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 $10.36 a bushel. Beef was mixed and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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 (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn rose by 2.25 cents at $4.77 a bushel. Mar. wheat lost 1.5 cents at $5.36 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 1 cents at $3.49 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was up 9 cents at $10.28 a bushel. Beef was mixed and pork was flat on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.75 a bushel. Mar. wheat was unchanged at $5.38 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 7.25 cents at $3.50 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was up 0.25 cent at $10.20 a bushel. Beef was lower and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CHICAGO (AP) _ 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 5 cents at $3.49 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.75 cent at $10.43 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn gained 0.5 cent at $4.57 a bushel. Mar. wheat lost 0.5 cent at $5.32 a bushel. Mar. oats was off 3.

State legislators should understand that this is not a moment for tinkering around the edges. Any increase in transit funding must be accompanied by significant structural reforms.

--Corn for March delivery rose 2.2%, to $4.84 3/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday, with traders opting to add a cushion for risk premium to compensate for any surprises out of the incoming Trump Administration next week. --Soybeans for March delivery rose 1.6%, to $10.35 1/2 a bushel.

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of justice and equality, new threats are gathering under a second Trump administration. Our state and local leaders need to join the fight.

Companies are expediting cargo shipments into the U.S. ahead of new tariffs from President-elect Trump, with Chinese trade the biggest on the move.

U.S. Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that the law requiring the sale of the app did not violate the First Amendment protection against government abridgment of free speech.

As of the fourth quarter, there is one office building under construction in Chicago, 919 W. Fulton St., which is over a third pre-leased to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, according to Cushman & Wakefield.