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Storms south of the metro area spawn multiple tornado warnings Wednesday morning
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch, in effect until 3 a.m. Wednesday, for portions of ...
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Storytelling and Social Justice are the Heart and Soul of Chicago’s New National Public Housing Museum
Founded by residents, it is the first cultural institution to interpret the American experience via public housing, and it’s ...
National Public Housing Museum opens in Chicago, the first of its kind, with residents’ stories at its heart
Free to visit and located in the last surviving building of the former Jane Addams Homes, the new Chicago museum is filled ...
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The National Public Housing Museum opens this week in Chicago. Here’s a sneak peek.
The museum tells a less familiar story about the history of public housing. “It was a decent, lovely place to live,” a former resident says.
‘Where is the Glock?’ Gun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager
The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of guns off the street, but at least two of them have ...
Amid Donald Trump 2.0, Gov. JB Pritzker ponders running for third term and his national ambitions
With less than a year before the March 2026 primary, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker must soon decide if he will seek a rare third term as governor.
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‘Where is the Glock?’ Gun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager
Glen Brooks (left), director of community policing for the Chicago Police Department, walks with members of the Secret Service to Henry Horner Homes on the Near West Side after a news conference ...
Pritzker ponders running for third term and his national ambitions
Those who know and are close to the 60-year-old Pritzker say they expect him to seek reelection, with an announcement possibly coming after the legislature adjourns at the end of ...