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Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment.

Here's a collection of all of the grades for the Bears' expected signing of DL DeMarcus Walker, where experts believe he'll be a good fit.

Here’s some of what’s happening in Chicago’s culinary world.

Goi, a Columbia College grad, on the Oscars, ethnicity and the challenge of making movies.

Public can hear recordings of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan after challenge by Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.

Hall of famer Robert Parish played more NBA games than anyone in history. He says stepping away from the league was an easy decision to make

Welcome to the Tuesday, March 14, Brew. 

From the beginning, Ryan Poles has understood this is a process, a methodical grind to, in his words, “stair-step this thing” to where the Chicago Bears not only can experience meaningful success again but sustain it. Poles never has sought shortcuts or tried to unearth some secret potion that could…