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Illinois officials battle misinformation to protect integrity of November election
Illinois officials battle misinformation to protect integrity of November election

Ahead of next month’s election – Illinois election officials say misinformation poses the biggest threat to undermining the integrity of the vote. …

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Chicago universities crack down on free speech
Chicago universities crack down on free speech

Over the past year, local college students and professors have risked their degrees and even livelihoods to protest Israel’s onslaught of Gaza. No…

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Anti-gentrification ordinance now in effect for Northwest Side neighborhoods
Anti-gentrification ordinance now in effect for Northwest Side neighborhoods

A new housing policy aimed at slowing gentrification and displacement in some of Chicago’s hottest real estate markets went into effect this week. …

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Broadway in Chicago CEO Lou Raizin on theater’s COVID comeback
Broadway in Chicago CEO Lou Raizin on theater’s COVID comeback

Earlier this year, Broadway in Chicago sent its production of Death Becomes Her to Broadway. Now the downtown theater producer is staging Harry Po…

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Chicago’s Schools CEO says thinks CPS need more money, not less
Chicago’s Schools CEO says thinks CPS need more money, not less

CPS Chief Pedro Martinez is publicly speaking publicly about the dispute that led Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to ask him to step down, and to the r…

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Lurie Children's pediatric psychologist Doctor Lauren Pothoff advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists
Lurie Children's pediatric psychologist Doctor Lauren Pothoff advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists

As the war in Ukraine continues – Lurie Children's pediatric psychologist Doctor Lauren Pothoff advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists abou…

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In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield will test a new model for handling mental health calls
In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield will test a new model for handling mental health calls

36-year-old Sonya Massey was seeking mental health treatment up until the day she died. Her death at the hands of former Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Gr…

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What will Mike Madigan’s federal corruption trial entail? Hear from the experts.
What will Mike Madigan’s federal corruption trial entail? Hear from the experts.

The federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain gets underway today. It’s been year…

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An international chess tournament got underway this morning in the Cook County jail
An international chess tournament got underway this morning in the Cook County jail

In a room of the Chicago jailhouse - walls were covered in flags representing other nations – like Mexico, Switzerland and Brazil. The tournament …

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Illinois has the capacity to meet just 24% of the mental health needs of the state
Illinois has the capacity to meet just 24% of the mental health needs of the state

To help close the gap in the city, a pilot program called “Healing Arts Chicago” is getting creative by training local artists to serve as community …

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