If a company uses AI to analyze video job interviews, they must now disclose this and obtain opt-in from candidates. Of course, if you opt out you’re also opting out of the job, so… | learn more
No surprise here! The story also mentions lines blocks long and 3-4 hour wait times. Somewhere else I read the dispensary closest to Indiana is like a magnet for Hoosiers. “Several Chicago dispensaries have completely sold out of flower and […]
How much cash do you keep laying around at your house? A new FBI document shows that they seized $60k from suburban Mayor Tony Ragucci’s home. No mention of why… | learn more
Crain’s published their list for 2019 which is a fun distraction. Their paywall has been quite effective these days, so it might be hard to view without a subscription. | learn more
WBEZ answers questions about the city’s winter tradition of saving street parking spots with folding chairs (and other fun artifacts). | learn more
“Dozens of existing medical dispensaries have been awarded licenses to start selling recreational cannabis at the start of the year, including nine in Chicago.” | learn more
I discovered a fairly entertaining blog called Second City Cop that spelled out some of the illicit (and unverified) rumors behind the night that led to Eddie Johnson’s dismissal. “See if you can follow this shit – we still aren’t […]
Why would they want records of missing work? “Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson’s effort to require City Council committees to determine whether a majority of aldermen are present before starting meetings ran into a buzzsaw of opposition.” | learn more
A study by the Brookings Institution claimed that the Chicago area lost 12,582 “innovation jobs” between 2005 and 2017. I’m curious to learn what tech/innovation jobs we had to lose back in 2005, but that data isn’t in here. Full report […]
Sellers were active in private Facebook groups. The cops had to go undercover with fake names to join, and they’re a bit mad at Facebook because their fake accounts kept getting shut down. | learn more