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Why many CPS students take 6 years to finish college

First-generation and low-income students often don’t feel like they belong on campus and face financial and other stress their peers likely do not, a vice president of Chicago Scholars writes.

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Broncos’ updated 53-man roster and depth chart for Chargers game

Here is the Broncos' updated 53-man roster and depth chart for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

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No excuse for political horse trading when it comes to crime-ridden West Loop encampment

The murder of a man near the encampment is the latest example of surging crime in the area. The Johnson administration can’t engage in any quid pro quo with public safety at stake.

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Could Bears stay on lakefront? Team researching Soldier Field parking lot for new stadium

The Bears’ decision to have a surveyor examine the South Lot of Soldier Field, as a source confirmed Thursday, is the latest example of the team exploring options for a new stadium outside of Arlington Heights.

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Vacant Catholic schools, even churches, could be used to house migrants

With all the Catholic school and parish consolidations, these buildings could be retrofitted for migrants, a suburban reader writes.

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Split decision for police union: Council committee OKs contract extension, rejects arbitrator’s ruling on cop discipline

Over strong objection from the Fraternal Order of Police and its Council allies, the committee voted to reject an arbitrator’s ruling that would allow officers accused of serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board and hold proceedings behind closed doors.

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City scofflaws and debtors, it’s time to pony up

Chicago has amassed more than $6.4 billion in unpaid fees and fines over the last three decades. It won’t be possible to recoup all that money, but city officials should be aggressive about getting what they can.

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Johnson urged to ‘find solutions that work for the airlines’ to salvage O’Hare expansion

Days after announcing his departure from the job growth agency known as World Business Chicago, Michael Fassnacht urged City Hall and the two major carriers to work out their differences on a massive project that started at $8.7 billion but has ballooned to $12.1 billion.

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Who should decide the fate of Chicago’s most serious police misconduct cases?

A City Council panel this week could allow the main union for cops to contest firings and long suspensions behind closed doors.

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Gov. Pritzker took the right step by ending city’s Brighton Park migrant tent plan

The plan was slapdash and slipshod from the start. Clearly, it’s a bad idea to house migrants, including children, on contaminated land.

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Salesforce shows off finishing touches on its Chicago space

The software giant had to reduce its space because of the pandemic, but has moved ahead with a design that heralds community involvement.

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Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has canceled plans to build a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site

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City invests in cultural programming with $1 million in grants to Chicago organizations

Nearly 30 community organizations and artists, most on the city’s West and South Sides, received grants from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

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There’s no getting around tax hikes to properly fund city and state services

If folks want Illinois and Chicago to invest in core public services to build a decent quality of life for everyone, they must support elected officials willing to raise tax revenue to get the job done, a fiscal expert argues.

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Michael Fassnacht to resign as head of World Business Chicago

The veteran advertising executive is expected to remain in his post through at least February to ensure a transition to his successor.

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City Hall and civic groups need to plot a downtown rescue

With vacancy rates rising and valuations falling hard, civic and business leaders are starting to talk about what can be done with office space few companies want anymore.

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What defines Pritzker-Johnson relationship so far? Tension

Don’t be fooled by the mayor’s winning smile and soaring, preacher’s son rhetoric, nor by the governor’s make-nice statements from the podium. There is real frustration and tension behind the scenes on both sides.

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Broncos’ updated 53-man roster and depth chart for Texans game

Here is the Broncos' active roster and depth chart for Sunday's game against the Texans.

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Broncos make 3 roster moves ahead of Texans game

The Broncos activated WR Brandon Johnson from injured reserve and elevated TE Lucas Krull and QB Ben DiNucci from the practice squad.

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Amid city delays, state pitching in additional $2M to feed migrants

Another $2 million will be matched by the Chicago Food Depository, which has already been providing meals to migrants since June, in partnership with 15 minority-owned restaurants in Chicago.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 17 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Public officials celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new American Blues Theater on the Northwest Side, activists held a vigil for people who have died while detained at Cook County Jail, and construction workers began framing a “winterized base camp” for asylum-seekers in Chicago.

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Chicago City Hall is owed billions of dollars it hasn’t managed to collect

A Sun-Times analysis finds that thousands of scofflaws — many from the suburbs — have dodged city debts over the years, depriving City Hall of a massive sum of money as Mayor Brandon Johnson faces steep budget challenges.

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Comienzan la construcción de campamento para migrantes

El portavoz del alcalde dijo que la mitigación de los contaminantes en el terreno se completaría para el fin de la semana.

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Broncos injuries: Jerry Jeudy returns to practice

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy (groin) was back at practice Thursday after being held out on Wednesday.

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Amundsen Park won’t become migrant shelter; park programs return

Plans to turn the West Side park field house into a migrant shelter have been abandoned as the number of migrants camped out at police stations has dropped, Ald. Chris Taliaferro said.

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