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WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new work designed to improve safety for drivers and people walking near a busy North side street.

The Chicago Department of Transportation says the annual fall "boat runs" will begin at 9:30 a.m. on September 30.

That means bridges along the main and south branches of the Chicago River will be lifted to allow sailboats and other recreational boats to move from Lake Michigan to their winter storage facilities.

Bridges will be lifted in succession from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to the 18th Street Bridge with each taking about 8 to 12 minutes to complete.

According to CDOT the fall 2026 bridge lift schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, September 30 at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 3 at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 10 at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, October 17 at 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday, October 27 at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 29 at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 31 at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, November 4 at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, November 7 at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 a.m.

This week's Difference Maker highlights a local non-profit dedicated to championing women and non-binary artists.

​On Monday, Lake County's sheriff's deputies for hours could not find a boy reported missing in unincorporated Zion.

Then Deputy Kevin Lowe and his K9 Loki joined the search in the wooded area.

​Using the scent from the child's shoe, Loki led Lowe to a large area of thick brush and started barking.

Deputies entered the brush and located the 12-year-old boy.

"You can't replicate a K9's nose," Lowe said. "You could have all of this technology, but you can't replicate that and what they're capable of doing."

The Lake County Sheriff's Office says last year, K9 teams helped find 35 missing people and criminal suspects.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a sale announcement that could affect a possible sale of Chicago's parking meter contract.

The WasteShed is moving out of its Evanston location.

Staff at the creative reuse center say the move to Broadway and Foster will mean more space and a shorter walk to public transit.

Those who run the thrift store for art supplies have been searching for a new location since October of 2025 after their partner, the Evanston Rebuilding Exchange, closed abruptly.

​For many years, Vamarr Hunter purchased cookies from the Give Me Some Sugah bakery on 71st Street in South Shore.

​In 2022, Hunter discovered that the store owner, Lenore Lindsey, was his birth mother who gave him up for adoption.

It was a shock to Lindsey as well.

When Lindsey later underwent breast cancer treatment, Hunter helped run the bakery, and now does it full-time.

The true story now is the subject of a movie titled "Give Me Some Sugah".

Some of the scenes were filmed in Millennium Park and in the South Shore neighborhood,

The movie will debut on Netflix on December 16th.