New data show Illinois childhood vaccination rates remain high, despite national controversy • Brookfield Zoo workers go on strike
Working Lunch Monday, May 4, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. | | | | | More than 95% of children statewide had received 10 school-required vaccines as of October, including those against chickenpox, whooping cough, hepatitis B, measles and polio, among others. | | | | | Some workers at the Brookfield Zoo walked off the job Monday after labor contract negotiations fell apart, according to their union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 727. | | | | | Outdoor kitchens started to catch on during the early days of the pandemic, when residents started to reinvest in their homes, experts say. | | | | | Four races into Formula 1’s new era and the peak of electrical power’s influence on the sport may already be in the rearview mirror. | | | | | Northwest Indiana green steel advocates weren’t surprised by the development, and worry about what it means for the future of Gary Works. | | | | | Gas prices rose to more than $5 per gallon in some parts of Indiana this week, and time is running out on Gov. Mike Braun’s gas tax holiday. | | | | | Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. | | | |