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The power secret: simple, everyday moves you need for a healthier and happier life

From preventing serious falls to being able to walk up stairs, it’s power – or how you use your strength – that will bring quality of life as you age

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Firebrand Mayor Tiffany Henyard announced re-election bid despite many calling for her resignation

The village of Dolton mayor, who is embroiled in lawsuits, announced: ‘It’s time to be the change that is needed for the South Land’

The Independent UK

Brandon Johnson is Chicago’s new mayor. So what’s next for CPS?

Some of Johnson’s first decisions after his swearing-in next month will have to do with education, the issue nearest and dearest to his heart and his work over the past decade.

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11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee heads toward runoff

Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez.

Chicago Sun-Times

Protesters decry ‘broken promises’ on affordable housing at Lathrop Homes

Despite the city revamping 414 units at the Lathrop Homes in 2019, less than a quarter were marked affordable and about 36% were set aside for public housing — which advocates say was done to push out low income residents.

Chicago Sun-Times

122 candidates will compete for 66 seats on Chicago’s new police district councils

Three districts where crime is surging — Central, Gresham and Shakespeare — have only two candidates for three open seats.

Chicago Sun-Times

Embattled Gardiner gives up Fire Department promotion to seek 2nd term on City Council

“My heart is still with the Chicago Fire Department. But my heart and my devotion lies with residents of the 45th Ward, a community that helped raise me,” Ald. Jim Gardiner said, though he objected to being forced to choose.

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CPS advances plans for Near South high school despite opposition, threat to withhold state funding

CPS leaders said teens travel far for school now, and population growth justifies the school. Opponents said the plan is irresponsible and lacks community input.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: Trafficked to Chicago? Migrants are not interstate political pawns

For a window into the chaos surrounding the current U.S. immigration policy and its enforcement flaws, you only needed to watch the late news in Chicago Wednesday night. Some 60 exhausted migrants, seemingly mostly from Venezuela, found themselves stumbling off a bus and staring into cameras outside Chicago’s Union Station.

Chicago Tribune

Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson, the new Supreme Court Justice: First Black woman on high court

Jackson sworn in on Thursday to replace retiring Justice Breyer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: May 18, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

CTU election could shape schools, city for years to come

CPS educators next week will choose between competing visions for the union: Should the group continue fighting for social issues inside and outside the classroom, or should it instead focus on classic teacher concerns like pay preparation time and pensions?

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot hints strongly at ignoring expected recommendation to permanently sideline Columbus statues

“I’ve been very clear. I do not believe in erasing history. I think you’ve got to put it in a proper context. I think you’ve got to honor the entirety of that history,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: April 28, 2022

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

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City winnows casino bids down to three. Now the real work begins

A winning proposal won’t be named for a few months. The mayor and her team will have their hands full if they — as they should — make maximum use of that time to ensure taxpayers come out aces on this deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Administración de Lightfoot niega el permiso que le permitiría a General Iron mudarse al lado sureste

La decisión prolongada puso fin a una batalla de casi tres años entre su administración y los residentes que dijeron que no pueden tolerar más contaminación del aire.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Hall wrongly OKed Pilsen tavern The Giant Penny Whistle’s liquor license, inspector general finds

In a new report, it says the Lightfoot administration and former Corporation Counsel Mark Flessner had no legal authority to agree to license the bar without lifting a 1995 moratorium.

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