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Here’s how the 4 mayoral front-runners plan to make the runoff

If the vote total is close to the 556,758 mayoral ballots cast in 2019, the two hopefuls making the runoff are likely to get 20% each. But the four top-polling contenders each have a different formula to reach that benchmark.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Too few women in STEM threatens our economic future

Young women still face long odds when it comes to learning about, exploring and entering STEM careers. Both for their benefit and the good of the economy, we must find ways to bring more of them in.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Little Village groups want answers from City Hall, Ald. Rodriguez after Hilco report

A previously secret watchdog report accuses city officials of being negligent and incompetent before the Crawford plant implosion coated the community in dust in 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Fullerton Avenue face-lift in Belmont Cragin to begin in spring

Work on a 1.4-mile stretch of pockmarked roadway, costing $11.2 million, is expected to be completed by fall 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

R. Kelly gets extra year in prison for Chicago child porn conviction

The Grammy-winning artist, who once won hearts around the world with his “I Believe I Can Fly” anthem in the 1990s, remains on track to leave prison in the 2040s when he’s in his late 70s.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Nearing 100, Artist Laureate of Illinois Kay Smith says her passion for painting keeps her going

Smith was named a laureate along with five other recipients in 1994 by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, for “contributions to the betterment of humanity that have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of Illinois.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Students of all ages need hands-on experience in career education

Students don’t get sufficient chances to learn about the array of jobs available to them in a meaningful way.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

5 mayoral hopefuls discuss community-based answers to gun violence at forum on youth

Good Kids Mad City leaders press candidates on the Peace Book Ordinance, which would divert 2% of police funding for youth-led anti-violence programs in neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Revitalizing LaSalle Street is a key to downtown’s future

The lessons learned there — both good and bad — can be applied to other efforts to remake downtown business strips.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Kennedy-King College gets African American cookbooks

The great-great granddaughter of a man who bought 15 family members out of slavery donated more than 1,700 cookbooks to Kennedy-King College.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023