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Jordan Perkins

Jasmin Washington on a boat in a striped shirt and blue life vest
Chicago
Oak Park native with visual impairment to compete in the U.S. Para Sailing Championship
The 22-year-old, who will be competing in the Independence Cup beginning Friday, says she doesn’t let her disability get in the way of her love of sailing.
By Jordan Perkins
 
Chicago Housing Authority residents who are bound for college receive laptops during the CHA’s 12th annual “Take Flight College Send-Off” at the United Center on Tuesday.
Education
Incoming college freshmen get set for campus move-in with CHA trunk party
The 12th annual “Take Flight College Send-Off” provides 175 college-bound students with dorm room essentials and a new laptop.
By Jordan Perkins
 
An abstract black-and-white sculpture sits in front of the James R. Thompson Center.
Art
Thompson Center sculpture heading to new home
With the state selling the building where it has stood for nearly four decades, “Monument with Standing Beast” will have to move to a new location.
By Jordan Perkins
 
A group of teens rally outside the Thompson Center on July 25, 2022.
News
Activists want Pritzker to shut down youth detention centers in Illinois
The group also wants the governor to end funding for a planned sixth juvenile justice center in Lincoln, where the Lincoln Developmental Center stood before being closed in 2002.
By Jordan Perkins
 
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s president and CEO stands in front of the Chicago River.
Chicago
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s new president and CEO is the first African American in the role
Erin Amico succeeds former president and CEO Deborah Lahey, who retired after 12 years with the museum.
By Jordan Perkins
 
Riley Lai Nelet (from left) plays Erin Tieng with Camryn Jones as Tiffany Quilkin, Fina Strazza as KJ Brandman and Sofia Rosinsky as Mac Coyle in “Paper Girls.”
Movies and TV
4 teen stars of ‘Paper Girls’ get a taste of Chicago
While making the Prime Video time-travel series here last summer, the actors kayaked the river, indulged in Jeni’s ice cream and got a feel for the ever-changing weather.
By Jordan Perkins
 
Kids from Girls Inc. try on firefighter gear during the Firefighter for A Day event at Quinn Fire Academy on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Chicago
Girls gear up to be firefighters for a day — and take steps toward a possible career path
Girls Inc. of Chicago’s summer camp members visit Quinn Fire Academy to get hands-on training from pros.
By Jordan Perkins
 
A bride and groom’s ceremony at The Wrigley Building Bridge as part of 2021’s “Weddings at Wrigley” event.
News
‘Weddings at Wrigley’ returns for couples wishing to get married along the Magnificent Mile
Couples who win the Magnificent Mile Association’s contest will get a free wedding ceremony at the Wrigley Building on Oct. 1.
By Jordan Perkins
 
A Toys R Us store in Highland Park in 2018.
Business
Toys R Us coming back for the holidays
Macy’s will open Toys R Us shops inside all of its stores in time for the holiday shopping season.
By Jordan Perkins