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Head of Chicago’s Insight hospital talks about future of West Suburban amid pushback from doctors, lawmakers

The town hall took place the same day that a group of West Suburban doctors conducted a voted demonstrating that they have no confidence in Insight’s ability to run West Suburban.

Atif Bawahab, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insight Hospital & Medical Center Chicago, speaks on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, during a public meeting at Malcolm X College in Chicago about the closures of Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago and West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Kristen Fisher looks at her wedding ring from her late husband Bernard “Skip” Fisher while at the Levin and Perconti law office in Chicago, Aug. 31, 2026. Fisher alleges that her late husband was videotaped nude while in the care of Encore Memory Care in South Barrington. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos on Snapchat of nude residents at memory care home in South Barrington

Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

FILE – Crust-less sandwiches from Smucker’s and Trader Joe’s are displayed on Oct. 15, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

Judge says Smucker’s lawsuit against Trader Joe’s over frozen PB&J can proceed

By Dee-Ann Durbin

August 31, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

A federal judge has ruled that J.M. Smucker can proceed with a lawsuit against Trader...

President Trump has asked Apple to change Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ on its maps, interior chief says

By Associated Press

August 31, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

President Trump has asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America”...

Ivan Capifali, left, commissioner for the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, and Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th, lead a group down Broadway on July 9, 2025, to speak with business owners about a new upzoning proposal. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s business affairs chief stepping down

By Alice Yin

August 31, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Ivan Capifali, the commissioner of the city’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, announced...

Many Northbrook residents wore yellow "Save Downtown Northbrook" t-shirts to the Aug. 25, 2026 Village Board meeting. Here, Alexis Adler returns to her seat after speaking during the public comment period. (Alexandra Murphy/for Pioneer Press)

Northbrook residents continue outcry over razing plaza; Board sends plan for more review

By Alexandra Murphy

August 31, 2026 at 1:51 p.m.

Northbrook residents continue outcry over razing Meadow Plaza to build 3 condo buildings; Board sends...

Semi-trucks fuel up at the Ambassador Bridge's Ammex duty-free store in Detroit, Michigan on April 27, 2026. (Chad Livengood/The Detroit News)

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs poised to hit Michigan manufacturing

By Grant Schwab

August 31, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods could constrain about $1.5 billion worth of Michigan exports, according to...

Former Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson, who played for the team from 2017 until 2023, in July sold his six-bedroom French Provincial-style mansion in Long Grove for $1.6 million. (Lake County Assessor)

Former Chicago Bears player Eddie Jackson sells Long Grove home for $1.6M

By Bob Goldsborough

August 31, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Former Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson, who played for the team from 2017 until 2023,...

A 104-year-old farmer’s $183,000 tractor sale tests a farm recovery

By Bloomberg

August 31, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low...

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