A line of fast-moving storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in the Chicago area and ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports. There were also reports of storm damage.

Philadelphia is facing a massive transit deficit caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic aid.

After Illinois lawmakers expressed frustration with Chicago’s refusal to allow video gambling in the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he’s now open to the idea. Johnson told reporters the issue is being debated,

Chicago residents are cleaning up after strong storms with hard rains caused flash flooding Friday, especially on the South Side.

Since 2022, Chicago’s neighbor to the north has been home to the tallest timber tower in the world and is building more.

"The Cubs desperately want another starter at the deadline, targeting Mitch Keller of the Pirates, and would include outfield prospect Owen Caissie to make it work," Nightengale wrote on Sunday. Keller has previously been an All Star, and he would be a boost near the front of the Cubs' rotation.

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The 1,451-foot tower lost its crown as the world’s tallest when it was surpassed in 1996 by Malaysia’s Petronas Towers, and the American title in 2013 when New York City’s One World Trade Center was completed. After decades of construction in Asian countries, it’s now the 25th tallest in the world.