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The schools target Black, Brown, low-income students with their recruiting, offering promises of future economic stability that’s rarely fulfilled. Instead, students are left saddled with debt, in low-paying jobs that pay them what high school grads make, a WBEZ investigation has found.
The company occupies 45,000 square feet at the Fillmore Center, a $40 million development project that will bring more businesses to North Lawndale and create more jobs.
Robert Crimo III backed out of deal in court Wednesday after prosecutors say he agreed to plead guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the mass shooting in 2022. “It's heartbreaking, and it shouldn't be happening,” activist Ashbey Beasley told reporters afterward.
After a nearly three-hour meeting, members were no closer to consensus on how Mayor Brandon Johnson should solve the city’s $35.4 billion pension crisis or generate $800 million in new revenue for "investments in people."