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Springfield roundup: E-bike rules, online age checks, AI liability and more wait for governor's approval
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (584+ words) The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session in the early hours of June 1, working overnight to adopt the state's next budget and pass numerous other bills before leaving town for the summer. But outside of these headlining issues, legislators…...
Police escort Northwestern researcher, four others from diabetes conference over editorial critical of Trump
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (481+ words) Several diabetes experts, including a Northwestern researcher, were escorted out of a health conference by police Friday after handing out copies of an editorial condemning the Trump administration's attacks on scientific research. The incident occurred at the American Diabetes Association's…...
Bookends & Beginnings to mark 12 years as 'Evanston's Speakeasy for Books' on June 13
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (367+ words) Independent bookstore'Bookends & Beginnings'will celebrate 12 years in downtown Evanston this Saturday, June 13, with an old-fashioned, day-long party highlighting the store's early identity as "Evanston's Speakeasy for Books." The nickname was bestowed on the store by one of the earliest reviewers on…...
'This is normal, this mosaic of humanity': Gay clergy members look forward to Sunday's Pride fest in Raymond Park
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (820+ words) This Sunday's Interfaith Family Pride Festival in Raymond Park is one of a kind. "It's the only one I can find if you do an internet search for "interfaith family pride," said the Rev. Michael Kirby. "There are other family…...
Three Evanston organizations getting together to host No Kings event June 14, celebrating Flag Day
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (177+ words) Evanston Round Table Three Evanston organizations are banding together to host a family-friendly No Kings community event on Sunday, June 14. The event, put on by the'Democratic Party of Evanston, Indivisible Evanston and Pink Poster Club, will feature speakers, a DJ,…...
A photo finish to the school year
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (190+ words) Are you a mom feeling hot and bothered and need to work it out on the dance floor? The all-women Hot Flash Dance is collaborating with the Pink Poster Club on a dance party to raise money for Connections for…...
Les Jacobson: The goodness of work
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (1027+ words) I put myself in that category: I'm no longer officially "employed," having retired from corporate life 16 years ago. But I happily volunteer at the Round Table six days a week helping edit the newsletter and writing the occasional column, like…...
Tips from a local pro on upping your family photos this summer
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (451+ words) Parents hear a lot of contradictory "shoulds" over the summer. Get outside " unless it's a high temperature or bad air quality day. Take in everything our town has to offer, but also slow down and savor every unscheduled moment. Make…...
Your Wednesday newsletter
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (524+ words) Don't miss out on summer delights: Here's the full Starlight schedule. And don't miss out on the news, below: Medicaid cuts: Sean O'Grady, president of Acute and Ambulatory Operations at Endeavor Health, said the federal overhaul of the Medicaid program…...