Pawan Naidu

Jim Williams, weekday anchor for CBS Chicago, is signing off as a full-time anchor after a 40-year stint in broadcast news. The South Side native spent his entire career in Chicago.

Nora Leerhsen, who currently serves as the chief of staff for the Chicago Transit Authority, will assume the role of interim president following the retirement of Dorval Carter at the end of January.

Time Out revealed its latest list of the 50 best cities in the world this week. Chicago ranks 11th after finishing near the top three years ago, but is still among the few U.S. cities to slot in the top 20.

The Chicago Sky's Angel Reese is featured on the cover of Vogue magazine's Winter issue. Interest in the WNBA star on and off the court has contributed to the growth of women's basketball.

Jesse Jackson Jr., the former U.S. congressman and son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, is set to join radio station WVON-AM/1690, a long-standing platform in Black talk radio.

After 40 years in the news industry, Chuck Goudie is departing from his position as an anchor and investigative reporter at ABC7 Chicago.

Draper & Kramer has agreed to wind down its mortgage lending business and pay a $1.5 million fine to resolve allegations by federal regulators that the longtime Chicago-area developer engaged in redlining.

Chicago Public Media is offering Sun-Times and WBEZ staff members buyout offers as the company comes up on the three-year anniversary of its high-profile merger.

A majority of City Council members signed a letter addressed to Mayor Brandon Johnson condemning an art display at the Chicago Cultural Center as "antisemitic" and called for its immediate removal.

Guzman y Gomez, an Australia-based fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain, has recently signed a lease for a new retail location in Bucktown, marking its latest expansion in the Chicago area.