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New Ryan Field faces its neighborhood test

The new stadium is set to bring 35,000 people to Central Street in Evanston on Friday.

Sports

Northwestern football returns home Friday night, unveiling its $870 million Ryan Field nearly three years after the old stadium was demolished.The big picture: The Wildcats kick off against Penn State at 7pm Friday, exactly 100 years after the original Ryan Field opened.

Bite Club: The Reuben sundae

Kith Treats is serving three Katz's-inspired desserts, including a wild Reuben soft serve.

Food and Drink

New York&#x27;s legendary Katz&#x27;s Delicatessen has landed in Chicago, but don&#x27;t expect pastrami and corned beef.

New book highlights healing power of dance and more 

New book by Chicago's Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark illuminates many paths to healing.

Health

When Chicago physician <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Geeta Maker-Clark" data-vars-click-url="https://drgeetamakerclark.com/about/" data-vars-content-id="a2308e2a-253a-4d1f-a866-650dff87df41" data-vars-headline="New book highlights healing power of dance and more " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://drgeetamakerclark.com/about/" target="_blank">Geeta Maker-Clark</a> launched her book &quot;Medicine For All People&quot; this summer, she knew there had to be dancing — and lots of it.

Chicago neighborhood quiz, volume 2: Do you know these famous landmarks?

There are so many landmarks in Chicago that it's ripe for a second quiz!

Neighborhoods

Last week, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="I quizzed you" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/09/25/chicago-neighborhood-quiz-landmarks-lakeview-beverly-pilsen-gold-coast" data-vars-content-id="9efdac03-893d-41ff-b5ca-53b20dff4fc1" data-vars-headline="Chicago neighborhood quiz, volume 2: Do you know these famous landmarks?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/09/25/chicago-neighborhood-quiz-landmarks-lakeview-beverly-pilsen-gold-coast" target="_self">I quizzed you</a> on Chicago neighborhood landmarks. <ul><li>I gave you the landmark; you gave me the &#x27;hood.</li></ul>

Former CBS 2 anchor Brad Edwards joins John Kelly's mayoral campaign

Campaigns are hiring familiar faces to help try and convince voters in the upcoming mayor's race.

Politics

Former CBS 2 anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Brad Edwards" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/10/28/brad-edwards-cbs-2-journalism-television-job" data-vars-content-id="c14ea610-e112-4a06-b5b6-3e9c11788302" data-vars-headline="Former CBS 2 anchor Brad Edwards joins John Kelly&#x27;s mayoral campaign" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/10/28/brad-edwards-cbs-2-journalism-television-job" target="_self">Brad Edwards</a> is jumping into Chicago politics, signing on to help mayoral candidate John Kelly make his case to voters.The latest: Edwards tells Axios he&#x27;s joining Kelly&#x27;s campaign as chief communications strategist.

Amnesty International calls for abolishing ICE

A new report cites alleged abuses in Chicago and three other cities in making the case to dismantle ICE.

Immigration

Amnesty International is calling for the federal government to abolish <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ICE" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/immigration" data-vars-content-id="845b9de5-8f13-4d02-b1f4-db10bc53e11d" data-vars-headline="Amnesty International calls for abolishing ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/immigration" target="_self">ICE</a>.Why it matters: Amnesty goes beyond calls to reform immigration enforcement, arguing the abuses it documented show the agency should be dismantled.

Chicago mayor proposes 12-month moratorium on new data centers

The move would give the city time to study the impacts data centers have on residents.

Environment

Chicago could halt new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="data center development" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/08/11/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-urges-moratorium-on-data-centers" data-vars-content-id="c3cd2ce8-1203-4cea-994a-38f331ba73cd" data-vars-headline="Chicago mayor proposes 12-month moratorium on new data centers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/08/11/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-urges-moratorium-on-data-centers" target="_self">data center development</a> within city limits for a year.Why it matters: Data centers&#x27; growing demand for electricity and water could affect residents&#x27; utility bills and the environment, and city leaders want more time to study those impacts.

Chicago City Council weighs rival rental rules

Two competing plans could reshape the rules governing Chicago renters and landlords for years.

City Council is considering two <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="competing plans Wednesday to rewrite the rental rules" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/07/20/competing-renters-plans-work-through-city-hall" data-vars-content-id="a2662a67-e864-41da-a455-7c5092dae8b6" data-vars-headline="Chicago City Council weighs rival rental rules" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/07/20/competing-renters-plans-work-through-city-hall" target="_self">competing plans Wednesday to rewrite the rental rules</a> — the first major overhaul in decades.Why it matters: The dueling plans could reshape both tenant and landlord protections and costs in a city with more than 600,000 renters.<ul><li>Rent continues <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="to increase" data-vars-click-url="https://www.realtor.com/advice/hyperlocal/chicago-rents-going-up/" data-vars-content-id="a2662a67-e864-41da-a455-7c5092dae8b6" data-vars-headline="Chicago City Council weighs rival rental rules" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.realtor.com/advice/hyperlocal/chicago-rents-going-up/" target="_blank">to increase</a> in a city with more than 600,000 renters, and Chicago&#x27;s rental prices are higher than the national average.</li></ul>

Rent increases challenging city's affordability goal

Renters are paying more as Chicago weighs its biggest overhaul of tenant protections in 40 years.

Real Estate

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants to make Chicago the most affordable big city in America. Rent prices continue to make that difficult.Why it matters: Chicago&#x27;s more than 600,000 renters pay more monthly than the national average.

Chicago mayoral candidate sues rivals over running for two offices

William J. Quinlan is suing fellow candidates Alexi Giannoulias, Mike Quigley and Maria Pappas.

News

The race for Chicago mayor is heading to court as a newly announced candidate challenges three rivals who are simultaneously seeking re-election to their current offices.The latest: Mayoral candidate and Democratic attorney <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="William J. Quinlan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euB-76Ywzo" data-vars-content-id="365630d9-b304-4ae9-aad8-5e2cec296954" data-vars-headline="Chicago mayoral candidate sues rivals over running for two offices" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euB-76Ywzo" target="_blank">William J. Quinlan</a> is suing fellow candidates Alexi Giannoulias, Mike Quigley and Maria Pappas over their plans to run for two offices.

Giannoulias laps field in fundraising for Chicago mayor's race

A new report breaks down who's raising the most money and where it's coming from.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Alexi Giannoulias" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/08/02/alexi-giannoulias-campaign-mayor-johnson-mendoza-quigley-pritzker" data-vars-content-id="184f2c9e-630a-44f6-b081-784459cfe846" data-vars-headline="Giannoulias laps field in fundraising for Chicago mayor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/08/02/alexi-giannoulias-campaign-mayor-johnson-mendoza-quigley-pritzker" target="_self">Alexi Giannoulias</a> has amassed a $22 million fundraising haul, more than the rest of Chicago&#x27;s 2027 mayoral field combined, a new analysis of state campaign finance records shows.Why it matters: The fundraising numbers offer an early look at which candidates have the resources to spend heavily in the 2027 race.

Trump to visit Chicago area for Presidents Cup at Medinah

It'll be President Trump's first visit to the Chicago area in his current term.

President Donald Trump will make his way to the Chicago area this week for the first time during his current term.The latest: The Presidents Cup runs Thursday through Sunday at Medinah Country Club in the northwest suburbs, with Trump serving as honorary chairman. Practices and fan activities begin Tuesday.

Wilson pitching Bears and Super Bowl in Chicago

Mayoral candidates are weighing in with ideas on how to keep the Bears in Chicago.

Mayoral candidates are beginning to seize on an issue no mayor wants to own: the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bears leaving Chicago" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/05/chicago-bears-indiana-hammond-stadium-mccaskey-braun-pritzker" data-vars-content-id="c069e31b-4a36-4464-a7d1-dba9fbb2a98b" data-vars-headline="Wilson pitching Bears and Super Bowl in Chicago" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/05/chicago-bears-indiana-hammond-stadium-mccaskey-braun-pritzker" target="_self">Bears leaving Chicago</a>.Why it matters: The Bears&#x27; stadium saga is becoming a key issue in the 2027 mayoral race, with candidates likely to face questions about whether anything can still be done to keep the team in the city.

Brandon Johnson launches reelection bid for Chicago mayor

Johnson joins a crowded 2027 field as challengers line up to make the case for change.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mayor Brandon Johnson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/05/19/mayor-brandon-johnson-reflects-on-3rd-year" data-vars-content-id="5eb53f7b-6f45-4f5f-95b2-84bec72d1a98" data-vars-headline="Brandon Johnson launches reelection bid for Chicago mayor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/05/19/mayor-brandon-johnson-reflects-on-3rd-year" target="_self">Mayor Brandon Johnson</a> will seek a second term leading Chicago, he announced <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sunday on social" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdO_6P4OLCr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" data-vars-content-id="5eb53f7b-6f45-4f5f-95b2-84bec72d1a98" data-vars-headline="Brandon Johnson launches reelection bid for Chicago mayor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdO_6P4OLCr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank">Sunday on social</a> media ahead of an official event on the city&#x27;s South Side.Why it matters: Johnson&#x27;s entry officially kicks the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="crowded 2027 race" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/08/chicago-mayoral-hopefuls-2027-johnson-mendoza-giannoulias-quigley" data-vars-content-id="5eb53f7b-6f45-4f5f-95b2-84bec72d1a98" data-vars-headline="Brandon Johnson launches reelection bid for Chicago mayor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/08/chicago-mayoral-hopefuls-2027-johnson-mendoza-giannoulias-quigley" target="_self">crowded 2027 race</a> into gear as he asks Chicagoans for four more years.

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Former CBS 2 anchor Brad Edwards joins John Kelly's mayoral campaign

Amnesty International calls for abolishing ICE

Chicago mayor proposes 12-month moratorium on new data centers

Chicago City Council weighs rival rental rules

Rent increases challenging city's affordability goal