Chicago marathon quietly adds nonbinary division
The move to include a nonbinary race division in the Chicago marathon has been hailed as major progress, but some worry the changes, made without public announcements, are only superficial.
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A Chicago Police trainer gets probation for shooting a teen by ‘mistake’
Officer Kevin Bunge, who taught cops when to use force, shot without provocation at two 19-year-olds who were sitting in their parked car.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to build tiny home communities in Chicago
Billed as a way to create more affordable housing, the city is thinking of constructing two or three communities of tiny homes.
The CTA is on a campaign to win back riders. Who’s listening?
Ridership is in slow motion recovery from the pandemic, but delays, “mayhem” and safety concerns are still keeping some commuters away.
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Volunteers archive key burial records — preserving the histories thousands of Black Chicagoans
Members of the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago spent nearly a decade cataloging the burial records of Black Chicagoans.
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How that amazing drone video of Wrigley was made
This drone pilot flew a GoPro through the nooks and crannies of Wrigley Field. The result is a viral video people can’t get enough of.
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Lightfoot pitches a $16.4 billion budget aided by COVID-19 money
Chicago’s mayor proposed her election-year spending plan as a “stability” budget, and it includes more spending on police and progressive programming.
The new 988 suicide prevention line shows promise in Illinois, but questions remain
Illinois invested millions of dollars to bolster mental health call centers, but few are well-positioned to serve communities of color.
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Taking the pulse of Argyle Street: From silent movies to voices rising over gentrification
Argyle Street, a pocket of Chicago’s Uptown community area, has long been known as a refuge for Asian immigrants, but residents worry it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to afford to live there.
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Waukegan voters are tired of pols who sail into their harbor city before elections then leave them adrift
Residents say they want public officials to take a holistic approach to the problems facing their lakefront city.
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Lane Tech celebrates Fritz Pollard Day in honor of trailblazing Black alumnus
At a Fritz Pollard Day ceremony, there were politicians, famous Lane alumni and a nice crowd on hand to christen Lane’s football field as Fritz Pollard Field.
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Examining The Record: Pritzker touts fiscal and crisis management — but critics just see campaign management
Over the past four years, Pritzker made good on campaign promises, but faced criticism for pandemic-related restrictions and a failed tax revamp.
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What’s That Building? 800 W. Fulton Market
During the rotation of the seasons, the building’s metal exoskeleton will get looser and tighter, then back again — looking slightly different in the hot and cold months.
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Examining The Record: Darren Bailey pushed to fix the state’s ‘decline,’ but critics call him ineffective
The GOP nominee for governor gained fame as the voice of opposition on cultural issues — gun rights, abortion — at the statehouse. But he passed few bills of his own.
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In Pilsen, community effort builds to close Chicago’s last big scrap-metal shredder
Mary Gonzales, 81, is leading the push to close the pollution-emitting operation owned by Sims Metal Management.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will no longer increase property taxes in her election year budget
After floating a 2.5% property tax increase last month, the mayor will not raise property taxes for the next fiscal year, WBEZ has learned.
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The national wave of unfounded election-fraud accusations does not spare Illinois
Conspiracy theorists inundate election officials across the state with form letters demanding voter records and threatening lawsuits.
