💔 Chicago Sky trades Angel Reese

Madigan Back in Court

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan has a new legal team that will argue his case in appeals court. He has spent the last six months in federal prison. [Sun-Times]

• Catch up on how Madigan got there. [City Cast Chicago 💻]

Chicago’s Route 66

A hundred years ago, Route 66 received its iconic number. The so-called Mother Road takes you all the way to California, but it begins in Chicago. (Now at Navy Pier!) Host Jacoby Cochran hopped in the car with Dario Durham and Sara Faddah, hosts of 77 Flavors, to drive the Chicago leg of old Route 66. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Art High School Needs Students

Chicago Academy of the Arts, a private school in West Town, is looking to boost enrollment while facing a $500,000 budget gap. [Block Club]

• Last fall, the Chicago school board had to vote to keep another art high school open. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Chicago Sky Trade Angel Reese

The two-time WNBA All-Star is being traded to the Atlanta Dream after two seasons. The Sky is getting the first round pick for the next two seasons in return. [NBC]

• Meanwhile at the Bulls front office: The men’s team fired their general manager and vice president of basketball operations. Both were hired in 2020 and had only one winning season since. The NBA’s most attended team missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. [ESPN]