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Hundreds of Illinois prisoners languish behind bars waiting for Dorothy Brown to do her job 4

The court clerk lost the records of James Allen, who's fighting to overturn convictions that put him in prison 30 years ago. His case is not unique.

By Maya Dukmasova

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The Memorial Day Parade and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Bike the Drive and more goings-on 5/25-5/28.

By Steve Heisler
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Rockefeller Chapel presses its majestic carillon into service for a two-day festival of new music

This weekend you can hear adventurous new compositions played on 100 tons of bronze bells hanging in a church tower.

By Peter Margasak
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Mariachi Herencia de Mexico turns Chicago schoolkids into chart-busting stars

The Mariachi Heritage Foundation has partnered with CPS to create a student band that’s already played Kennedy Center, toured internationally, and opened for the likes of Lila Downs and Los Lobos.

By Peter Margasak

Why are different races correlated with two different types of earwax, and when did this divergence occur?

By Cecil Adams | 05.25.18
Photos celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Chicago

By Sue Kwong | 05.25.18
That time a Cook County judge ruled on the case of a man he himself put in prison when he was still a prosecutor

By Maya Dukmasova | 05.25.18
Girl Found is still lost

By Irene Hsiao | 05.25.18
McDonald’s new West Loop HQ is ‘perfect’ location for protesters to get their messages out

By Ryan Smith | 05.25.18

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Justice Delayed Hundreds of Illinois prisoners languish behind bars because Cook County court clerk Dorothy Brown has failed to do her job. By Maya Dukmasova

Mariachi Herencia de Mexico turns Chicago schoolkids into chart-busting stars

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