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- News & Politics, News Apr 14, 2020
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Homeless during a pandemic
Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.
- News & Politics, Feature Dec 20, 2018
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The flu explainer Chicago didn’t know it needed
Health is a civic undertaking.
- News & Politics, Feature Dec 10, 2018
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The problem with the “public health” approach to ideological violence
The Countering Violent Extremism program is meant to stop terrorism and hate crimes before they happen, but critics say it’s yet another excuse to spy on Muslims.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2018
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Illinois's late payment charges on its bills add up to $1 billion, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago police used a Trump Hotel conference room during the Women's March.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2018
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Patti Blagojevich slams Rauner's campaign ad using Blagojevich FBI wiretap, and other Chicago news
Also, public health officials warn passengers about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2017
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Three Chicago police officers indicted in connection with Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a lawsuit is hoping to block the Cook County soda tax at the last minute.
- Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2017
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Chicago Teachers Union considering merging with charter school union, and other news
Also, Emanuel tried to refute Census Bureau data with unscientific U-Haul report.
- Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2017
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Report: The demand for legal guns is on the rise, and other Chicago news
Also, a study has linked high blood pressure to segregated neighborhoods.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 28, 2017
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Sessions: DOJ will crack down on federal grants for sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago Blues Experience museum is set to open near Millennium Park in 2019.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 5, 2017
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Researchers: Chicago gun violence behaves like a disease, and other news
Also, some Danish ideas for staying sane this winter.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2016
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Hospital official: Trump anxiety is sparking a ‘public health crisis,’ and other Chicago news
Also, an artist wants to install a photo mural of Michelle Obama on the first lady's south-side elementary school.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 20, 2016
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Illinois Democrats spend more than $3 million on new anti-Rauner ads, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago Park District shuts down 445 outdoor drinking fountains with high lead levels.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 8, 2016
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Questions linger about body camera on cop who shot Paul O'Neal, and other Chicago news
Also, there are 46 reported cases of the Zika virus in Illinois.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2016
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IPRA doesn't have records of six police-involved shootings, and other Chicago news
Also, the city will start testing tap water for lead on higher-risk streets.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2016
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Testing finds lead in the water at 20 more Chicago public schools, and other news
Also, Richard Roeper responds to his Ghostbusters haters.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 23, 2016
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Chicago Teachers Union protests state budget crisis, and other news
Also, the Center on Halsted may not be able to continue free HIV testing much longer without state funding.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2016
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Aldermen demand hearings, answers on lead found in water at CPS schools, and other Chicago news
Also, property taxes for Chicago home owners are going up very soon.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 10, 2016
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At least 14 CPS schools test positive for lead in the water supply, and other Chicago news
And, set your calendars: Hamilton tickets go on sale June 21.
- Blogs, Bleader May 24, 2016
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How the police are using data to predict shooters and victims, and other Chicago news
Also, Drew Peterson’s back on trial for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill a Will County prosecutor.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 31, 2014
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Marijuana legalization needs to be a gateway to broader drug reform
A new stance on pot can lead the nation's retreat from its misguided drug war.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2014
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Alderman on violence in Chicago: 'We've got a war right here to deal with'
Alderman Willie Cochran, a former police officer, says it's time for an infusion of money, opportunities, health care, and police in violence-ravaged neighborhoods.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 31, 2012
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The link between lead poisoning and underperforming students
With mounting evidence that lead poisoning results in lower test scores, more children repeating grades, and worse, why has so little been done in Chicago to reverse the damage?
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2012
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Concentrated poverty and homicide in Chicago
Segregation's lethal legacy marches on
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2010
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11/5—Free Dental Exams and Cleanings for Kids
Free dental exams and cleanings for kids under 12.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 8, 2009
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Service Cuts
Red-flag cuts in core city services over the past year and a half include significant reductions in law enforcement, garbage collection, airport security, and public health.
