Good morning, Chicago.

Hyde Park Labs, a $225 million 13-story lab run by the University of Chicago, opened last week to host science startups, corporate partners & university researchers working in fields like medicine, quantum computing and nanotechnology.

The building is part of the Harper Court project that will transform Hyde Park’s commercial corridor into a hub for scientific research and innovation.

On Friday, September 19, several hundred people gathered outside the Broadview ICE detention center near Chicago to protest ICE raids and state violence — as agents fired tear gas, pepper spray, and pellet bullets — leading to arrests and injuries.

Painter and disability advocate Ruby Bradford set up her art display outside Build Coffee on Friday morning in South Shore—her work featuring cats and Superman images reflected her South Side roots and marked a creative gallery showcase.

Bruce Sagan, a longtime Chicago publisher who helped boost local news and the arts, died Sunday at his Chicago home after a brief fight with cancer—he grew a small weekly paper into a large community newspaper group.

He worked for decades to cover neighborhood issues and support cultural events—leaving a strong mark on the city.

Lawmakers and renewable energy advocates are debating an energy reform bill that would add a surcharge on electric bills to fund battery storage projects and ease nuclear regulations for data centers—officials say a further hearing is scheduled for early October.

Some lawmakers and ratepayer groups question the cost benefits while discussing how the bill might support energy reliability.

UIC introduced MamaAnne, a high-tech birthing manikin, during Healthcare Simulation Week that started on September 15.

The simulator lets nursing students practice real birth scenarios in the Schwartz Simulation Lab—preparing them for clinical work.