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In 2020, Cook County Voters Cast Ballots For Judges In Historic Numbers
Voters kicked out one judge up for retention and brought four others to the brink, marking the second election in a row that a Cook County judge lost a retention bid.
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Little Village Family Wants Answers In Father’s Hit-And-Run Death: ‘We Don’t Want This Case To Go Cold’
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A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Coming. Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Getting One In Chicago
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Social Distancing Is A Privilege — And More Black And Latino Chicagoans Died Because They Couldn’t, Study Says
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Illinois Sees Two Deadliest Days Of Pandemic With 192 More People Killed By Coronavirus: ‘Stay Home Whenever You Can’
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Chicago Plans To Recall Teachers And Reopen Schools, Even If The Majority Of Students Stay Home
“The way I look at it, we’re crafting a plan for 100 percent of wishes,” CPS CEO Janice Jackson told Chalkbeat in a wide-ranging interview about the city’s reopening plans.
Southwest Side Nonprofit Launches Program To Help People Impacted By Coronavirus
Central States SER is offering a range of free services, including career coaching, referrals to worksites, access to training programs and resume and cover letter assistance.
Study Confirms What South Siders Said For Years: A Trauma Center Is Improving Emergency Care For Black Chicagoans
On average, trauma patients in South Shore reached a hospital nearly nine minutes faster the year after the trauma center opened compared to the year prior.
Anti-Deconversion Ordinance’ Will ‘Interrupt’ Loss Of Cheap Housing Stock In Pilsen, 606 Area, Officials Say
Housing officials want to make it harder to convert some small apartment buildings into single-family homes.
Coronavirus Kills 238 More Illinoisans, The Most Deaths Reported In A Day Yet
Among the most recent victims were 71 people in Cook County, including four women and men in their 40s. At least 12,639 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois.
Amazon Distribution Center In Bridgeport Approved By Key City Committee
The Amazon plan on the Chicago River will bring jobs to the area, aldermen said, but neighbors and activists worry it will bring fleets of polluting delivery trucks, furthering environmental degradation on the Southwest side.
129-Year-Old Victorian Building, Former Home To La Luce, Scheduled For Demolition
The former Italian restaurant and Midwest Performance Cars buildings are being torn down, likely to make way for a development.
Pilsen Historic Landmark District Plan Killed By Key City Committee After Public Outcry
A separate measure aimed at banning demolitions for six months in Pilsen to slow gentrification failed to pass, too.
Coronavirus Vaccinations Could Start In 2 Weeks In Chicago, City’s Top Doctor Says
"I'm very hopeful that by the time we're halfway or in the third quarter of this year, we'll be in a different place," said Dr. Allison Arwady.
