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As a second wave of infection looms, the count is more important than ever.
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Moving to the music at home with SummerDance
Social distancing can't stop the beat for this beloved Chicago festival.
By Irene Hsiao
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By Catey Sullivan
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By Mike Sula
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07.03.20
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Coming out over and over again
Why visibility and community are more important now than ever
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Chicago’s 21c Museum Hotel reopens with “This We Believe.”
By Irene Hsiao
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Potheads rejoice: Illinois lawmakers move to legalize recreational weed
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The proposed law would make it legal for adults to possess, purchase, and grow weed and would regulate and tax the drug statewide.
By Lee V. Gaines
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Abolish the police? Organizers say it’s less crazy than it sounds.
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Grassroots groups around Chicago are already putting abolitionist ideas into practice.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Pangea has taken thousands to eviction court. The story of an apartment empire
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The company has claimed credit for reviving south and west side communities, even as it’s filed more than 9,000 eviction cases since 2009.
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Consider opting out of riding on our city’s hectic, car-choked arterials in favor of peaceful side streets.
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The family behind both the Cubs’ World Series win and Donald Trump’s presidential victory are remaking Wrigley Field and the surrounding neighborhood in their own image.
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