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Back of the Yard tries to heal after mass shooting
It’s been less than a week since a mass shooting killed a 9 year old girl in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Community groups are trying…
2 years ago
Cook County has $20 million for the suburbs to help migrants. Most towns aren’t going for it.
Cook County has about $20 million dollars that suburbs can apply for to help migrants. But of all the suburbs in the county – only two have applie…
2 years ago
What is corruption anyway? The Supreme Court will hear arguments that could affect bribery cases in Illinois
The U-S Supreme Court will hear arguments about a bribery case that could have big ramifications for some high-profile corruption cases in Chicago. …
2 years ago
An Oak Park fourth grader is going for go-kart gold
Oak Park is home to a state go-kart racing champion… And he’s ten years old. Fourth grader Pierce Joy rose to the top of the Illinois junior leagu…
2 years ago
Watchdog chief questions whether Chicago cops lied about why they stopped Dexter Reed before killing him in exchange of gunfire
Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability released a video earlier this week of the fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed Junior. The bod…
2 years ago
‘Good Times’ — the pioneering TV show set in Cabrini-Green — turns 50
50 years ago a groundbreaking sitcom debuted on television. “Good Times” featured a Black family keeping their heads above water in Chicago. Th…
2 years ago
Inside the Midwest’s largest art event of the year: EXPO Chicago
The Midwest’s largest art event of the year opens today at Navy Pier. Hundreds of gallerists from around the world will be at EXPO Chicago. So wi…
2 years ago
Klaus Mäkelä, CSO’s new millennial maestro, on falling in love with Chicago and its sound.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has tapped Finnish conductor Klaus Makela to be its next music director. Makela, who is just 28, will officially t…
2 years ago
Smooth and straight — and now sick? Thousands of Black women are suing the makers of hair relaxers in federal court in Chicago.
Chicago was at the center of the Black hair care industry for decades, with several key brands built here. Now, Black women are flocking to Chica…
2 years ago
Smooth and straight — and now sick? Thousands of Black women are suing the makers of hair relaxers in federal court in Chicago.
Black women in America have turned to hair relaxers to chemically straighten their hair since the early 1900s. Those chemicals are under scrutiny …
2 years ago