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A look at who's running to replace Sen. Dick Durbin
A look at who's running to replace Sen. Dick Durbin

Illinois residents soon have a big choice to make: who should represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years? And because Illinois is s…

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A Chicago grad student is nearly done running every block of the city
A Chicago grad student is nearly done running every block of the city

A Roosevelt University graduate student is trying to be the first person to run every block in Chicago, and he’s nearly finished with the feat. HO…

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Jason Friedman far ahead in fundraising for Danny Davis seat
Jason Friedman far ahead in fundraising for Danny Davis seat

Thirteen candidates on next month’s Democratic primary ballot are competing to take over for retiring Congressman Danny Davis of Chicago. Jason Fr…

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It’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week
It’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week

More Black owned restaurants are opening in Chicago, and with that comes more dining options. Chicago Black Restaurant Week highlights that g…

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It’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week
It’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week

More Black owned restaurants are opening in Chicago, and with that comes more dining options. Chicago Black Restaurant Week highlights that g…

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Lockdowns and less learning: How immigration agents disrupted CPS this fall (75)
Lockdowns and less learning: How immigration agents disrupted CPS this fall (75)

Federal immigration agents are still in Chicago, taking people into custody, and they could return with even more force this spring. Schools are a…

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CPS mom outraged by lesson her child says included reenactment of slavery
CPS mom outraged by lesson her child says included reenactment of slavery

A Chicago mom is furious about the way her son’s class at a northwest side elementary school kicked off Black History month. According to her son…

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Why many full-time workers in Illinois need SNAP benefits to help buy food
Why many full-time workers in Illinois need SNAP benefits to help buy food

Every time Amy Mendez walks the aisles of her local grocery store, she mulls the same dilemma – how will she afford to feed herself and her 13-year-o…

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Ratboys turned a Driftless cabin into a songwriting haven
Ratboys turned a Driftless cabin into a songwriting haven

One of the most anticipated albums of the year is the new one from Chicago’s own Ratboys. The band formed at Notre Dame about 15 years ago and the…

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Chicago area Asians were also targeted by Midway Blitz. But for a while, they kept quiet  For a while, Chicago-area Asians didn’t want to talk about ICE
Chicago area Asians were also targeted by Midway Blitz. But for a while, they kept quiet For a while, Chicago-area Asians didn’t want to talk about ICE

Of the thousands of immigrants swept up in the Trump administration’s deportation campaign, there’s one group you may not have heard much about: Asia…

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