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Back of the Yards family desperate for news about missing 13-year-old girl

Lesly Morales has been missing since late April, family said.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2022

Urban Prep senior gets 73 college acceptance letters

For the past 13 years, Urban Prep Academies, with campuses downtown, in Bronzeville and in Englewood — has boasted that 100% of its graduating seniors are accepted to four-year colleges.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2022

Heading to ‘high’ risk? City, county public health chiefs split in predictions for Chicago’s COVID-19 future

Masks would be urged for all residents in indoor public spaces in counties that rise to the high risk level. One of Cook County’s top doctors says she doesn’t expect the county to hit that level anytime soon. But Chicago’s Dr. Allison Arwady has said it “could happen potentially even…

Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2022

Freedom here, murder there

What will our country be like with abortion legal in some states and considered homicide in others?

Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2022

President Biden seeks to unite electricians in Chicago and farmers in Kankakee behind him — and against Putin

In Kankakee, Biden sought to focus farmers’ anger on Russian President Vladimir Putin and “Putin’s war.” In Chicago, an animated Biden detailed his infrastructure plan’s creation of jobs at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ International Convention.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2022

Chicago artist Hebru Brantley’s first statue inspires ‘wonderment’ outside children’s museum at Navy Pier

The 16-foot statue “The Great Debate” was dedicated Saturday. The museum also will have a newly renovated art studio Brantley designed to give young people space to be creative.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2022

Chicago protesters flood downtown in support of abortion rights with Roe v. Wade in the balance

More than 1,000 demonstrators, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, gathered in downtown Chicago Saturday to rally for abortion rights.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 7, 2022

After shooting nearby, gas station remains closed, and owner wants to know why

Gas station co-owner Ahmed Mohsin said he has “a closed business and questions I cannot answer.” A business group is calling attention to the issue of city-mandated closings of stores owned by Muslims and Arab Americans, ostensibly due to crime.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 7, 2022

CPS students battle it out for best food truck recipe

On Friday, four Chicago Public Schools pitched business plans for a food truck, along with a menu, to several judges. Then, they offered samples the students had cooked that morning at school.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2022

Do you want to build a robot?

Teams of students were on the clock to build robots out of a pile of Legos.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2022