Uber, Lyft Drivers Protest / Dem's Convention Pitch / Jazz At Shedd

Uber and Lyft Drivers stopped traffic during rush hour Tuesday near North Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway to call for a living wage and rules that better protect them in the face of spikes in gas prices and attacks on drivers.

Chicago Gig Alliance members say the high price of fuel has been a budget buster for their families.

Around 5:30 p.m., police arrested protestors blocking rush-hour traffic.

CBS2: Uber, Lyft Drivers Block North Avenue In Protest For Living Wage, Safety Protections

Muggy. High: 83 Low: 70.

• Illinois Democrats paused internal power struggles Tuesday to pitch Chicago as the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. "A convention this size and ability ... allows us to claim our narrative on a global stage,"Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. (Patch)
• Chicago is No. 1 ... in residents moving to Arizona, according to a new study that tagged Illinois as a "high-outbound" state. (KPNX)
• Two Chicago hospitals made U.S. News and World Report's list of the best hospitals in America. (Patch)
• Cubs' All-Star catcher Wilson Contreras and outfielder Ian Happ had an emotional day at the "Friendly Confines." They celebrated what likely will be their last game on the home team at Wrigley Field. Both are expected to be traded before the looming trade deadline. (WGN9)
• Former Gov. Pat Quinn wants to make sure City Hall doesn't sell naming rights to Soldier Field as part of Mayor Lightfoot's proposals to renovate the historic stadium. (CBS2)

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• Jazzin’ At The Shedd at Shedd Aquarium (5 p.m.)
• The Marias at Thalia Hall (8 p.m.)
• Bonnie Raitt at Ravinia (7 p.m.)

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— Mark Konkol

About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."

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