Michael Liptrot

Concurrently, Michael is a reporter with the Hyde Park Herald and co-chair of events with the NABJ Chicago Chapter.
Stories by Michael Liptrot
Swedish Hospital ends midwife-only care, patients speak out
Starting September 1st, Swedish Covenant Hospital in Lincoln Square will combine midwives with obstetricians to care for pregnant people.
White Sox shake up leadership after string of losses
The team has lost 8 out of its last 10 games, and the owner is making changes in the front office.
Maple & Ash steakhouse accused of engaging in ‘rampant misappropriation’ of PPP funds
Investors have filed a civil suit against the restaurant’s owners.
Is ‘The Fugitive’ the best Chicago movie? We checked with the director
Director Andy Davis talks to “Reset” about the 1993 thriller “The Fugitive” and his Chicago roots.
Two Chicago-area Trump allies indicted, accused of trying to overturn 2020 election results
Trevian C. Kutti is a former publicist of R. Kelly and Kanye West, and Stephen Lee is a Lutheran pastor, both accused of election fraud.
Dr. Allison Arwady is no longer Chicago’s Public Health Commissioner
The news of Arwady’s firing came a day after the Chicago Board of Health asked Mayor Johnson to keep her in the post.
A step toward a ‘mansion tax’ in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is supporting an additional levy on sales of homes over $1 million to fund services for unhoused people.
A cost-benefit analysis of NASCAR in Chicago
The race cost the city over $3 million in road work and police overtime. Was the economic benefit worth the cost?
President Biden establishes national monument to honor Emmett Till and his mother
The proclamation was signed Tuesday, which marked the 82nd anniversary of Till’s birth.
July storms prove too much for Chicago’s Deep Tunnel
The Deep Tunnel’s large sewers can hold 2.3 billion gallons of storm runoff. So why didn’t the system reduce floods like it’s supposed to?