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How do I protect my personal information from data breaches?
How do I protect my personal information from data breaches?

Alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, we’re gathering your questions about all things money and finances. Then each week, we bring you answers from the…

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Helpful hand or scam? A new kind of student debt faces scrutiny
Helpful hand or scam? A new kind of student debt faces scrutiny

Illinois lawmakers are trying to rein in a new way to pay for college and training programs.


They’re called income share agreements, or ISA’s: a stud…

10 months ago

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Why Chicago public pools are so critical for city dwellers
Why Chicago public pools are so critical for city dwellers

Starting Saturday, all outdoor public pools in Chicago will be open every day this summer for the first time since before the pandemic. But the p…

10 months ago

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Edna Lewis: a matriarch of Black Southern Cooking
Edna Lewis: a matriarch of Black Southern Cooking

Earlier this year, PBS premiered a new documentary about the world-renowned chef Edna Lewis. A local screening at the University of Chicago revea…

10 months ago

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Hear one man’s 18-year journey to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons
Hear one man’s 18-year journey to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons

Juan Hernandez was a teenager when he was sentenced to prison. He was 32 when he finally completed his high school education.

10 months ago

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Chicago wants to convert offices into apartments. Will it help with housing?
Chicago wants to convert offices into apartments. Will it help with housing?

Vacant offices across Chicago’s downtown are being converted to apartments. Developers and city officials hope the conversions will transform dow…

10 months ago

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Roller skating enthusiasts are turning an old TJ Maxx into a South Loop 'skate rave'
Roller skating enthusiasts are turning an old TJ Maxx into a South Loop 'skate rave'

Dozens of Chicago skaters, unicyclers, and rollerbladers have been spending some Thursday nights grooving …. in an old TJ Maxx. The next South Loo…

10 months ago

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Head Start for the littlest learners faces an uncertain future
Head Start for the littlest learners faces an uncertain future

The federal Head Start program for low-income children has been under attack by the Trump administration. Funding is uncertain under the president…

10 months ago

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Chicago’s no kings protest was one of the largest in the country. Hear some of the voices of marchers.
Chicago’s no kings protest was one of the largest in the country. Hear some of the voices of marchers.

A sea of protesters took over downtown streets on Saturday afternoon for Chicago’s No Kings protest against the Trump administration. Tens of tho…

10 months ago

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How can I make sure I’m getting the best deals at the grocery store?
How can I make sure I’m getting the best deals at the grocery store?

Alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, we’re gathering your questions about all things money and finances. Then each week, we bring you answers from the…

10 months ago

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