Transportation City bans shared e-scooters from Sheridan Road to reduce sidewalk riding Geofencing restrictions went into effect to prevent GPS-tracked Divvy and Lime e-scooters from riding from Bryn Mawr to Devon avenues. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By David Struett read Health A new Illinois law keeps hospital finances hidden from the public Financial documents that could alert communities to which hospitals are at risk of closing will be kept confidential under a new state law enacted by Gov. JB Pritzker. The move comes as doctors fear more hospitals could close next year. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Kristen Schorsch | WBEZ read News Robbins renames Dwyane Wade’s childhood street after the NBA champ, hometown hero It’s not just an honorary designation either, as South Claire Boulevard, within Robbins city limits, is now Dwyane Wade Boulevard. The 13-time NBA All-Star and a three-time NBA champion said he hopes it inspires kids in his hometown. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Violet Miller read Weather More storms expected in Chicago after rain, gusts cancel flights and cut power to nearly 250,000 ComEd customers Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings expired earlier in the afternoon after wind gusts brought down tree limbs and flooded streets. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Kyra Senese read City Hall Chicago renters’ rights are at stake in dueling City Hall proposals [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ and Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ read News Illinois sees 16% drop in SNAP enrollment 1 year after food program overhaul [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Elvia Malagón read The Latest Is Hawthorne Race Course being torn down for a data center? Cicero thinks so. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Brett Chase read Crime 4 teenagers killed after pickup truck drives off bridge during police chase in Bedford Park [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Kaitlin Washburn , Kyra Senese , and 1 more read Bears Four questions facing Bears' decision-makers as training camp begins [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Patrick Finley read College Sports Big Ten football media days preview: The war for four (natties, that is) is on [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Steve Greenberg read Bears Bears guard Joe Thuney ranked 49th on NFL Top 100 [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Patrick Finley read Dear Abby Dear Abby: Jeanne phillips bids adieu as 'dear abby' endures [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Abigail Van Buren read More stories
Lithuania: Chicago's Baltic Bond Chicago History Besides Obama, Chicago produced a second president, and he's about to turn 100 [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Stephanie Zimmermann read Economy Furniture to tech: Lithuania's economy a bright spot amid Trump's tariffs [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Stephanie Zimmermann read Nation and World At 250, here's what the U.S. can learn from Lithuania, a younger democracy aided by Chicagoans [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Stephanie Zimmermann read Chicago History Why I traveled 4,700 miles from Chicago to Lithuania [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Stephanie Zimmermann read Commentary The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.