February 2022

‘What do you do when you can’t…

It was an abrupt end to a resource once seen as so vital that its founder was named a…
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Homeless population count shows numbers…

The most recent count was different from other years because it allowed for sampling…
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Hundreds gather in Ukrainian Village…

Hundreds gather in Chicago's Ukrainian Village to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Josephine Minow, civic leader who focused…

Josephine Baskin Minow was a civic leader with a keen interest in social justice and…
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Masks can come off Monday in most places.…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state mask mandate ends Monday. If COVID-19 surges again, will there…
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‘Our families are dying,’ say demonstrators…

Trucker convoy rolls to Buckingham Fountain to show support for Ukraine, call for peace
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Documents show police referred information…

The notification to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability was documented in public…
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Illinois hunters harvest 147,000 deer…

Archery hunters took a preliminary total of 67,637 deer. Firearm hunters took a preliminary…
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Even in water-rich Michigan, no guarantee…

Some futurists depict Michigan and the Great Lakes as “climate havens” that will…
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Woman found fatally shot inside SUV…

Chicago police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old woman who was discovered…
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Are we ready to leave masks behind?…

For many in Illinois, Monday’s planned end to the mask mandate brings a constellation…
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In response to White Chicagoans mocking…

The story of Chicago's first Black firefighting crew, 143 years before a Black woman…
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