The Chicago Board of Educationapproved a $5.6 billion budget for Chicago Public Schools 2014 fiscal…
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SmartChicago Brings Coding to Englewood
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Divvy Promotes Local Bike Shops
Divvy, Chicago’s bike-sharing program, has partnered with two local bike shops, Johnny Sprockets and On…
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Opinion: Fruitvale Station and Black Males
After I saw the film Fruitvale Station, which was based on the life of Oscar…
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First minor challenging the state’s newly implemented abortion law
A minor wanting to get an abortion without notifying her parents is the first to…
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Bees vs. Neonics: the New Science Denial Issue?
In May, 50,000 dead bees were discovered littering a parking lot in Oregon. Last month,…
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Murder at Chicago family party leaves mother searching for answers
https://soundcloud.com/afternoonshiftwbez/student-journalists-look Steven Cannon’s death, like his life, was surrounded by chaos. When he was murdered,…
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Veronica Lewis son Korey Parker was murdered last summer, but the case remains unsolved
On a warm, sunny April afternoon, Veronica Lewis stands and stares at the spot where…