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The June 19 federal and state holiday honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Morgan Stanley employees joined Kaboom staffers in creating a safe play space at the Mitzi Freidheim Child & Family Center. "Being able to wave to the kids and seeing the excitement on their faces has been just amazing," one volunteer said.
Two males were driving a stolen gray Jeep when the driver lost control and crashed into a building in the 1000 block of North Ashland Avenue about noon Thursday.
Detectives Kevin Lynn and Patrick Munyon were recognized by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation for a bond they built with 18-year-old Tavon Tanner, who was 10 when he was shot and seriously wounded in 2016. "He just really blossomed into a fantastic young man," Munyon said.