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Enrollment is up at the University of Illinois system, hitting more than 102,000 students for the first time. A Chicago man is offering walking tours that highlight the history of brick in the city. People who live in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side have a new sculpture park.

Plus, teen takeovers and trends were a big topic on social media and in the news this summer. The coverage and rhetoric around it has left some of Chicago’s teens feeling discouraged and unwelcome in their own city, but they aren’t giving up. In August, more than 150 young Chicagoans threw a party at North Avenue Beach. The event was peaceful but it wasn’t without conflict.