Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Feb. live cattle rose by 0.02 cent at $2.00 a pound. Mar. feeder cattle gained 0.07 cent at $2.73 a pound. Feb. hogs was up 0.05 cent at $.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn gained 0.25 cent at $4.84 a bushel. Mar. wheat was unchanged at $5.54 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 6.5 cents at $3.65 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.25 cent at $10.56 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

By Matt Noltemeyer Courtesy SOSLAND Publishing CHICAGO — Bakers, food manufacturers and other wheat flour users could see a new venue for risk management in the second quarter. The CME Group on Jan. 8

The current seven-person Chicago school board, with members all selected by Mayor Brandon Johnson, will switch Wednesday to 20 board members and a president.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first-ever elected Chicago Board of Education will be sworn-in Wednesday morning. The new hybrid board has several issues they will need to address. They'll waste no time tackling some of the district's most pressing issues.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat fell by 0.5 cent at $5.58 a bushel. Mar. oats gained 9 cents at $3.71 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.5 cent at $10.68 a bushel. Beef was lower and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn fell by 1 cents at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat was up 3 cents at $5.62 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 1.75 cents at $3.71 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was up 1.75 cents at $10.69 a bushel.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn rose by 0.5 cent at $4.85 a bushel. Mar. wheat gained 0.25 cent at $5.39 a bushel. Mar. oats rose by 13.25 cents at $3.62 a bushel. Mar. soybeans gained 1.25 cents at ...

Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.79 a bushel. Mar. wheat rose by 0.25 cent at $5.47 a bushel. Mar. oats was down

This is more than a procedural shift — it’s a generational opportunity to transform education in Chicago. For the first time, our school board represents the diverse voices of Chicago’s neighborhoods.

In November, voters elected 10 of 21 school board members. The rest of the board, including the president, are appointed by the mayor.

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