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• Helping concertgoers breathe easy

  25-10-2023 21:31 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Since Ella Williams moved to Chicago in March 2020, she’s become one of the most celebrated indie rockers on the local scene. That year, she released her breakout album as Squirrel Flower through stalwart downstate indie label Polyvinyl. Williams’s arrival came just as COVID-19 brought live music—including Squirrel Flower’s spring 2020 tour—to a halt. COVID […]
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• Chicago rats

  25-10-2023 19:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When my editor, Salem, asked if I’d write a column on rats in Chicago, I said, “Hell, yes!” I immediately created a top-three list of Danny Solis, John Christopher, and William O’Neal. Then I realized—wait! Salem meant rats of the four-legged variety. Which, by the way, I could write a book about, having encountered one, […]
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• Controversy Surrounds Dismissals of Black CPS Principals, Especially this One

  25-10-2023 16:30
  
  October heralds the onset of Principal Appreciation Month, a time of great significance when we collectively pay tribute to the vital roles our educational leaders play. 
  With unwavering dedication, innovative thinking and collaborative efforts, our principals serve as beacons of inspiration for their students, a source of empowerment for families and builders of trust within the communities they diligently serve. Interestingly, these sentiments originate from a communication I received fro
  
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• The Carr Report: What’s a wife to do?

  25-10-2023 15:00
  
  She’s married with children. Household income is just shy of $100,000. She earns $27,000 p/y (per year). He earns $70,000 p/y.  She has her set of bills she’s responsible for. He has his share of bills he’s responsible for.
  She nets approximately $1,600 per month. Her expenses are as follows:  Car: $269, Groceries and Household Essentials: $800, Credit Card: $47, Insurance: $110. In addition to these expenses, she’s also responsible for paying for children&rsquo
  
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• Black Teen Named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ For Cancer-Treating Soap

  25-10-2023 14:45
  
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  A 14-year-old Virginia boy has been named “America’s Top Young Scientist” after making a soap bar designed to treat skin cancer.
  According to Fox 5, Heman Bekele, a student at Frost Middle School, earned the title after winning the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a competition where middle schoolers across the nation submit a video communicating a scientific solution for an everyday problem.
  “It’s so crazy, it’s so surreal to even think
  
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• MR. SONNY KNOWS for Oct. 25

  25-10-2023 14:00
  
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• Biden-Harris Admin Allocates $1.7 Million for Illinois Environmental Justice Projects

  25-10-2023 14:00
  
  On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,749,705 to fund three projects in Illinois that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
  Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the United Congregations of Metro East and the Ecology Action Center,  which EPA has selected through its Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-G
  
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• The end of money bond hasn’t led to an electronic monitoring spike in Chicago—for now

  25-10-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When the Pretrial Fairness Act took effect in September, Illinois became the first state to completely eliminate cash bail. Advocates who championed the reform have regarded the victory with caution since the law first passed in 2021, wary that judges might simply replace pretrial detention with house arrest for those who would have walked free—without […]
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