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Why May Day is an international workers' holiday — and how it began in Chicago
Today is May 1, May Day, a workers' holiday in most nations, although not the U.S. The holiday has its origins in Chicago, as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Affair.
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The scooters are coming: Chicago announces electric scooter pilot program west of Halsted Street
Shared electric scooters, which have been a source of both fun and controversy in other cities, are coming to Chicago next month.
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A guide to K-pop's cultural influence in Chicago before BTS arrives for two sold-out concerts at Soldier Field
As groundbreaking, multi-platinum K-pop group BTS arrives for two sold-out concerts at Soldier Field, a look at the billion dollar Korean pop export and its cultural influence in Chicago.
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Educators plan to strike Thursday at 4 charter schools in Chicago
Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson asked the city’s teachers union and a group of privately run schools to protect student safety and forestall a potential labor strike this week, as educators approach a Wednesday deadline to settle contracts or halt classes.
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Launched with great fanfare, Chicago's effort to help domestic violence victims has fallen short of its promises
After Chicago's domestic violence task force launched, the city's stubborn tally of 30 to 40 domestic murders per year continued — even as homicides citywide peaked in 2016 and then declined.
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