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Can you prove your teen lives here? Some schools make house calls.
There is a lot of hand wringing in Chicago about declining enrollment at neighborhood high schools. But in a few communities, demand is off the ch…
2 years, 3 months ago
A major Chicago hip-hop studio puts its muscle behind an album for Gaza
The soundtrack of Palestinian solidarity is being created in Chicago. The album The Art of War is a genre-mixing work featuring the voices of y…
2 years, 3 months ago
Chicago’s elections board plans to appeal ruling that invalidates tax referendum
A Cook County judge ruled the ballot question is invalid. But advocates and opponents say voters should still weigh in on the referendum. Reporter: T…
2 years, 3 months ago
Celebrating Chicago’s soul food scene
Students, instructors and community members came together at Kennedy-King College in Englewood yesterday to celebrate Chicago’s soul food scene. T…
2 years, 3 months ago
Monarch butterfly’s long reign as everyday Chicago summer treat could flutter away
Chicago residents can support monarch populations by planting milkweed and reducing pesticide use, experts say. Reporter: Lauren Frost; Host: Melba L…
2 years, 3 months ago
U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García faces a Democratic primary challenge from the right
Chicago Alderperson Raymond Lopez is the rare Democrat from Chicago who often appears on right-wing cable news channels to criticize his own party. B…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Democrats running to replace State’s Attorney Kim Foxx answer five key questions
Voting ends in the Democratic primary to replace Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx three weeks from tomorrow, 3/19. The candidates are univers…
2 years, 3 months ago
Longtime Cook County tax appeal commissioner faces big-money push to replace him
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is making an expensive push to unseat one of three people elected to check his work. Kaegi is spending hundreds o…
2 years, 3 months ago
Chicago Board of Education votes to remove police from schools
The Chicago Board of Education has approved a measure calling for police officers to be pulled out of schools next year. It’s a reversal of a deci…
2 years, 3 months ago
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes $52.7 billion spending plan
The governor wants to put more money toward education and child welfare while continuing to care for the influx of migrants.
2 years, 3 months ago