United Airlines cuts summer O’Hare flights at behest of FAA • Matteson home once owned by the late actor and comedian Bernie Mac sells for $300,000
Working Lunch Friday, May 1, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Bally’s Chicago hosted a topping-off ceremony Thursday marking the placement of the final beam. | | | | | The flight cuts come after the Federal Aviation Administration brought the hammer down on the flying frenzy at Chicago’s largest airport earlier this month. | | | | | A three-bedroom, 2,158-square-foot house in south suburban Matteson that the late actor and comedian Bernie Mac co-owned from 2003 until his death in 2008 has sold. | | | | | Yetee Station, which is currently at 11 N. Broadway, and Superjumbo Records, which is currently at 102 E. Galena Blvd., are both moving and joining together to be Superjumbo Records and Arcade. It is set to be located at 55 S. Lake St. in Aurora. | | | | | Pain at the pump. Higher postal prices. Flights canceled, costlier airplane tickets and baggage fees. Everyday items such as soap and toothpaste getting more expensive. | | | | | Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent winces at the allure of easy money, warning that the get-rich-quick mindset often leads Americans farther from financial stability, not closer to it. | | | | | The Onion’s plan to take over Infowars was in limbo again Thursday, after a court paused a proposed deal involving the satirical news outlet. | | | |