The Chicago Department of Planning and Development announced the opening of Chicago “to support local commercial, mixed-use, and light manufacturing development.” Recovery Grant applications Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The first-round application deadline is Jan. 31, followed by a second-round application deadline of March 10. 

Jonathan Ellis, a former Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General who has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, joins McGuireWoods as partner, according to a LinkedIn announcement.