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A rendering of the building proposed for 1217 W. Washington Blvd. | Melrose Ascension Capital The $95 million project would include apartments and maybe a hotel, but the alderman says community review is needed. A son of former developer and convicted political insider Antoin “Tony” Rezko has proposed putting up a 19-story building in the West Loop for apartments and … [Read more...] about Developer Tony Rezko’s son proposes West Loop building

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) talks about the Chicago Rescue Plan in Daley Plaza. | Brian Rich/Sun-Times The mayor has said she wants to spend over half of $1.8 billion in federal relief on debt. The dozen alderman backing the ordinance want the money spent on things like rent relief, child care and mental health treatment. Mayor Lori Lightfoot won’t offer details on how … [Read more...] about Aldermen push ordinance that would force city to spend federal relief on social services, but Lightfoot won’t tip hand until September

Teirra Black kisses her son, 13-year-old Jamari Dent, during his funeral at Greater Harvest Baptist Church at 5141 S. State St. in Washington Park on the South Side, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. His family said he suffered permanent brain damage when he hanged himself in a suicide attempt in 2019 after months of bullying by Chicago Public Schools staff and students. | Ashlee Rezin … [Read more...] about 4th-grader who tried to commit suicide, later died, laid to rest

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and other officials are expected to announce steps that the federal government plans to take to reconcile the legacy of boarding school policies on Indigenous families and communities across the United States. | Evan Vucci / AP For more than 150 years, Indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools … [Read more...] about U.S. to review its ‘dark history’ overseeing Indigenous boarding schools that took children from families

Three people are charged with attacking a police officer during a traffic stop June 21, 2021, in Aurora. | Aurora Police Department Facebook photo Jennifer Taylor, 24, Sheba Taylor, 26, and 28-year-old Paul Sherrod are each charged with aggravated battery, obstructing a peace officer and aggravated assault of a peace officer, Aurora police said in a statement. Three … [Read more...] about 3 charged with attacking Aurora police officer during traffic stop

High school students returned to class in April. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Students at the city’s lowest-income high schools have received an alarming number of failing grades, and that’s real reason to worry about their future. It’s been crystal clear for months that the pandemic has wreaked havoc with education, as with the rest of society, and our kids will need every … [Read more...] about All hands needed on deck to get Chicago school kids back on course post-pandemic

Three young migrant children hold hands as they run in the rain at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Roma, Texas. | Gregory Bull / AP They described hard conditions, isolation and desperation to get out of facilities opened to cope with a rise in the arrival of minors on the nation’s southwest border. A 13-year-old … [Read more...] about ‘I really want to leave’ — Immigrant kids describe desperation to leave shelters Biden administration set up

Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk is given a standing ovation on June 22, 1993, as he sits atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle given to him by teammates on “Carlton Fisk Night” in Chicago. The celebration is held as Fisk breaks the all-time record for games caught by catching for the 2,226th game in his 24-year career. | EUGENE GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images Motorcycles … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: June 22