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Ao Hawaiian Hideout sought work for its staff when it closed. These restaurants stepped up.
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Mark Heller, a Logan Square skate park founder and community activist, died last month at 73.
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Voters on the South, West Sides overwhelmingly supported a corporate head tax, but their alderpeople aren't on board.
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Notre Dame’s Riley the Leprechaun won $200k for the Greater Chicago Food Depository with a College Gameday field goal.
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The devastated family of a slain student called for justice at a Logan Square vigil: "Santino is not a statistic." https://t.co/2VUv4AJd5z

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Illinois Republicans are assessing the damage from the nationwide "Blue Tsunami," Capitol News Illinois reports. https://t.co/mwg2uRrzHK

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Five-term incumbent Ald. Michelle Harris is facing four challengers competing for her 8th Ward seat. https://t.co/Cxl2Jne8wy

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Block Club's South Side Health & Wellness Fest celebrated groups working to fix health disparities.
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A public toilet that cleans itself is now open in Wicker Park — a first in the city. https://t.co/l1M9wbSfth

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Hot tub boats return to the Chicago River — just BYOB. Reservations are now open. https://t.co/XQhtx5ekkm

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"The After Hours Artists" exhibit explores how Chicago creators balance making art with their day jobs. https://t.co/ird81NWUtF

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Ald. Monique Scott (24th) is facing two challengers in her reelection bid for a second full term in City Council. https://t.co/28tkoP7Fux

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Chicago’s first self-cleaning toilet opens today at the Polish Triangle. The free facility will be open 7-7 daily. The toilet bowl and floors are cleaned automatically after each use, and each visit is limited to 15 minutes, two technicians here told me. @BlockClubCHI

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Ao Hawaiian Hideout sought work for its staff when it closed. These restaurants stepped up. https://t.co/spH5iAZyTC

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Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) is seeking an eighth term in City Council, and she’ll face four challengers in the West Side’s most crowded aldermanic race. https://t.co/Fgo8onKghn

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Notre Dame’s Riley the Leprechaun won $200k for the Greater Chicago Food Depository with a College Gameday field goal. https://t.co/cMzJygoE1K

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Illinois agreed to hold off on enforcing the ban on hemp-derived THC against roughly 250 businesses involved in a lawsuit challenging the law.
https://t.co/qdQVONFjfG

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The city budget hit its latest stalemate as 28 of the council’s 50 alderpeople demanded Mayor Brandon Johnson go "back to the drawing board." https://t.co/a0HogxZEd7

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Mark Heller, a Logan Square skate park founder and community activist, died last month at 73. https://t.co/QQ0S4LIKOS