* Chicago rated as 8th most stressful city

* Council approves mayor’s $1 billion O’Hare bond plan

But aldermen want proof airport jobs are going to Chicago residents

* Aldermen balk at O’Hare annexation

A City Council committee today balked at annexing 271 acres needed to continue O’Hare International Airport expansion after aldermen raised concerns that not enough of the project’s jobs were going to city residents.

* Improper pension of $82K paid back

Melrose Park’s police chief has quietly paid back more than $82,000 in pension benefits he improperly received while still on the village police force, after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed the unusual arrangement.

* Park board leader in Highland Park quits

Bowing to public pressure amid a pension controversy, Highland Park Park District board President Lorenz Werhane Jr. announced Tuesday that he would step down after the board finds replacements for the two other board members who resigned last week.

* North Shore activists ask affluent neighbors for help with school funding gaps

For one day, the disparities in Illinois public education were on graphic display when a feisty state senator bused hundreds of low-income South Side students to the wealthy North Shore to “enroll” them in some of the highest-performing schools in Illinois.

Sen. James Meeks, D- Chicago, drew a national spotlight on his call for education reform, but soon after the 2008 event, Winnetka and Northfield school officials had largely moved on, said Lali Watt, of Wilmette.

Long after reporters and television crews left, Meeks’ message resonated with her and several other activists no longer content to ignore financial and educational inequalities in public schools. Their group, United We Learn, will present a video at Northwestern University on Sept. 16 aimed at other North Shore residents who have the resources and clout to push for change.

* Early harvest yields down

The same hot, dry summer weather that allowed farmers to get an early start on harvest this week has cut into yields, based on initial reports from the field. Read more about it in our havest update in today’s newspaper.

* Eureka College set to celebrate Reagan’s 100th

EUREKA — Officials of Eureka College say Ronald Reagan’s alma mater is set to celebrate what would have been the former president’s 100th birthday.

* Enrollment is down at SIU in Carbondale

Ten-day enrollment figures show just more than 20,000 students are taking classes this semester. That’s down 1.5 percent over last year.