Eric Dane vows to ‘fight to the last breath’ in ALS battle
Eric Dane is keeping up the fight as he battles his ALS diagnosis. The “Euphoria” actor opened up…
Brain Implant Translates Silent Inner Speech into Words, But Critics Raise Fears of Mind Reading Without Consent
Postdoctoral scholar Erin Kunz holds a microelectrode array. Surgically implanted in the brain’s surface layer, the array records…
UC Davis Hosts BCI Speech Prediction Contest
For the next five months, machine learning gurus can try to best predict the speech of a brain-computer…
Bears greats Steve McMichael and Devin Hester inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 3, according to the Tribune’s…
He took an ALS drug before getting sick — and it may have worked
For over an hour, Jeff Vierstra lay still in Columbia University’s ALS clinic, as a doctor poked him…
NASCAR Plots Long-Term Comeback in Chicago After Rejecting City’s Plea for 2026
There’s a certain electricity that crackles through Chicago when NASCAR roars into Grant Park, but no one has…
NASCAR Today: Chicago’s Cold Street Racing Exit Leaves Fans Numb
Earlier this month, Trackhouse Racing’s #88 Shane van Gisbergen made history once more, sweeping both the Xfinity and…
NASCAR Rumor: Controversial Track’s Extension Deal in Talks as Executives Refuse to Back Down
What began as a bold experiment in city-center racing has quickly become of of NASCAR’s most talked-about events.…