Mack Liederman

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Mack Liederman

BRONZEVILLE — Jayden McKinnon never counted on playing college ball at the schools he grew up watching. The Walter H. Dyett High School Eagles have long counted on McKinnon, a senior whose high school career ended with the school’s first state championship this season. The underdog team embodied a remarkable rebound for the small arts school at 555 E. 51st St., which was saved from closure a decade ago after a group of community members staged a monthlong hunger strike.

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Mack Liederman

CHICAGO — Backlash to Uber overcharging customers a city congestion fee has revived local and state efforts to regulate the rideshare industry. A state bill requiring companies to provide an itemized list of fees before a purchase — or include it in the total advertised price — sailed through the House of Representatives and a key Senate committee Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Mack Liederman

CHICAGO — When Rykley Braun locks up at a Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams location after its midnight closing, he is never quite sure how to get back home. The walk is too long but the ride is too short to make the bus worth the wait. “This is where the e-scooters shine,” Braun said.

3 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Mack Liederman

CHICAGO — Thursday night’s thunderstorms knocked out power for more than 100,000 people in Illinois and Indiana and damaged numerous trees. More than 1,360 outages, affecting more than 17,000 customers, were still active in the Chicago area as of Friday morning, according to ComEd data. The majority of the remaining outages are on the Far South Side and in the south suburbs, although customers throughout Chicago have been impacted.

3 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers |Mack Liederman

CHICAGO — Another 11 speed cameras near parks and schools have been activated. The cameras went live in bunches May 1 and Thursday, the second phase of a city plan to add 50 speed cameras this year, according to a Chicago Department of Transportation news release.