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entertainment-and-culture
  • by david hall
Where to commemorate Juneteenth in Chicago: 'A celebration of freedom'

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.

englewood
  • by david hall
Rain, heat don't deter volunteers building Englewood playground

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.

education
  • by david hall
CPS elementary reading scores rise, surpassing pre-pandemic levels

The growth on state exams was led by Black students, CPS officials said. But preliminary math scores on state exams show students still lag behind.

real-estate
  • by david hall
Hoffman Estates ready for a 'modern era' with data center project at former Sears site

Hoffman Estates, ComEd and Compass Datacenters held a kickoff event to celebrate the redevelopment of Sears' former headquarters into a massive data center campus.