🛬 What’s next for O’Hare construction?

O’Hare Construction 101

Mayor Brandon Johnson is hoping to keep the expansion of O’Hare Airport on track: The city proposed working on a new global terminal before satellite concourses to appease United and American Airlines. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

UChicago Students Try to Solve Pension Crisis

Chicago could add a 75-cent toll to DuSable Lake Shore Drive to help the city pay off $35 billion in pension debt, according to the winning group of graduate students participating in the South Side university’s competition. The group also suggested deregulating marijuana to increase dispensaries and tax revenue. [Block Club]

• The pension “crisis” narrative could be doing more harm than good. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Will Trader Joe’s Be Next to Unionize in Chicago?

The North Center grocery store could be the first Trader Joe’s in the city to unionize and the fifth nationwide if most of the 140 crew members vote yes. Grocery store workers filed Monday for a union election. [Tribune 🔒]

Reliving Solar Eclipse

While many flocked to Carbondale to get a glimpse of the eclipse in the path of totality, Chicagoans saw the partial eclipse Tuesday. Check out live coverage from the day. [Sun-Times]

Pat Sajak's Final ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Episode Set

The Chicago native will say goodbye to the game show June 7 when his final episode airs. Sajak has hosted “Wheel of Fortune” for more than four decades. [Deadline]

What to Know About O’Hare Construction

What’s the latest with construction at O’Hare? When are the cicadas coming? And how do you find parking in the city? The City Cast Chicago team breaks it down.