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Reader-supported nonprofit newsroom delivering essential coverage of Chicago’s neighborhoods.
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Joined April 2012
Lynn's Chicago Pizza in Woodlawn is closing, but it will continue on as a catering service. https://t.co/x6YNspKvbn
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A Lakefront Edgewater synagogue's redevelopment could include multiple apartment towers. https://t.co/wo1taHRqLV
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Chicago laundromats targeted by immigration agents are struggling with low sales and fearful employees. https://t.co/WhV2R49hfg
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The Broadview ICE facility must provide basics like water and calls with attorneys under a judge's order. https://t.co/PuSGeEplq7
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Southwest Side businesses are struggling amid the immigration blitz: "This is worse than COVID." https://t.co/p3xkAQWa2w
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Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino called federal agents' use of force in Chicago "more than exemplary." https://t.co/1mec2mi7u9
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Families rallied after the feds took a Chicago daycare teacher: "We are filled with rage." https://t.co/GAsx9QovRC
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For 50 years, The Rink on 87th has been a haven for South Side skaters. https://t.co/fhTuk9KTXV
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Model 3 and Model Y battery packs retain 85% of their capacity on average after 200K miles of driving We also offer an 8 years or 120,000 miles battery warranty, whichever comes first
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A permanent fix for Chicago’s Greyhound bus station could be on the horizon, with a $50 million line item allocated for the station in the city’s TIF financing reports — though Mayor Johnson’s office isn’t saying how the money would be used. https://t.co/gN4z4K0ioQ
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Residents of at least 2 Albany Park apartment buildings that caught fire were able to get out before the blaze engulfed the structures, but they are now without a home as the holidays approach. https://t.co/UOUMeX6x80
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The Chicago school board voted to keep ChiArts open and close EPIC Academy. @chalkbeatchi reports: https://t.co/JVLvEe7wN8
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2 years ago veteran endurance athlete, Kurt Madden, was given a few pouches of VESPA. Initially he blew it off, but due to the persistence of his friend Mike McKovitch, he decided to give it a whirl on a training brick (bike/run) and his world changed . . . . . . fast forward to
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For 50 years, The Rink on 87th has been a haven for South Side skaters. https://t.co/fhTuk9KTXV
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A priest described being tear-gassed in Broadview during a pivotal hearing in a federal First Amendment case. https://t.co/1mec2mi7u9
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Librarians and aldermen are pushing back against proposed library cuts. https://t.co/Y0HLR47KhD
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We're raising $30,000 to keep our nonprofit newsroom running and growing into 2026 and beyond. Great news: Any contribution you make today will matched — that means every dollar you donate will be doubled! 💰 DONATE NOW: https://t.co/Hv08JKFor0
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Families were "horrified" after a daycare teacher was pulled out of a preschool by armed federal agents. https://t.co/Z4ySuZz0p0
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Residents of at least 2 Albany Park apartment buildings that caught fire Tuesday were able to get out before the blaze engulfed the structures, but they are now without a home as the holidays approach. https://t.co/UOUMeX6x80
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