Cubs’ Wrigleyville Parking Lot Expansion Rejected By Ald. Lawson

A survey of Lakeview neighbors found overwhelming opposition to adding nearly 260 parking spaces near Wrigley Field.

Block Club Chicago’s Free South Side Health & Wellness Fest Is Coming to Chatham 

Join Block Club and community partners on Nov. 7 for workouts and resources to help address health equity gaps. Join a fun run with Joabe…

Early Addition: Spy magazine is doing a Substack pop-up

Because the "Irony Epidemic" is hitting inboxes in honor of Spy's 40th anniversary, here are your early links: West Village gated school street, Trump still…

After Wet, Buggy Summer, Relief From Mosquitoes Is Coming Soon, Expert Says

Chicagoans are still getting bit by mosquitoes, but October will see a drop-off as the insects start to hibernate, a local expert said.

“Incredible Moment for the Borderlands”: Judge Blocks Border Wall Expansion in Big Bend & West Texas

In a victory for environmentalists and immigration rights’ advocates, a federal judge in El Paso, Texas, has blocked further border wall construction inside Big Bend…

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Brian Winter; Hanna Notte; Melissa Bell; Tamryn Spruill

AI: The Existential Question

Determining how to judge the actions of the A.I. models requires figuring out just exactly what these entities are, which is a philosophical puzzle.

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Tops 4,000; Trump USAID Cuts Fuel Outbreak

We go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the site of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. Health authorities believe the outbreak first began…

🚨All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as War REACHES NATO…

Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Denver police can’t ticket Waymos. State lawmakers may soon change that.

Colorado law has no mechanism for issuing traffic citations to driverless cars. The post Denver police can’t ticket Waymos. State lawmakers may soon change that.…

‘5-alarm fire’ for Trump ahead of midterms: GOP lawmaker

Inside the Revolt Against Billionaires

South Texas Is Moving On from Trump

Ten years after Donald Trump was first elected President, the Republican Party has placed its chips on a region that would have made little sense…

French High School Students Lead Mass Protests over School Funding, Inequality; Thousands Arrested

Nearly 2,000 French high schools are blockaded or closed today amid massive student-led protests over school funding and inequality. The demonstrations began in September at…

Farewell to Russia: The View From Kazakhstan

Karaganda and its environs are home to some of the largest-scale coal-mining on the planet. And once, the home to an immense gulag.

Trump SCREAMS As Term FALLS APART

Blanche is a HOT MESS as Senate INVESTIGATES whether Trump Judges have CONSPIRED with Admin!!!

Bronx woman found dead and infant in critical condition after balcony fall, NYPD says

Police say it's still unclear whether the pair jumped, fell or were pushed. [ more › ]

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