Ride-share drivers strike. Are tariffs causing stock market volatility? A former U.S. ambassador on the “Art of Diplomacy.” And the cast of Lyric’s “West Side Story” performs a few tunes.

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A report on devastating flooding in the Midwest. Subsidies for the One Central development? Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. And a slice of Chicago restaurant history...

How local tunnels and reservoirs handled the wettest week in years. Why hemp farming is coming back to the state. And look both ways: Thousands of electric scooters are coming to the city....

The Illinois Senate approves a graduated income tax bill, but the plan still needs House – and voter – approval. A massive recreational marijuana bill is expected to be released “very soon...

The state takes a big step towards a graduated income tax. How the white power movement grew out of Vietnam. And some visual treasures found in an attic.

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Recreational marijuana is getting closer to being legal in Illinois. Plus: dating while married, gardening with Jeanne Nolan, a new edition of Ask Geoffrey and more “Hamilton.”

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Chicago’s top doctor on closing the life expectancy gap between Black and White residents. A nonprofit takes stock in local youth. A father and son duo takes us on a tour through “Boarded...

Efforts to increase affordable housing. The third anniversary of Hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico. Celebrating the contributions of Latinos as Hispanic Heritage Months gets...