Mayor, first lady launch youth initiative
— June 5, 2020Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and first lady Amy Eshleman have launched a multi-year, youth-focused initiative designed to connect youth across the city to out-of-school experiences….
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Wilson calls for love, not looting
— June 5, 2020Chicago businessman and philanthropist Willie Wilson will be meeting this week with law enforcement and community leaders to discuss ways to enact substantive changes to make life more…
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Group holds rally in Lake Forest in memory of George Floyd
— June 4, 2020Downtown Lake Forest looks different. A large percentage of storefront windows were boarded up on June 3. Workers were still using buzz saws to cut plywood late Wednesday afternoon….
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Leavitt: Catfish in the time of coronavirus
— June 3, 2020We tend to look down on catfish. It’s probably the way they make their living. They troll river bottoms, scooping up what would make more popular creatures like trout and perch turn…
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Brandmeier on his high energy: ‘I only know one speed —showtime’
— June 2, 2020(Second of two parts) Most people can’t say they’ve waterskied in front of Chicago’s Water Tower Place with their pants down, but then again, most people aren’t Jonathon Brandmeier….
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Chicago plans DUI patrols
— June 5, 2020The Chicago Police Department will be conducting DUI saturation patrols this weekend (June 5-7) in the city’s Near West and Shakespeare neighborhoods. The Near West (12th District)…
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Peaceful gathering in Park Ridge promotes racial justice
— June 3, 2020There were homemade cardboard signs promoting racial justice, messages carried by people of all ages — “Black lives matter,” “I can’t breathe.” Signs were put down…
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Chicago ready to begin reopening
— June 2, 2020Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health have announced the city is on track to transition to phase 3 of the “Protecting Chicago” framework and will…
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