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In the 1970s and ’80s, Chicago fashion designers held their own against the top names in the industry.
The numbers reflect changes in society and in laws, say experts and people who report living in a same-sex couple household. Some of them are worried about the Trump administration rolling back their protections and rights.
Some 70,000 homes flooded in 2023, leaving mold in many West Side homes, including in Dorothy Rosenthal’s basement. The Chicago health department offers no help to flood victims like her.
Proposed ordinance finally moves forward after City Hall’s top watchdog faulted the Chicago Police Department in 2024 for having “fallen short” in weeding out extremist cops from the ranks.
One proposed constitutional amendment imposing a 3% tax on millionaires would yield $1,500 checks to property owners. Another would divvy up proceeds between schools and property tax relief. An early May deadline looms to get a plan before voters this fall.
Neris González, who was captured and brutally tortured in El Salvador decades ago before moving to Chicago, worries the U.S. could eventually head down a similar path. To avoid that, a human rights expert says, “We need to do more documentation of what happened … (so it can’t) be repeated in the future.”
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The public school district distributes federal funding for special education services at private schools in the city. District officials said funding was running out for those services at Catholic schools, meaning some programs couldn’t continue.
The $1.15 billion project is designed to keep invasive carp species out of the Great Lakes. Federal officials want to move management of the project to Michigan.
Legislation proposed in Springfield would require hospitals to submit plans in case they close or cut services. It comes as West Suburban Medical Center suspended care. More hospitals could be next.
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