The baby gear company Gluxkind is ready to debut their Ella AI Powered Smart Stroller at an upcoming consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. The smart stroller offers much of the same tech seen in autonomous cars and delivery robots, including a dual-motor system for uphill walks and automatic downhill brake assist. The Ella stroller is able to drive itself for hands-free strolling, but only when a child is not inside. It uses cameras to monitor surroundings and navigate the sidewalks.
For $3,300, parents can join the pre-order list for the 30-pound Ella, one of the consumer tech products named as an Innovation Awards Honoree at the 2023 CES show. Deliveries of the stroller are expected to begin in April 2023, according to the company website.
2P (central) this Sunday (1/8) there will be a variety stream on youtube for the 10th anniversary of their album “Vessel”. Tyler and Josh explain it here:
The Shedd Aquarium has several days coming up in January & February where you won’t have to pay admission!
The very popular Illinois Resident Free Days are back in 2023, and here are the times you can take advantage:
January 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
February 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28
You have to reserve your tickets ahead of time through the Shedd’s website — and there will be a $3 transaction fee for online tickets. (Which, is technically NOT free but significantly cheaper than standard admission)
Hi, I’m Eric from Q101. But when I’m not introducing the latest Panic! At The Disco record, I’m working my career — as a firefighter/paramedic in the suburbs of Chicago.
In the wake of what America witnessed on the NFL field this week, Brian & Justin correctly seized upon a question a lot of us are asking — how could we help (in the low percentage but very real chance, unfortunately) if something like that were to happen around you?
Here is a summary of the things I said as a guest of the show this morning — all a part of the concept known as Chain Of Survival:
First, make sure help is on the way by assigning someone to call 9-1-1. Don’t assume someone already has. Don’t assume first responders know where you are and what you are dealing with. The faster an ambulance can get moving your way, the better.
#2 — if someone is not breathing and doesn’t have a pulse, start hands-only CPR. Put one hand over the other and push hard & fast in the center of the chest. Keep doing that until help arrives.
Lastly, if there is an automated external defibrillator (AED) available — make sure that someone grabs it. Open it up. It will give you instructions on what to do. That simple.
The concept of the “Chain Of Survival” starts with immediate care in the field — whether it be stroke recognition, CPR and early defibrillation, or stopping bleeding. If that care can be started by YOU while waiting on the pros to come, a person has a much better chance of survival.
You dogs. The premiere site for adult performers had their best year ever this past year, with billions of dollars pouring in in 2022. The site acts as a marketplace for adult performers, who upload their own material and keep 80% of the revenue. The remaining 20% goes to OnlyFans and covers the cost of running the business, handling credit card processing, and providing a very healthy income for the site’s owner.
As if that stat wasn’t impressive enough, it should be noted that,
Over 170 million users have registered an OnlyFans account, including 1.5 million creators.
An additional 500,000 new users sign up to the OnlyFans per day.
The OnlyFans platform grows at a rate of 70% per month!
In total, OnlyFans pays out over $5 billion to its collective of content creators each year.
Bella Thorne made over $1million in her first 24 hours of having an account.
The average age of paid subscription members is 35-44.
The average OnlyFans content creator only has 21 subscribers.
A toy phone designed for babies and being sold at Walmart is causing some parents to go to the Internet and complain after they overheard the device joking about topics such as drive-by shootings. The Linsay-branded toy came under fire after this TikTok, which demonstrates some of the material that the toy jokes about.
Last year, Illinois luckily shed some haters and losers as our state turned out to be the #2 state that people moved away from. Despite whistleblowers that will point to crime statistics, the biggest reasons that people moved out of the state were for job changes, moving to be closer to family, and retirement.
Illinois trails only New Jersey, with New York, Michigan, and Wyoming rounding out the top 5.
These people obviously had to go somewhere, and these 10 states saw the greatest influx in people moving there in 2022,
An increase in Hyundai and Kia vehicle thefts is now, on average, resulting in 45 cars stolen every day in Chicago, according to NBC 5. While auto thefts in general are on the rise in the city, Hyundai and Kia drivers are more vulnerable than others given a hidden security flaw inside that was uncovered and shared on social media last year. This could be because some older Hyundai and Kia models made from 2010 to 2021 lack a device called a standard immobilizer, which prevents a car from starting without the key present.
In fact, in the month of November 2022 alone, Hyundai and Kia thefts amounted to more than half, or 59%, of all Chicago motor vehicle thefts recorded, according to data reviewed from the Chicago Police Department. That CPD data shows out of 2,003 motor vehicle thefts reported last November, 1,180 of those thefts involved Hyundai or Kia vehicles.
Both Kia and Hyundai have encouraged drivers to contact their customer assistance centers for more information on options to secure these impacted vehicles.
A sinkhole formed in October and the city has yet to do anything about it. An “eyesore” and “ridiculous” are ways that residents have described it, and their descriptions are entirely too accurate.
This gaping hole has been here since October(!!!) when a car fell through it.
We’re digging into this hole (see what I did there), who’s at fault, and if the surrounding buildings are at risk, tonight at 5P @cbschicagopic.twitter.com/KHEOPDi9U3
Almost three months ago, a car almost fell into the hole. The hole has brought on an invasion of raccoons and a fear that the ground could collapse under the community at any moment.
The Department of Buildings came by the lot in October. The property owner was ordered to fix the hole, but they didn’t. Now, the city’s Law Department is taking the property owner to court.
Drummer John Dolmayan is not a happy man. After advocating for a new System of a Down album for many years (which has been met with shrugs from Tankian), the drummer lashed out in an interview with Battleline Podcast, noting that the band should’ve broken up in 2006, after the release of their final two albums. He addressed side projects that band members have worked on, noting, “they’re never quite that good compared to System. In fact, I think a lot of ’em aren’t very good at all.”
He went on to say, “Serj hasn’t really wanted to be in the band for a long time. And quite frankly, we probably should have parted ways around 2006. We tried to get together multiple times to make an album, but there were certain rules set in place that made it difficult to do so and maintain the integrity of what System of a Down stood for. So we couldn’t really come together and agree. And part of that is Serj’s fault, and part of that is my fault, and Shavo’s and Daron’s as well.”
It’s been nearly four years since System of a Down played in Chicago, and based on this interview, we wouldn’t expect that to change anytime soon.
Rolling Stone published a list of “The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time” and it upset pretty much everyone. The list underrates names like Karen O (#184), Robert Smith (#157), and Fiona Apple (#111), while completely ignoring names like Brandon Flowers of The Killers and Celine Dion.
There have been two incidents over the last week that have made the Q101 staff believe that the NBA is working against the Chicago Bulls. Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point game on Sunday was too good to be true. The NBA reported on Monday that Mitchell’s intentionally missed free throws that sent the game to overtime shouldn’t have counted because, “over the plane of the free throw line before the ball touched the basket ring.”
According to Damar Hamlin’s uncle, Dorrian Glenn, the Bills safety is improving in health. Glenn told NFL Network on Tuesday night that the Buffalo Bills safety remains in intensive care but has improved to 50% oxygen on a ventilator. He had previously been on 100%.
“Right now, they got him on a ventilator, so they’re trying to get him to breathe on his own,” Glenn told the network. “So, we’re just kind of taking it day by day. Still in the ICU. They have him sedated, so just continue to administer the medical treatment that they’ve been doing.”
Q101 sends our thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin and his family.
Brian always claims that he wants to start making changes, but Portillo’s has done it for him. The new year has brought on changes for the iconic Chicago staple. Starting on January 16, Portillo’s will no longer allow cash in the drive-thru. They claim this is done to speed up the line and to make everyone safer.
According to Portillo’s, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are all accepted as methods of payment for drive-thru customers.
In a genuinely off the rails interview with Marc Maron on ‘WTF with Marc Maron’, Courtney Love spilled a lot of info. A LOT. She claimed Brad Pitt fired her from ‘Fight Club’ because she wouldn’t approve of a Kurt Cobain biopic starring Pitt, noted that she had a song called “Justice for Kurt” (which she won’t release on her upcoming album), and that her former husband and Lana Del Rey are the only two musical she’s ever known.
Love noted that despite her relationships with Billie Joe Armstrong, Bono, and Michael Stipe, they were not on the level that Cobain and Del Rey were on.
Our friends at NBC 5 have helped compile a list of everything that is changing for those behind the wheel this year.
One of the biggest changes, which could affect you after a collision, is an increase in the use of the word “crash” instead of “accident”. Personal injury attorney Lance D. Northcutt noted, “As a personal injury attorney, we see far too many crashes caused by drunk or distracted driving. We often make an effort here at the firm to not use the word ‘accident’ in these types of situations that would have been avoidable had a driver taken proper care behind the wheel. It is encouraging to see lawmakers acknowledging that these incidents are preventable.”
Outside of that, changes include:
HB3772: Relief for Victims of Carjackings, Stolen Vehicles
As carjackings continue to rise across Illinois, lawmakers approved a bill in the spring that makes it so “a person shall not be liable for violations, fees, fines, or penalties during the period in which the motor vehicle was reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency as stolen or hijacked.”
In order to be reimbursed for fees paid after the vehicle was reported stolen or hijacked, such as for impounding fees, “the owner or the agents of the owner or lessee must submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle was filed with a law enforcement agency in a timely manner.”
Still, towing and storage fees can only be reimbursed up to a maximum of $1,000.
SB03793: School Zone Changes
This new law will add community service as a penalty for failing to stop for a school bus that is “receiving or discharging pupils and has displayed visual signals,” or for speeding in excess of 20 miles per hour or more in a school zone or while traveling on a roadway on public school property or where children pass to go to and from school.
SB03216: Clarifications to Illinois Vehicle Code
Under this new law, Illinois Vehicle Code is amended to add that a licensed physical therapist “can verify that a person is a person with disabilities.”
HB04716: Changes to Drivers Education Standards
Under this bill, the course content and learning standards for drivers education will instead be based on the national Novice Teen Driver Education and Training Administrative Standards. This will replace the current structure, which requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to adopt standards for those under the age of 18.
New data from the Census Bureau and Chamber of Commerce has revealed that the Second City is one of the loneliest in America. Nearly 29% of all homes in America are one-person households, but in Chicago, that number is nearly 40%.
While it does not rank in the top five, Chicago trails closely behind the likes of Richmond and Cincinnati. In the city, 20% of women live in a one-person home, while 28% of men do live alone.
If you are looking for a way to support Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on Monday Night Football on January 3, you can donate to his charity toy drive here. This was a toy drive originally set up in 2020, but donations have flooded in since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on Monday night.
At press time, Hamlin is currently sedated and in critical condition.
