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.

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.

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 (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.

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.

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.

Some developers and contractors are taking a wait-and-see approach, while others are scrambling to prepare for taxes that could increase prices.

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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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.

SEE ALSO: 1st elected CPS Board of Education to be sworn in Wednesday; mayor has yet to name 11th appointee The district is facing a more than $750 million budget deficit, according to a budget watchdog group. Separately, the new board will have to secure a new Chicago Teachers Union contract.