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Ready or Not, Electric Scooters Arrive on Chicago’s West Side

Dockless electric scooters – 2,500 of them – arrive in Chicago as the city launches its pilot program, but will riders stay safe?

Move of Beachside Music Fest Prompts Pushback Over Endangered Birds

Organizers of Mamby on the Beach want to move the music festival to Montrose Beach, but conservationists are pushing back because of two endangered birds living at the site. 

Another ‘Empire’ Actor Arrested, But on Traffic Offense

A Chicago police spokeswoman said that Bryshere Gray, who plays a younger brother of Jussie Smollett’s character on the Chicago-based Fox TV show, was pulled over Thursday.

Brendt Christensen Researched Rape Fantasies Before Kidnapping Scholar

“I want to test my limits and experience everything,” Brendt Christensen wrote in his profile on Fetlife.com, a social media site for adults with alternative sexual interests, weeks before Yingying Zhang disappeared.

Art Institute Show Explores ‘Iconic Photographs’

Photography has long been used to make images of iconic works of art. Sometimes the photographs themselves become icons. A new show explores a collection of famous pictures from the 20th century.

Tracing the National Security Council’s ‘Unprecedented Evolution’

The National Security Council is an integral part of U.S. foreign policy, despite the fact that most Americans know little about what it actually does. In a new book, author John Gans traces the council’s “unprecedented evolution.”

Advocates Rally at Fairlife Over Alleged Animal Abuse at Indiana Farm

Chicago-based Fairlife has been under fire since an animal welfare group released videos showing workers at the company's top dairy supplier abusing cows. 

A Winningly Eclectic CSO Concert Mixes Contemporary, Classic Works

The unlikely combination of Vivaldi, Beethoven and Gershwin with two contemporary works was full of delightful surprises and unexpected revelations. 

Beekeeping Behind Bars: Inmates Raise Bees at Cook County Jail

Behind barbed wire fences, Cook County Jail inmates grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, and – as of May – they’re harvesting honey from two beehives provided by a former inmate.

Great Lakes Leaders to Discuss Funding Asian Carp Project

Regional leaders are scheduled to meet in Chicago next month to discuss a plan devised by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for preventing invasive Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan. 

Refugee Graduate of Sullivan High School Earns Full Ride to UIC

Alaaulldin Al Ibrahim, or “Al” to his friends, was born in Syria, moved to Jordan and eventually resettled as a refugee in Chicago. This fall he’ll attend the University of Illinois at Chicago on a full scholarship to study pre-med.

Web Extra, The Week in Review: ‘Fair Workweek’ Ordinance

Paris Schutz and guests discuss more of the week’s City Council news, including a hotly debated “fair workweek” ordinance.

The Week in Review: Green Light for Obama Presidential Center

A federal judge OKs construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Mayor Lori Lightfoot stares down the police union. A stunning admission in the trial of Brendt Chrisetensen. And: the scooters are coming.

Rep. Schakowsky: LGBTQ Community, Health Care ‘Under Threat’

As communities across the country celebrate Pride Month, LGBTQ organizations and activists are speaking out against Trump administration policies that limit those individuals’ access to health care.

Medical Pot Laws No Answer for US Opioid Deaths, Study Finds

A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates.