More on the newest census data.

“The talk of the neighborhood is, ‘do I stay here, or do I start looking for private school now, do I go to the burbs now, do I leave the state now like one of my neighbors just did,’” says Jeff Jenkins, a parent and local school council member.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the mayor of Harvey, Ill., has agreed to pay $10,000 and never participate in a municipal bond offering again in order to settle fraud charges.

And how about those Cubs?

Recent deals to redevelop Chicago’s Old Main Post Office and a huge tract south of downtown are important wins, not only for Mayor Rahm Emanuel but the city as a whole.

Despite concerns that it would create a mayoral “slush fund” akin to tax increment financing, aldermen agreed to revised density bonuses that will let developers in an expanded larger downtown area — about 20 percent bigger, with 800 additional acres — build bigger and taller projects to generate millions to rebuild long-ignored neighborhoods on the city’s South and West sides. Comment: Yep, it will be a slush fund developers will have to pay for, most of which will be passed along to renters and owners.

Comment: We assure you that, when the numbers come in on this, it won’t “save” the fund. The can will be kicked.

Dibs on McCormick’s old office, pictured above.

A new federal rule that dramatically increases the number of workers eligible for overtime pay has employers scrambling to figure out how they will either foot the bill or keep their middle managers from racking up extra hours.

The bleed in Chicago, which has seen its credit rating plummet as it is weighed down by a mountain of debt and $20 billion in underfunded public workers’ pensions, extends to the suburbs. Overall, Cook County, which contains Chicago and the older suburbs, lost about 10,500 people in 2014-2015.

The sharing economy has become an object of scorn for many local aldermen. Pushes to hike taxes and place restrictions on Uber and Airbnb are moving swiftly through City Hall.

Chicago ranks 65th out of 70 metro areas for employment equality for blacks and 62nd out of 70 for income equality, according to the 40th annual State of Black America report, published yesterday by the National Urban League.