Mary Ann Ahern

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Mary Ann Ahern |Rose Schmidt

Share The Illinois General Assembly has a May 31 deadline to pass a budget, and there are still a ton of issues up in the air. The jam-packed docket includes the future of mass transit in the Chicago area, and whether the Chicago Bears will get help from Springfield to build a new stadium. Lawmakers tasked with budget negotiations worked through the holiday weekend and said there is progress but no public plan with just four days left to go before the deadline.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Mary Ann Ahern |Rose Schmidt

The Illinois General Assembly has a May 31 deadline to pass a budget, and there are still a ton of issues up in the air. The jam-packed docket includes the future of mass transit in the Chicago area, and whether the Chicago Bears will get help from Springfield to build a new stadium. Lawmakers tasked with budget negotiations worked through the holiday weekend and said there is progress but no public plan with just four days left to go before the deadline.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Mary Ann Ahern

3 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Mary Ann Ahern

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Mary Ann Ahern

Share Pope Leo XIV is busy in his first full week of work in the Vatican, but will he consider making a trip home to Chicago in the near future? The pope’s schedule is packed with a variety of meetings, including a gathering of thousands of journalists at the Vatican on Monday who had been in Rome to cover the events of the conclave. He thanked reporters for their work, and even made a joke about his ability to captivate an audience as he gets settled into his new role.