Graduated income tax advances in Springfield. Researchers aim to improve memory in aging adults. A Cirque du Soleil star comes home. The rise of fake meat. And swimming in the Chicago River.

• Pritzker Agenda Coming Down to the Wire
• Chicago Police: Facial Recognition Software is ‘Seldom Used’
• Move Over, Meat! Alternative Options Growing in Popularity
• Northwestern Researchers Reverse Age-Related Memory Loss
• ‘Volta’ Performer With Local Roots Tumbles Back to Chicago
• An ‘Open Swim’ in the Chicago River is in the Works for September
• Gullivers Selling a Slice of Chicago Restaurant History