It’s time for this week’s “Polling Place.” Let us hear from you! Selected comments will appear in Saturday's paper.

Q1: Caitlin Clark will go No. 1 in Monday’s WNBA draft. How will she fare as a pro?

18.7 million viewers tuned in for South Carolina and Iowa. Viewership peaked at 24 million.

The MOST WATCHED basketball game — college or pro, men’s or women’s —since 2019.

The WNBA’s next media rights deal gonna be a doozy. Needs to be.

What the sun currently looks like right now, did a test shot with my Eclipse setup that I took to Carbondale back in 2017...now with an updated camera and lens.

(Nikon Z9 and 200-400 F4 for those interested)

If you look close enough you can see a sunspot!

Unions are pushing back on Mayor Johnson’s plan to end natural gas connections even as climate concerns escalate. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Johnson doubles down, appoints official negligent in Little Village dust-storm debacle to run Buildings Department Brett Chase Lauren FitzPatrick chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Festival promoters are taking a cue from the airline industry and nickel-and-diming consumers for things they used to get for free: Visibility of the actual music. I write for WBEZ abt how new VIP options are a turning point for the Pitchfork Music Fest. tinyurl.com/mr96pbmx

The use of petrochemicals has skyrocketed since the 1950s, yet only 5% of these compounds have undergone rigorous safety tests—even as the rates of numerous chronic and deadly diseases they’re linked to continue to rise.
insideclimatenews.org/news/18032024/…

Two out of three very young children in Chicago were exposed to at least trace amounts of lead in their home tap water, a study found. Advocates ask City Hall to step up. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Today's start of the Dyeing the Chicago River Green. Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend from Chicago.
#weather #news #chicago #ireland #StPatricksDay

IT'S OFFICIAL: Chicago's 10th Ward on the Southeast Side now has three priority toxic cleanup sites under the government's Superfund program. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Iowa 𝗖𝗖ity.

Caitlin Clark x Nike Basketball

#Hawkeyes

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy will be making one of his final appearances in the city when he headlines the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival, it was announced Wednesday by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. trib.al/H1aLBpD

For too long, the women's game was forced to shine in bad TV slots, w. limited coverage & unequal investment.

Over the last 4 yrs, w. every made logo three and broken record that followed, Clark was sending a message: I’m too good to ignore.

Column: chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2024/03…

“¿Cómo puede una comunidad o ciudad confiar en esta administración?” preguntó Kim Wasserman, directora ejecutiva de la Organización de Justicia Ambiental de La Villita (LVEJO). 'La rendición de cuentas es importante'.

chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2024/02…

In a surprising turn, utility-scale renewable power generation decreased last year in the US. The main reason was a drop in output from wind farms due to unusually calm weather in the Midwest. insideclimatenews.org/news/27022024/…

Promueven a empleada municipal que actuó negligentemente en implosión en planta de carbón chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2024/02…

El acuerdo hecho público el viernes con la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) compromete a Illinois a considerar el impacto de permitir una industria más contaminante en vecindarios de bajos ingresos.
chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2024/02…