Skeptical aldermen pressed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration Tuesday to release a publicly funded outside report on potential government savings heading into 2026, an early skirmish in what could be another tough fight to find money to balance Chicago’s budget.

A 2026 run would be the third consecutive major race for Darren Bailey. Last year, he narrowly lost a GOP bid for Congress and in 2022 he was soundly defeated by Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker.

A day after President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security launched “Operation Midway Blitz,” its latest immigration crackdown, area politicians and immigrant rights groups said it was relatively subdued on the ground Tuesday with minimal arrests.

Former Northwestern University President Henry Bienen will return to the role on an interim basis, replacing Michael Schill after his resignation as president last week, the school announced Tuesday.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has been allowed to insert itself into a federal appellate court case over Illinois’ ban on certain high-powered guns and high-capacity magazines, with the administration arguing it is seeking to protect citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

The Chicago Bears all but slammed the door on building an enclosed stadium in the city, with team president Kevin Warren writing in a letter to fans on Monday that the team’s “future home” is in suburban Arlington Heights.

Veteran Democratic Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville will begin a three-year term next month as the high court’s chief justice, replacing Mary Jane Theis as she completes her term as head of the court, officials with the high court said Tuesday.