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The Vatican has agreed to hear an appeal from parents hoping to halt the closure of St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates​. https://t.co/M24ZDHbHmO

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After experiencing long COVID, Madeline Blair is building a global poetry community rooted in disability justice. https://t.co/fiENRLKAnJ

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New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved. https://t.co/klzGG25FTU

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Every year, Pride Chicago picks an organization to lead the city's annual Pride Parade. This year, it's the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, which has been at the forefront of the fight for health in the LGBTQ+ community for decades. https://t.co/YQSB8qvNzf

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The Obama Foundation offered its first glimpse inside the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Wednesday, ahead of the $850 million facility's grand opening on June 19. https://t.co/Zm19NKd85s

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Hundreds of people were expected to run through Grant Park and along the Chicago lakefront on Thursday evening for the annual Race Against Gun Violence. https://t.co/DaWrzcOOe6

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A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of convincing a 14-year-old girl in Boston to send him sexually explicit videos of herself on Snapchat. https://t.co/iqnkAJOLH1

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Police in south suburban Lansing are asking people to shelter in place on Thursday afternoon as officers search for a gunman following a shooting near the police station. https://t.co/1FYNBS1K1Q

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Scientists have understood for years that black holes should produce wind or streams of gas as they consume matter, but a search for such a wind around the central black hole of the Milky Way galaxy had been coming up fruitless for more than 50 years. https://t.co/wPt2onYmYa

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The Eisenhower Expressway has been shut down in both directions in Chicago's western suburbs due to a police investigation. https://t.co/93wTiKfdn4

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Mirroring his focus on climate change during his presidency, the Obama Presidential Center was built with sustainability in mind, pushing the boundaries of green development.

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Nick Kurtz singled in automatic runner Alika Williams in the 10th inning, and the Athletics rallied for a second straight win, 5-4 over the sliding Chicago Cubs. https://t.co/K7nxCC69t2

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The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side. https://t.co/uzWiS8ud3c

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The woman found dead in an Aurora retention pond​ earlier this week has been identified as 32-year-old Shafia Murad, who went missing last week. https://t.co/FajUA3FHTX

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After Naperville recently rejected a proposed data center in its community, the same company proposed a facility in Hoffman Estates, but their request for a zoning change was voted down by the village's Plan Commission. https://t.co/AHei1uim5X

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A man suffered cuts to his neck and body during a fight on board a CTA Blue Line train on Wednesday evening in the Loop. https://t.co/IrT8FMFCYA

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A Berwyn man has been charged with driving under the influence in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and injured two others over the weekend on the Tri-State Tollway​. https://t.co/kXEBgnXZRw

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Mendoza said she spent the last few months on a listening tour, talking to Chicagoans who she said asked her to run. She said that's why she decided now could be the time for a Mendoza administration on the 5th floor of City Hall.

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The privately funded development is called the 1901 Project, referencing the United Center's current address along Madison Street. The project will transform more than 55 acres surrounding the Near West Side arena. https://t.co/NHwB3x72hK

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The House on Wednesday passed a measure that would force President Trump to end the war with Iran without congressional authorization, marking the first time the lower chamber has defied the White House on the conflict.
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