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Jay Field of Chicago Public Radio reports the city of Rockford, Illinois, is chipping in to help small businesses buy health insurance. The program helps low-paid workers at family restaurants and other establishments afford basic coverage, with help from their employer and the city. So far, 500 businesses are participating.

Olympics organizers in Salt Lake City are preparing for the Winter Games in 2002 knowing full well they have a lot to overcome. Sports fans around the world have openly criticized the city's strict alcohol laws and the controversy surrounding their bid for the games. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Inspired by a barrier-breaking Black cyclist, the club is working to get more Black residents in Kansas City, Missouri, to join the city's cycling community.

Noah talks with Robert Altman, director and co-writer of "Kansas City," which opens today. It's a film about crime and jazz set in Kansas City at the height of the Depression. Altman was born in Kansas City and would go into the clubs there as a teenager to hear the music. He tried to recreate the jam sessions, filming the music live, rahter than dubbing it in later. The musicians in the film are today's best jazz players, assembled to help pay tribute to the giants of the 30s.

Bloomington officials say they fast-tracked the installation of a new tool this week that should help improve the funky taste and odor of the city’s water supply.

Henry plays Alfred, aka the rapper "Paper Boi," on the FX series Atlanta. As his character becomes more successful, Henry says, he's getting "a little further away from the essence of who [he] is."

NPR's John Burnett reports on the situation in Saddam City, the sprawling Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. It began as a huge housing development in the 1960s but has become a slum. Marines in Saddam City have encountered ecstatic crowds and utter destitution.

There is increasing awareness of cities as a defining trait of humanity and their importance to our health, economy and the environment. Here, some basic nuts and bolts about cities and the people who live, drive, work and play in them.

Americans are increasingly choosing to drink less or not at all. So what does that mean for party cities across the country?

East Peoria Mayor John Kahl said the state of the city is "one of confidence and promise."