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Thirteen Democrats square off in bid to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Danny Davis
Fifteen-term Congressman Danny Davis is retiring. 13 Democrats are competing to replace him. Like Davis, several have roots on the West Side. …
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Kaegi bid for third term as assessor pits him against familiar political name
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is running for reelection. He faces Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes in next week’s Democratic primary. HOST:…
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Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the United States’ most prominent civil rights leaders, will go to his final resting place today (Sat).
After a private service at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, Jackson will be buried at Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery. HOST: PUENTE
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Cook Review
Being a Cook County Board of Review commissioner usually is a low-profile job. But commissioners have enormous power – they can lower your propert…
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Muslim Latinos
Catholicism remains the religion most Latinos in the U.S. identify with. But there’s been a steady decline over the last decade. Some who hav…
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ICE protesters are beating the Trump Administration in court
Protesters arrested during the Trump Administration’s deportation campaign last fall are beating the charges in court. Cases against 17 of 32 kno…
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How Greenville, South Carolina shaped Jesse Jackson’s life and legacy in Chicago
Today [FRI], dignitaries and celebrities will gather on the city’s South Side to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson. A legacy…
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Fifteen Democrats vie to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Schakowsky in heated primary
For most of the last 80 years, two people have represented a large chunk of Illinois’ 9th congressional district. First, it was Sidney Yates – who…
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A day at the Art Institute reveals more about Klaus Mäkelä, Chicago's new maestro
Thirty year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will soon become the Chicago Symphony’s next music director. While working with the orchestra, he’s become…
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Illinois prisons were ordered to improve health care. They've spent seven years failing.
A new report by a court-appointed monitor found the more than 30-thousand people locked up in Illinois prisons are still receiving substandard medica…
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