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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.
“I’m in tears today,” said Laurie Stalheim, a science and math teacher at Sumner.
The competition was a chance for students to use skills they’d learned over 10 weeks in a class organized by Project SYNCERE — a program geared toward students underrepresented in STEM fields.
Mark Reed will take over at the Chicago school on Oct. 1. He has been president of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia for the past 7 years
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the month observed by fasting from sunrise to sundown.
The effort will prioritize historically overlooked areas on the South and West sides — aiming to make tree coverage more equitable across the city.
After providing temporary shelter in hotel rooms for homeless people during Chicago’s polar vortex in 2019, entrepreneur Candice Payne wondered, “What can I do permanently?”
After Chicago’s most violent weekend of 2022, Rev. Michael Pfleger said he hopes it will be a wake-up call before summer. “What are we doing before we need to call 911?” he asked.
The Chicago Transit Authority and the Chicago Department of Transportation are seeking public input on their Better Streets for Buses Plan.