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She beat the odds to get a college education while in prison. Now free, she seeks to make the process easier for others

CHICAGO — Sandra Brown walked gingerly down a walkway to the side door of Decatur Correctional Center.

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Help set the agenda for Chicago’s next mayor

The People’s Project is a partnership of the Sun-Times, WBEZ and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, to let Chicagoans pose questions to the candidates for mayor.

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Freshman JROTC enrollment plunges after overhaul by Chicago Public Schools

After an investigation found students were enrolled in a JROTC high school class “without any choice in the matter,” CPS ended automatic enrollment.

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CPS wants former student’s family to pay $56,000 over allegations of lying about residency

The district removed the student from Northside College Prep in late December — right before her last semester of high school — and banned her from all CPS selective enrollment schools and programs.

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As outdoor preschools gain traction, states work to unlock funding

GLENCOE, Ill. — On a wet December afternoon, Emma Donnelly leads a class of 4- and 5-year-olds down a muddy path at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The kids jump into puddles, climb trees and roll in dirt before running up a hill overlooking a lake where they spot a small…

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Lying for the job. From politicians and office workers, is it worth the risk?

CHICAGO — When Lizette Garcia was 17, she felt she had little choice but to lie on her resume to get jobs that would provide enough money to support her son and help her mother. She would embellish it with false details about her education level and the time she…

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The end of Chicago poaching suburban corporate headquarters? Area-wide initiative touts ‘new era of regional cooperation’

High up on former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s brag sheet were corporate relocations and he helped to lure Motorola from Schaumburg, Kraft Heinz from Northfield and McDonald’s from Oak Brook, among many others.

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How common is cardiac arrest in young athletes? Experts weigh in after Damar Hamlin’s collapse

CHICAGO — Te’Jaan Ali was playing basketball in a school gym on the South Side of Chicago when he started feeling hot. The heat in the gym — which didn’t have air conditioning — was likely just as bad as the sweltering temperatures outside, which reached 90 degrees on July…

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Nets 12-game winning streak ends in Chicago, 121-112

It took just the opening minutes of the first quarter of the Nets’ 121-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday to know Brooklyn’s league-best 12-game winning streak would come to an end.

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Search is on for Chicago’s first poet laureate

The poet will serve a two-year term and be awarded a grant of $50,000 for the commissioning of new poems and to create public programs, including for youth and students.

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Charges filed in shooting outside Near North bowling alley that killed woman, wounded her sister

Jason McMahan, 36, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a weapon, according to Chicago police.

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Bulls vs. Nets preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time

Chicago looks to end Brooklyn's 12-game winning streak on Wednesday.

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2 teens, firefighter injured in extra alarm fire in Roseland home

The blaze started in a home in the 11300 block of South Edbrooke Avenue, according to Chicago fire officials.

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Chicago-area siblings heading to finale on Peacock series ‘Baking It’

The unique creations of Reema and Ravi Patel for each episode’s themed competition have incorporated culinary cues from the Indian traditions they have grown up with.

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Paul Sullivan: From the Hypnotoad to baseball stadiums, the best and worst from the 42 college football bowl games

CHICAGO — The college football postseason is down to one game, with next Monday’s Dawgs-versus-Frogs championship matchup between Georgia and TCU the only one remaining.

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Editorial: A Chicago hospital cleaned up its act with more diligent hand hygiene. So can other hospitals

A new year is a good time for resolutions, and in 2023, America’s health care providers should follow the example of St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center on Chicago's South Side.

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Lightning strike late to open road trip with win in Chicago

CHICAGO — Opening their three-game road trip Tuesday night against the league’s worst team, the Lightning had plenty of opportunities to pull away from the Blackhawks at the United Center, but found themselves going into the final period of regulation still deadlocked at 1.

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Chicago progressives in Washington to celebrate one of their own in Congress, Freshman Delia Ramirez

In a day of tumult on the House floor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in three votes, fails to win the speakership. Downstate Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., was among those refusing to support McCarthy.

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Judge overturns murder convictions of woman in case tied to former Chicago Det. Reynaldo Guevara

In 1993, Madeline Mendoza pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with a double slaying in Humboldt Park the previous year.

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Bulls voice frustration over officiating as the NBA confirms 2 errors in the final seconds of Monday’s loss: ‘It doesn’t do anything’

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls received a hollow vindication Tuesday when the NBA’s Last Two Minute report confirmed two missed calls in the final 13 seconds of regulation in Monday’s overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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2022 saw a wave of new unions form. Getting to the bargaining table is the next challenge

CHICAGO — As snow fell on the picket line outside a Bucktown Starbucks in November, striking unionized baristas kept warm with cups of Colectivo Coffee, which is brewed by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a union that also represents baristas at Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee.

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As tech companies make cuts, will other industries follow? Here’s what to know about jobs in 2023

Mary Hainds had been working in sales at a small construction technology startup for about six months before she was laid off in October. In the weeks that followed, she interviewed for other tech sales jobs in earnest and received job offers.

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Calvin Butler Jr. assumes leadership of Exelon

The new president and CEO of the ComEd parent succeeds Christopher Crane.

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Howard Brown Health workers strike, Cook County holds first wedding of 2023 and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Tony Award-winner, Chicago stage champion Frank Galati dies

Frank Galati, an actor, director, teacher and adapter who was a pivotal figure in Chicago’s theater community and a two-time Tony Award winner, has died

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