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Nearly 40 years ago, Mayor Harold Washington dedicated the spit of land where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan as DuSable Park.
On Tuesday, politicians and civic leaders officially broke ground on the long-awaited green space. to.wttw.com/4Bwp7At
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A downstate man who allegedly mailed envelopes containing a suspicious substance along with the message “HAH enjoy the gift” to multiple Illinois Congress members now faces federal charges.
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Records filed by ComEd in a regulatory matter show that new infrastructure and system upgrades needed to connect 30 data centers to the grid will cost $3.1 billion. Some of those projects are already connected, with the rest set to come online by 2031. to.wttw.com/4id4kcc
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Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series “McMillan & Wife” and the sitcom “Kate & Allie” in the 1980s, has died. She was 80. to.wttw.com/4sBx3ML
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Chicago’s top federal prosecutor said his office is putting a plan in place to protect voters from “intimidation or interference” as they head to the polls ahead of next Tuesday’s Election Day.
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What makes Irish dance unique? Chicago's Trinity Irish Dance Academy explains. to.wttw.com/4Bmf8O3 #ChicagoStoriesWTTW
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Wearing gowns and stoles representing their accomplishments, the graduates walked into a ceremony years in the making. For their families, it was a chance to watch their loved ones take the stage and celebrate earning college degrees while incarcerated. to.wttw.com/4dXlJEO
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Several students are organizing a rally this week for students at UChicago to show support for survivors of sexual assault and encourage all colleges and universities to be held accountable for preventing these incidents and educating students. to.wttw.com/4yHDK12
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Plans to convert a Bridgeport railyard into an Amtrak maintenance facility will receive an environmental review as part of the permitting process, a reversal after the project originally qualified for a categorical exclusion. to.wttw.com/4jKBnXF
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The final group of candidates seeking to deny Mayor Brandon Johnson a second term each filed tens of thousands of signatures Monday to officially get on the Feb. 23 ballot, solidifying the race for Chicago mayor. to.wttw.com/3VWOtHA
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What's the most underrated Chicago suburb? Tell us why.
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A new pilot program aims to bring childhood lead testing directly to communities on the South Side, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced Monday.
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A Chicago police officer who shoved a woman who called 911 for help after her boyfriend beat and suffocated her more than six years ago will not be fired by city officials, according to records published Thursday. to.wttw.com/4zlZO2o
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When they first arrived, Irish immigrants in Chicago did the jobs no one else wanted – including digging the 96-mile Illinois and Michigan Canal. #ChicagoStoriesWTTW wttw.com/chicagostories
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The story of the Irish in Chicago is one of political and economic ascent. It is also a complicated one, marked by the same exclusion they once endured. The Irish may have come with nothing, but they changed everything. to.wttw.com/4zN9nHs #ChicagoStoriesWTTW
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Steven Castillo is best known for his two stints as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.” Now, he’s the host of the “2 Amigos” podcast and he’s embarking on a stand-up comedy tour that hits Hideout on Saturday.
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Chicago Stories: Home of the Irish starts now on WTTW and is available to stream on the PBS app and at this link: to.wttw.com/4ikGb3P #ChicagoStoriesWTTW
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The Chicago Police Department is probing whether members misused their access to a system that automatically reads drivers’ license plates, officials announced Friday. to.wttw.com/4svzOPF
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Mayor Brandon Johnson made his bid to become the second Black man to be reelected Chicago mayor official Friday afternoon, telling reporters he had gathered 33,000 signatures from Chicago voters to qualify for the Feb. 23 ballot.
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Third-party candidate Whitfield Harrington Jr. is running as the nominee for the American Center Party, which he calls a middle ground for Illinoisans. He joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss his campaign, immigration enforcement and free community college. to.wttw.com/4slWD8s
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