Good afternoon! Cook dinner County is underneath a warmth watch by means of Thursday night, and in the present day’s air high quality was “unhealthy for delicate teams” due to wildfire smoke from Canada. Right here’s what else it is advisable know in the present day.
The U.S. Division of Justice and the Division of Homeland Safety have requested info on the College of Chicago’s admissions practices and worldwide college students, in line with bond issuance paperwork.
“There could also be potential investigations or inquiries,” the paperwork mentioned. “Whereas the speedy monetary affect on the College is just not materials presently, these and different developments involving the federal authorities might, immediately or not directly, have a cloth opposed impact on the monetary profile and working efficiency of the College.”
The paperwork say about one-third of the college’s scholar physique is made up of worldwide college students, who usually pay full tuition and further charges at a lot increased charges.
About 18% of UChicago’s income for the final faculty 12 months got here from $543 million in federal funding, in line with the paperwork. The college has already misplaced a number of federal grants, together with from the Nationwide Institutes of Well being and the Nationwide Science Basis, although the college has appealed the choices and has not but misplaced out on any cash, in line with the paperwork. [Chicago Sun-Times]
In the meantime, Harvard College appeared in federal court docket in the present day to make the case that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally lower $2.6 billion from the faculty. [AP]
Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facilities within the Chicago space have seen a spike within the variety of folks detained, the Chicago Tribune studies.
Throughout at some point in early June, 88 folks have been booked — and three-quarter didn’t have a prison report.
Trump’s second administration has targeted on growing the variety of arrests of individuals with out authorized standing, increasing ICE’s focus past deporting immigrants who commit severe crimes. [Chicago Tribune]
A number of immigration organizations within the Little Village neighborhood have been vandalized over the weekend, the Chicago Solar-Occasions studies.
A minimum of one of many organizations, Latinos Progresando, had a swastika spray-painted on its entrance door early Saturday. No arrests have been reported, and detectives are investigating the incidents, police mentioned.
“We all know that many in our neighborhood are frightened, and occasions just like the one this morning make that worry much more actual,” Latinos Progresando mentioned in a press release. [Chicago Sun-Times]
3. NASCAR Chicago Avenue Race received’t be again for 2026 however is eyeing a 2027 return
NASCAR officers are pausing the annual Fourth of July weekend race subsequent 12 months to work on discovering a brand new date and optimizing its setup and the breakdown of the course, Kade Heather studies for the Chicago Solar-Occasions.
“Our objective is for the Chicago Avenue Race to return in 2027 with an occasion that additional enhances the expertise for residents and guests alike, as we work collectively in direction of a brand new potential date, shorter construct schedule, and extra tourism attracts,” Julie Giese, NASCAR Chicago Avenue Race president, mentioned in a letter despatched Friday to Mayor Brandon Johnson.
The announcement comes two weeks after the conclusion of a three-year run at Grant Park, which generated lots of of tens of millions of {dollars} but additionally prompted complications for residents making an attempt to maneuver downtown highway closures over a busy vacation weekend. [Chicago Sun-Times]
4. Faculty nonetheless pays off, however wage gaps persist in Illinois, a examine discovered
Even with the identical diploma, college students from low-income households earn lower than these from center or upper-income households, my colleague Somer Van Benton studies.
There are also disparities in relation to Black, Latino and girls employees, in line with the examine performed by the Illinois Workforce and Schooling Analysis Collaborative.
Sarah Cashdollar, a researcher with the collaborative, mentioned this report solutions the “million-dollar” questions for Illinoisans.
“I believe persons are more and more questioning, ‘Is the American dream nonetheless achievable?’” she mentioned. “Does somebody born right into a low-income household have actual alternative for upward mobility, and in that case, is the very best route nonetheless a university schooling?” [WBEZ]
5. Desire a fast getaway? Madison beckons with artwork, structure and oysters
Tucked between lakes and low-slung hills, Madison blends college power with a gentle rhythm of visible and performing arts, WBEZ contributor Elly Fishman studies.
Downtown, the Madison Museum of Modern Artwork hosts the Wisconsin Triennial by means of Sept. 14, a survey of 24 artists from throughout the state.
In the meantime, structure lovers ought to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Unitarian Assembly Home on Madison’s west aspect. Inbuilt 1951 and nonetheless an lively congregation, the church is considered one of Wright’s uncommon public commissions — and amongst his most accessible.
For an additional breath of wildness, head to Baraboo’s Worldwide Crane Basis about an hour northwest of Madison. The fowl sanctuary is the one place on the planet the place all 15 crane species reside aspect by aspect. The grounds stretch huge, with strolling trails that go by means of reconstructed prairie and wetland habitat.
You’ll be able to learn the complete second leg of WBEZ and the Chicago Solar-Occasions’ summer time artwork highway journey sequence within the hyperlink. [WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times]
Right here’s what else is occurring
- Beef costs are hovering due to difficult market circumstances for cattle farmers and ranchers. [CNN]
- Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte and fall menu return to the U.S. on Aug. 26. [AP]
- Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore was sentenced to 2 years in jail for serving to lead a scheme to bribe former Illinois Home Speaker Michael Madigan. [Chicago Sun-Times]
- 4 CTA Purple Line stations reopened yesterday on the North Aspect with upgrades and improved accessibility. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Oh, and another factor …
Colston Loveland, American cowboy. Cattleman. Bulldogger. Buckaroo.
No sooner did Loveland arrive on the scene in April because the Bears’ first-round decide, at No. 10 total, than an image was painted of the 6-6, 241-pound, nationwide title-winning Michigan tight finish as a quintessential wrangler lassoed from the pages of a Larry McMurtry novel. Newt Dobbs, meet Snake Cole.
As my colleague Steve Greenberg writes for the Chicago Solar-Occasions, Loveland has spent lots of of hours branding cattle, trod numerous miles placing up or flattening barbed-wire fences, lived and toiled on household farms and dabbled on the edges of rodeoing.
“I believe some folks wish to fuel it so much, however I’m not a cowboy in comparison with quite a lot of my pals and buddies and cousins I grew up with,” Loveland informed the Solar-Occasions throughout an roughly weeklong journey house final month. “These guys do it on daily basis. That’s what they do. They ranch, they rodeo. They take that severe. There’s undoubtedly ranges to it.” [Chicago Sun-Times]
Inform me one thing good …
I’ve just lately gotten actually into houseplants (I do know, I’m a number of years late to this). That has me questioning, what hobbies are you into lately?
Be happy to electronic mail me, and your responses could also be used within the publication this week.
