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Mar 20, 2017
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Report: State senator Daniel Biss will run for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin wants to help kids who live in violent neighborhoods with trauma and psychological stress.
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Feb 28, 2017
This black collective trains bystanders to give first aid to shooting victims
Amid rising violence, Ujimaa Medics seeks health care justice and self-determination for the black community.
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Jan 13, 2017
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O'Hare aviation cops will no longer respond to incidents outside security barrier, and other Chicago news
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Oct 18, 2016
A thousand-plus more people shot this year than through this time last year, and other Chicago news
Also, Yoko Ono's new permanent art installation in Jackson Park's newly restored Wooded Island is unveiled.
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May 12, 2016
Chance the Rapper wants to replace Rahm with Obama, and other Chicago news
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May 11, 2016
Young black activists tally successes, and other Chicago news
Also, Jon Stewart calls Trump a “man baby” during UofC podcast taping.
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Mar 2, 2016
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Sons of the Silent Age drummer Matt Walker talks Bowie, Ava Cherry, and playing for a cause
Local David Bowie cover band Sons of the Silent Age play a concert at Metro benefitting cancer research at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Jan 27, 2014
How Emily Graslie went from YouTube science star to full-time at the Field Museum
Graslie was a 20-year-old aspiring artist who visited a zoological museum on a whim. Four years later her vlog, the Brain Scoop, earned her an unusual gig at one of the world's largest natural history museums.
By Janet Potter
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Mar 23, 2012
Lacy Banks enters into heaven
Sun-Times sportswriter Lacy Banks dies
By Michael Miner
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Jun 27, 2011
Don't do cocaine or your ears will fall off
A veterinary drug mixed with cocaine is causing ghastly side effects.
By Lauri Apple
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Apr 15, 2011
Morning Newsfeed: Parking Meter Account Sort of Replenished, Jesse Jackson Sued for Discrimination, Prostitution Safe Zones, Vegas's Lady Liberty on a Stamp, Verizon Pitchman's Remorse, and More
By Alex Parker
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Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Volunteering
Building bikes, visiting patients, leading Robie House tours, and more
By Robyn Chang
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