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Audrey Hettleman

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UChicago Medicine, pictured here in 2020, is building an $815 million cancer facility.
Health
UChicago Medicine ordered to pay $14 million to parents of 4-year-old boy in wrongful death suit
Omatola Oyedapo gave birth at the University of Chicago hospital in July 2016. The lawsuit claimed negligence in the hospital’s emergency department delayed the delivery, causing severe neurological injuries to the child, who died four years later.
By Audrey Hettleman
 
Transportation
CTA receives $111 million grant to replace some Blue Line tracks, improve accessibility
With construction expected to begin summer 2027, officials hope the project will improve conditions for the historically underserved area and improve accessibility for disabled passengers.
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High School Basketball
Phillips celebrates its first state-title win in 49 years
The Phillips boys basketball team won the Class 2A state championship Saturday. At a celebration held in the school’s gym Wednesday, players from the 1975 championship team joined this year’s squad.
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News
Near West Side park to get facelift it's been waiting for
“This is what the community really asked for,” Ald. Walter Burnett said of improvements coming to Touhy-Herbert Park.
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Transportation
CTA to spend $6.5M on spring cleaning for rail and bus stations
The CTA plans to repair and improve 13 rail stations and three bus turnarounds this spring as part of the Refresh & Renew program. Advocates worry the program doesn’t go far enough.
By Audrey Hettleman
 
Religion
Muslim organizations emphasize interfaith connection, community and healing during Ramadan
Ramadan begins Sunday night. Chicago organizations have planned interfaith gatherings during the month to foster community and cross-cultural understanding.
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La Voz Chicago
Resumirá construcción en Kennedy Expressway el 11 de marzo
El invierno particularmente cálido de este año permitió que IDOT reanudara la construcción antes de lo esperado.
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A man in a blue shirt and yellow tie stands smiling in front of a beige wall.
Obituaries
Nathaniel Byrd, lawyer and basketball star whose high school team was featured in documentary, dies at 76
In the 1960s, Nathaniel Byrd played for an all-Black John Marshall High School basketball team that beat an all-white New Trier High School team in the state playoffs — a matchup featured in a documentary.
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Transportation
Kennedy Expressway construction to resume March 11
The Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation begins Monday, March 11, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday. Travelers can expect lane and ramp closures until late fall.
By Audrey Hettleman