again on the cusp of gaining new teen curfew powers after aldermen advanced an ordinance Wednesday aimed at controlling large youth gatherings.

In endorsing Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss on Wednesday as her successor in Congress, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky said she did so, in part, because of his strong local support while also warning voters to beware of candidates who have received too much backing from “out-of-state donors.”

Chicago Public Schools’ watchdog released its annual report Wednesday, detailing dozens of the more than 1,200 complaints it received between July 2024 and June 2025. The report addressed accusations of pandemic program fraud, excessive overtime, stolen equipment, residency violations and sexual misconduct by district employees.

Mayor Brandon Johnson raised the possibility Wednesday of city worker layoffs after a bruising budget fight that he again claimed led to an unbalanced spending plan for this year.

Jill Jaworski, the city’s chief financial officer, plans to take a job with the nonprofit corporation that runs Navy Pier.

Dubbed “Defenders of DA’mocracy,” students are training to run early voting sites at their schools for the March 17 election.

Indiana voters will likely see a ballot question in the November election to amend the state constitution as it relates to where city and town court judges live.

Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.