Savannah Eadens

Chicago

Outdoor exhibit offers a walk through Chicago’s ‘most dangerous street’

The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence co-created an outdoor exhibition Thursday that put participants in a virtual path of gun violence.

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News

Helen Miller, union activist who fought for living wage, dies at 82

“Before organizing with the union, I was like a little mouse in the corner saying ‘peep, peep’ but now I’m a roaring lion,” Mrs. Miller once said.

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Marijuana

Let $136M legal pot industry use banks instead of just cash, treasurer says

Michael Frerichs says the legal marijuana industry in Illinois is ripe for theft, fraud and tax evasion.

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Argosy University closing leaves students in limbo: ‘We’re sinking’

“We are in a tidal wave with no lifeboat,” said one former student. “And these other schools want to give us a lifeboat, but there are holes in them.”

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Transportation

Electric scooter company pushing for May launch, despite City Hall stall

As city officials continue mulling a citywide scooter set-up, Lime reps took their pitch to Chicagoans Saturday afternoon with free test rides.

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News

Government shutdown over, but food-stamp recipients will feel effects for awhile

State officials issued February SNAP benefits early, on Jan. 20. But those must last until March 1, and some haven’t been able to stretch it that far.

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‘We are all America’ — Loop rally backs immigrants after Trump’s emergency

“A wall cannot separate us,” Estela Vara, an undocumented Latino immigrant, told the crowd of about 200 people at Federal Plaza Monday.

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News

Ronald McDonald House seeks help after burst water pipe forces out families

All seven families staying there were moved to a hotel; the Ronald McDonald House added a web page explaining what happened and seeking donations.

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