City officials didn’t address the future of the apartment proposal when announcing Universal’s plans for the venue at a news conference. But Universal is receiving incentives for the project through Illinois’ Economic Development for a Growing Economy tax credit program, and according to the agreement, the venue must maintain operations for at least 10 years. That suggests Onni is moving on from its plans, or at least tabling them for a long time.

If approved, the resolution would establish a healthy green schools pilot program at Chicago Public Schools with the goal of investing in at least 12 clean energy projects at neighborhood schools by the end of the 2025-26 school year. Those projects could include rooftop solar, heat pumps or geothermal systems that use stable underground temperatures for heating and cooling buildings.

A New York real estate investor known for buying distressed malls has purchased one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers, 311 West Wacker, for about 85% less than it traded for more than a decade ago, one of the biggest losses of value ever for a downtown office building.

Illinois state Sen. Andrew Chesney is voicing sharp criticism of the city of Evanston’s reparations program, calling it “outrageous” and “offensive to everyone.” Chesney’s remarks come on the heels of a new federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch to shut down the race-based initiative, which gives $25,000 in taxpayer money exclusively to Black residents.

Universal is bringing a new, year-round immersive experience to Chicago, the city announced Thursday — and this one will have a whole new kind of thrill. It’s called Universal Horror Unleashed: Chicago.

The researchers found that the changes in climate didn’t explain the changes in the rodents’ skulls, but the degree of urbanization did. The different ways the animals’ skulls changed may be related to the different ways that an increasingly urban habitat affected them.

The Biden-era U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandated that water systems across the country replace all their lead service lines. Under the new rule, most water systems will have 10 years to complete replacements, while Chicago will likely get just over 20, starting in 2027, when that requirement kicks in. But the city’s

County government leaders unveiled a new criminal justice dashboard with data from 2018 to the present on crime, arrests, criminal case filings and dispositions, sentences, jail populations, probation populations, and prison and parole populations.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign is taking heat for accepting $1,500 from a city lobbyist less than a year after a high-profile City Council battle to strengthen a ban on such donations. The potential infraction would be the latest instance of the Johnson campaign accepting money from people or entities barred from contributing to Chicago’s mayor and has raised questions over his camp’s struggles to comply with campaign finance laws as he gears up for a likely re-election bid.

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) has been the primary supporter of the ordinance, which had been delayed multiple times after disagreements and negotiations with other aldermen and top police officials.