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The Gift of Space
Pilot program fosters space sharing between artists and sacred places of worship on South Side.
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Workers at Museum of Science and Industry Unionize
PPE accommodations and pay inequity were among the issues that spurred the union drive.
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Blissing Out: Ling Ma’s ‘Bliss Montage’ Stretches the Familiar into the Surreal
The University of Chicago professor and author of ‘Severance’ on inspirations for her new book of short stories
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Conozca al candidato del Distrito 10: Óscar Sánchez
El organizador comunitario que se enfrentó al General Iron quiere llevar la cogobernanza a la oficina del distrito.
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Neighborhood park pools to reopen
Park pools to reopen After the great majority of the seventy-seven pools managed by the Chicago Park District were closed during the hottest days of June, this week the agency announced that it would reopen thirty-seven of them starting July 5. In response to public pressure, the new parks superintendent, Rosa Escareño, said a national […]
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In The Pandemic, Chinatown Restaurants Have Struggled—And Adapted
s a kid, Spencer Ng worked many roles at Triple Crown, a Chinatown dim sum restaurant his mother founded in 1995. Busboy, waiter, dishwasher—anything related to the restaurant, he did it. During the Great Recession in 2008, Ng’s mother lost more than half of the nine restaurants she owned in Chicagoland. Her mental health suffered and […]
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Trabajadores de Amazon siguen unidos a pesar de la expansión de bodegas en Chicago
Read in English mazon se encuentra entre los empleadores más grandes de Chicago —y a diferencia de muchas industrias, su presencia en Chicago creció rápidamente durante la pandemia de COVID-19, construyendo nuevos sitios en Pullman, McKinley Park, Gage Park, West Humboldt Park y otros vecindarios. Del mismo modo, la organización de los trabajadores en las […]
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Chicago Amazon Workers Remain Undivided and Unconquered
Leer en español mazon is among Chicago’s biggest employers—and unlike many industries, its Chicago footprint grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, scouting new sites in Pullman, McKinley Park, Gage Park, West Humboldt Park, and other neighborhoods. By the same token, worker organizing at local Amazon sites took off in 2019, and as the corporation built […]
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Omicron and Testing FAQ: When to Test, How Accurate are Home Tests and More
This article was originally published by University of Chicago Medicine and has been republished with permission. As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 surges around the country, we’re seeing increases in infections, even among people who’ve been fully vaccinated and have what are called breakthrough infections. As case counts surge, so does demand for testing. As […]