Lori Lightfoot

Ride-hailing major Uber will pay millions of dollars as a settlement with the City of Chicago in the US for listing local restaurants in food delivery apps like Uber Eats and Postmates without consent, along with charging excess commission fees.More than 2,500 Chicago restaurants are estimated to be eligible to benefit from the Uber settlement.Over $5 million will go toward paying damages back to Chicago restaurants that were affected, and $1.5 million will go to Chicago for the costs incurred during the city's two-year…

Free water distribution station in Mansfield, MA on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, after E. coli bacteria was found in town water. Photo: Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle (AP)Chicago residents are being exposed to lead through their tap water.One in 20 tap water tests in Chicago have found lead levels at or above U.S. government limits, according to an analysis of city’s water data conducted by the Guardian. The levels were about a third more lead than allowed in bottled water, according to the Guardian.The analysis found that…