Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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education
  • by david hall
CPS to rename 3 schools, including one named after Christopher Columbus

That makes nine schools renamed since a Chicago Sun-Times investigation found 30 schools were named for slaveholders, and schools named after white people — mostly men — vastly outnumbered those named for African Americans, Latinos and indigenous people.

weather
  • by david hall
Logan Square residents get free air conditioners amid Chicago’s heat wave

Restaurant owner Robert Magiet delivered AC units to residents in Logan Square, Humboldt Park and other areas Tuesday and Wednesday as Chicago hit four days in a row with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. "This heat is ridiculous," he said.

lawndale
  • by david hall
Youth-led tours show North Lawndale culture, history

My Block My Hood My City kicked off its youth-led tour program on Wednesday. Tours run every Saturday throughout the summer in North Lawndale.

news
  • by david hall
Tips for Chicagoans on how to prevent heat stroke and other hot weather-related illnesses

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are the two most severe illnesses to watch for amid rising temperatures.