Cook County sheriff signals support for dedicated transit law enforcement agency • Former CHA board chair announces run for Chicago mayor, decries City Hall dysfunction
Working Lunch Thursday, June 25, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The president and CEO of Rush University System for Health, Dr. Omar Lateef, announced plans to retire in a note to employees Thursday morning. | | | | | Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, whose police officers have been deployed on the CTA for several months, said Wednesday that a dedicated police force should be responsible for law enforcement on public transit. | | | | | Matthew Brewer, previously the interim CEO and board chair of the CHA, declared his candidacy in the 2027 mayoral race. | | | | | Stocking up with household bargains this week for the annual Amazon Prime Day sale? This year, Chicago-area shoppers can throw a discounted SUV in their cart as well. | | | | | Robbins resident Delean Fuller is in the process of losing a house after struggling to pay a backlog of Cook County property taxes. | | | | | Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey. | | | | | This six-bedroom home has five full bathrooms, two half bathrooms and an office with a sitting area. | | | | | On June 25, 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which set a minimum wage, guaranteed overtime pay and banned “oppressive child labor,” was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. | | | |