WGN – Where are the bees? Bee expert and entomologist Gene Robinson was quoted in an Ask WGN segment, saying urban environments like Chicago are actually great for bees. There are often less pesticides and a wider variety of flowering plants and trees to feed on, he said.

For anyone living in the U.S. in 2019, plastic is nearly impossible to avoid. But what many people don't know is that we're doing more than just using plastic. We're ingesting it, too. When you eat a bite of food or even have a sip of water, you're almost certainly taking in tiny plastic particles along with it. Because research into microplastics is so new, there’s not yet enough data to say exactly how they’re affecting human health, says Jodi Flaws, a professor of comparative biosciences and associate director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Toxicology Program at the University of Illinois. The article in Consumer Reports includes six tips to reduce your exposure to plastic.