Reginald “Reg” Weaver, who taught in Harvey’s public schools, became the first Black president of the Illinois Education Association before going on to lead the National Education Association. He died Tuesday.

Thirty aldermen last week voted to pause a 2023 ordinance that gradually eliminates Chicago’s subminimum wage for tipped workers. Four more aldermen are needed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto.

More than 9,000 people voted to rename one of six new Chicago snowplows “Abolish ICE” as part of a citywide contest that followed this fall’s Operation Midway Blitz by the Trump administration.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder filed an appeal Monday to his 3-year probation sentence on his conviction for obstructing the IRS.

Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance in Congress.

The lawsuits, with several overlapping claims, encompass a host of allegations that the women said resulted in a hostile work environment.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.”

Wall Street pointed toward solid gains and oil prices fell 6% Wednesday over the possibility of a de-escalation in Iran and negotiations with the United States.