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• NASCAR STEAM Fest Engages 550 CPS Students in Motorsports Careers

  04-05-2024 16:00
  
  The 2nd Annual STEAM FEST took place at the Field Museum (Photo courtesy of NASCAR).
  Students from nearly 50 Chicago Public Schools gathered for the Second Annual STEAM Fest at The Field Museum. 
  The event, which aims to engage and inspire students while highlighting career opportunities in motorsports, was hosted by NASCAR IMPACT, The Chicago Street Race and CPS. In all, about 550 students from 46 STEM and STEAM CPS schools took part. 
  “The goal of STEAM Fest is to engage and in
  
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• Single Mom Who Was Formerly Incarcerated Goes Viral After Passing Bar Exam

  04-05-2024 15:00
  
  Photo: Facebook
  A single mom who was formerly incarcerated is going viral after she passed the bar exam.
  In a now-viral TikTok, Afrika Owes, 30, shared her reaction to finding out she passed the bar after her first attempt. Video shows Owes, a third-year Fordham University School of Law student, shouting “I passed, passed!”
  Owes broke down in tears and jumped around after finding out the exciting news. She thanked her mother, grandmother, and son, Kairos, holding up pictures of each
  
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• Black Teen Dies After Being Chased By White Friends Who Made Racist Remark

  04-05-2024 14:00
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  A family is seeking answers after a Black teenager died in Pennsylvania following an alleged game of tag with his white friends, per the Atlanta Black Star.
  Justin Johnson, 16, died on April 26 after telling his father that he was going outside to “play tag” with his friends near his home in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania.
  Home surveillance footage shows Johnson heading outside after a white teenager rang his doorbell. Another white teen joined the group from
  
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• Mayor Brandon Johnson Re-Launches Guaranteed Income Advisory Group, Joins Mayors For A Guaranteed Income Coalition

  04-05-2024 13:30
  
  Mayor Brandon Johnson recently announced the launch of an advisory group of City of Chicago officials, Chicago City Council members, and community advocates to advise on his Chicago Empowerment Fund, a guaranteed income pilot using federal dollars through the American Recovery Plan Act. The advisory group will be tasked with providing guidance on the eligibility and outreach strategies for the guaranteed income pilot.
  The release highlights the work of the Mayor’s Office policy team and is
  
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• Publisher’s note: why the Reader is returning to weekly publishing

  04-05-2024 12:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Soon, late in the evening on the fifth of June, a delivery driver will drop a fresh bundle of our beautiful newspapers at one of 1,100 locations across the city. This will mark our return, after a long four years, to publishing the Chicago Reader on a weekly basis. Hell, yes.  We are returning to […]
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