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CPS unveils new process for schools to drop racist namesakes

Chicago Public Schools officials have been working on an updated naming policy for more than two years after a Chicago Sun-Times investigation found 30 schools were named for slaveholders.

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Sculptor Ruth A. Migdal still celebrating the female form at 90

Migdal’s latest sculpture is set to be unveiled Thursday on the Near North Side.

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Mayor Johnson faces first school board pick as its president, Miguel del Valle, announces exit

Del Valle led the school board through multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and protests surrounding the school district’s renewal of its police contract.

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Fans take the wheel on a simulator of Chicago’s NASCAR course at Navy Pier

The iRacing simulators — which NASCAR drivers use for practice — offered a realistic depiction of the actual track for this weekend’s Chicago Street Race.

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Joe Pedott, founder of company known for the Chia Pet and the Clapper, dead at 91

The native Chicagoan was the advertising genius behind the jingle ‘Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia’ that helped sell more than 25 million of the terra cotta planters that have been made into animals, Homer Simpson and Barack Obama.

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Here’s an overview of the twists and turns in this weekend’s NASCAR street race

For Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, drivers will race for 100 laps around the 2.2 mile course. Each lap of the course has 12 turns, seven of which are 90 degrees.

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Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community ‘visible, vibrant’ — but concerned for transgender members’ ability to ‘live your life freely.’

As Pride Month comes to a close, the Sun-Times spoke to advocates, service providers and members of the LGBTQ+ community about the key issues affecting them — and what more needs to be done.

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How could Greyhound station sale affect riders?

If Greyhound gets booted from 630 W. Harrison St., it could leave bus travelers standing outside in the city’s sometimes extreme weather.

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Johnson launches summer jobs program

The program will have 24,000 jobs and internships for young people ages of 16 to 24. And while that’s 2,000 more than last year, it is 8,000 fewer than the One Summer Chicago program provided in 2019.

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GI Bill case filed by decorated Army veteran James Rudisill to be heard by the Supreme Court

An estimated 1.7 million other vets who’ve qualified for benefits under both the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill could get more college money if Rudisill, who’s now an FBI agent, wins.

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City could open as many as 5 migrant shelters

Potential sites for new shelters were identified in a memo distributed to Chicago City Council members before a meeting Wednesday of the Council’s Immigrant and Refugee Rights Committee.

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New schedule for faster trains between Chicago and St. Louis

Trains on the schedule are traveling up to 110 mph.

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How fast will they go in Grant Park 220? NASCAR great has a mighty big number in mind

How fast? Really dang fast, says Ray Evernham.

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Polling Place: Cubs’, White Sox’ division winners? And what next for Victor Wembanyama?

How great is Wembanyama’s great going to be?

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Fighting negativity, Englewood dance and music showcase puts youth talents front and center

“We see all the negative news about death and turmoil, but here we wanted to show our kids having fun, and give them a change to show off their talents,” said the cofounder of the show.

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Chicago Pride Parade 2023 is Sunday, what you need to know

It steps off at noon Sunday from Montrose Avenue and Broadway and ends at Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road.

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Chicago House Music Festival honors ‘a cultural institution’ for the city

The free event, hosted for the first time this year in Humboldt Park, also partnered with the Taste of Chicago Saturday afternoon.

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Stevie Nicks takes Chicago down memory lane in heartfelt United Center show

As much as she is a gifted songwriter, Nicks is also a great storyteller and had several yarns to spin with the crowd, including how her parents moved to Chicago while she was still enrolled at San Jose State University. It was the first move she didn’t make with her…

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Don’t give One Central $6.5 billion in taxpayer money

It’s time for the public to drive the conversation and time for private developer Landmark to find someone other than taxpayers to take billions in risk for One Central. The state’s study will likely show there are better development uses for the money.

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‘Party with a purpose’: Pride in the Park brings community, music to Grant Park

The event is billed as the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ+ music festival. Performers include Zedd, Saweetie, Zara Larsson, CircuitMOM, Years & Years, DJ Lady D and more.

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Pension stripped from former state lawmaker who called bribes he passed to another pol ‘the jackpot’

The state General Assembly Retirement System board voted to strip former state Rep. Luis Arroyo of his more than $4,500-a-month state pension, citing state law that allows retirement benefits to be taken from ex-lawmakers if they commit felonies arising from their time in office.

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West suburban Navy veteran finds ‘peace’ in her post-duty tattoos

Sabrina Waller says she has found comfort in her time in a tattoo artist’s chair, working through the experiences she faced during active duty through art.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 13 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

The city celebrates Juneteenth, a free camp teaches kids with autism how to sail, and vintage business signs across Chicago could see protection under a proposed ordinance.

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One of Chicago’s most popular lakefront venues is closed, with no reopening date

The owners of Castaways Bar & Grill on North Avenue Beach said they plan to renovate, but the city says they never submitted corrected plans in order to get a permit.

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‘Artists of the Wall Festival’ saw over 160 murals go up along a seawall at Loyola Park

The 30th annual festival last weekend was the latest in the mural-painting effort that sees new images go up there each year.

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