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Chicago Public Schools Will Start With All-Remote Learning On Sept. 8
Teachers and parents pushed back against the district's plan to have most kids in school for two days per week.
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Cook County Teen Dies Of Coronavirus As Illinois Reports 1,471 New Cases
By Block Club Chicago Staff Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published
Two More Weeks Of Chicago School Council School Police Meetings To Go. Here Are The Details
By Yana Kunichoff, Chalkbeat Chicago Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published
The Party Is Over: Chicago Shuts Down Warehouse Bash And Vows To Do The Same For Other Mass Gatherings
By Mauricio Peña Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published
Bars Can Now Apply To Open Sidewalk Cafes For Customers During Coronavirus Pandemic
By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published
Southwest Side Alderman’s Office Vandalized Again In ‘Third Attack This Month’
Ald. Raymond Lopez said gangs are trying to intimidate him as he holds "gangs accountable" on the Southwest Side. “I will not waiver… I’m not deterred."
2nd Scooter Pilot Starts Aug. 12 With Bird, Lime And Spin
The city will allow vendors to leave scooters out at night. Last time, vendors had to pick them up at night and re-deploy them in the morning.
High School Football Moved Back To Spring After State Makes New Coronavirus Restrictions
The rules, which go into effect Aug. 15, apply to people of all ages and cover almost all areas of athletics.
Coronavirus Won’t Be Over For ‘Years’ In Chicago, City’s Top Doctor Says
"I don't know we'll ever get to a point where COVID will be eradicated, to be perfectly honest," said Dr. Allison Arwady.
Chicago Schools Have 3 Weeks To Vote On School Police. Here Are The Details.
Two councils have voted in support of removing resource officers from their schools already. Here are the meetings this week.
Free UChicago Lectures On Racial Justice, Coronavirus And More Available
Educational resources on a wide range of topics, freely available for anyone in Cook County, will be released every Monday through August 31.
Longtime Street Vendor Forced To Shut Down, Outraging Southwest Side Activists, Residents
The vendor has sold Mexican ice cream at 56th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Gage Park for more than 12 years — but now she's been booted from the ward.
Coronavirus Making A Comeback In Illinois, Pritzker Warns Amid ‘Very Concerning’ Rise In Cases
It won't "take long to reverse all of our gains" if new cases continue to grow in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday.
More Dangerous Heat, Humidity Could Make It Feel Like 105 Degrees This Weekend
The city will be hot, humid and mostly rain-free.
