Former Mayor Daley’s staff saw parking-meter problems brewing, records show

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staff was aware of major problems with the city’s parking-meter privatization deal in 2010 — a year and a half before the costly issues publicly surfaced, according to hundreds of pages of documents released Wednesday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration.

• Judge delays court fight over closing Chicago schools until July

  Protesters’ last, best chance of halting the closure of 50 Chicago public schools will be resolved at a four-day hearing in July, a federal judge ruled Thursday morning.

• O’Hare, Midway offer free Wi-Fi access to 41 websites

  O’Hare International and Midway airports are now offering free Wi-Fi access to 41 websites, via a new portal called “The Good Stuff,’’ officials said Thursday.

• Congress Theater close to being clear of city violations

  The Congress Theater is just a step away from being cleared of its city violations. On Thursday, city attorney Judy Frydland told a Cook County judge the theater at 2135 N. Milwaukee must still connect its backup generator and lighting system before any sort of city agreement can be made.