Thousands march to mark May Day

Thousands of May Day protesters marched through downtown Wednesday afternoon, calling for support for everything from workers rights to immigration reform.

• Police: City murders down by 42 percent for first four months

  The Chicago Police Department released figures showing a 42 percent decline in murders between January and the end of April, compared to the same period of 2012.

• Ricketts: New Wrigley Field revenue needed for Cubs to stay

  Cubs’ Chairman Tom Ricketts spoke so softly Wednesday when he uttered the dreaded “M” word, that some in the audience wondered if they’d heard him correctly. “If it comes to the point that we don’t have the ability to do what we need to do in our outfield, then we’re going to have to consider moving,” said Ricketts as he made a pitch for a planned $300 million Wrigley Field renovation. The city’s mayor says he’s not worried.

• Joe Walsh, ex-wife squabble over child support

  Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh visited a Cook County courtroom Wednesday as lawyers for the fiery Tea Party Republican and his ex-wife continue to sort out his final few months of child-support payments before their youngest child graduates high school.