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Q&A: The Consequences of Ignoring Long Covid
Northwestern University researcher Jess Maciuch says Long Covid, chronic illness and disability have been overlooked during ...
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Q&A: ‘Once They Realize, There’s No Stopping Them’: Showing Youth Their Voices Matter in Elections
Jahmal Cole, founder of youth advocacy organization My Block, My Hood, My City, said it’s critical for mentors like him to ...
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Haircuts, Tattoos and Punch: Newly Arrived Migrants are Using Creativity and Cultures to Overcome Work Barriers
Like others before them, recent arrivals are turning to entrepreneurship — often in street vending or trades like barbering — ...
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What Makes Day Labor so Difficult for Chicago Migrants
On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, 30, and Adriana Valencia, 32, search for one particular contractor in ...
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Newswire: You get what you pay for: Chicago budget squeaks through
Alders signed off on land acquisition needed to build a bridge and viaduct along Taylor Street connecting Canal and Wells ...
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Q&A: Inside an Effort to Give Incarcerated Illinoisans the Right to Vote
State Rep. LaShawn Ford, an advocate for criminal justice reform, has spent his life serving Chicago in multifaceted ways. Since 2007, Ford has represented Illinois’ 8th District, which includes parts ...
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Public Newsroom 157: How to Hold Elected Leaders Accountable
Organizers who work in education, homelessness and housing justice shared several tips on how Chicagoans can get more ...