Data center developer reverses course in Hoffman Estates, days before vote on controversial plan • The port strike, the longshoremen and the mayor
Working Lunch Monday, July 6, 2026 | | |
| | | | | President Donald Trump on Monday rang the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office, a symbolic act that reflects how he has increasingly tied his presidency to the stock market. | | | | | Just days before the Hoffman Estates Village Board was set to vote on a controversial plan to rezone a patch of farmland for possible use as a data center, the developer withdrew his request. | | | | | Labor strife at Chicago’s port comes with political implications for Mayor Brandon Johnson. | | | | | From a seismic interchange redo to an O’Hare International Airport facility, the Illinois Tollway’s sprawling new $26.5 billion capital program is a lot of concrete to absorb. | | | | | The Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state of Illinois have uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world — over the last 250 years. | | | | | Over 30 Will County schools will fund enhanced security measures thanks to grants from the state’s cannabis sales tax revenue. | | | | | Extra South Shore Line trains will begin operating Monday while the railroad continues to operate on a holiday/weekend schedule. | | | | | Officials said initial demolition and cleanup of the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center should be completed by the end of the year | | | |