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2 weeks ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Chicago Housing Commissioner on Green Social Housing Initiative, Department Spending Amid rising costs and threats to federal housing grants, Chicago is facing a shortfall of nearly 120,000 affordable housing units. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new Green Social Housing initiative aims to address that shortage by creating a city-owned nonprofit housing developer.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Chicago Housing Commissioner on Green Social Housing Initiative, Building New Homes Amid rising costs and threats to federal housing grants, Chicago is facing a shortfall of nearly 120,000 affordable housing units. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new Green Social Housing initiative aims to address that shortage by creating a city-owned nonprofit housing developer.
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3 weeks ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Emily Soto
Education The majority of community college students say they plan to transfer to a four-year university, 79% to be precise. But only 35% successfully do. That’s according to
research from the Partnership for College Completion, which also found that only 20% of those students complete a bachelor’s degree.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
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1 month ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Advocates Say Cuts to Head Start Could Be Devastating for Illinois Families Among the list of programs at risk under President Donald Trump’s so-called “skinny budget” proposal is Head Start. Parents who otherwise would not be able to afford child care rely on Head Start when they work or go to school. The program operates across all 50 states and supports more than 600 child care centers and 28,000 children across Illinois.
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1 month ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk on Department Oversight, Increased Access to Public Records The Cook County Circuit Court clerk may not be a political office you’re familiar with. The office is charged with managing court records and court orders — serving more than 400 judges across Chicago and suburban Cook County. Now just a few months into her term, Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos is out with a new progress report.
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1 month ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Catholic Leaders, Educators Reflect on Pope Francis’ Life and Legacy Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died Monday after making his last public appearance to bless thousands for Easter Sunday. He was the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff, known as a humble change agent who often clashed with traditional Catholics. Roman Catholic leaders are now reflecting on his 12 years in the papacy and the future of the church.
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2 months ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Sueños Music Festival Returning to Grant Park for 4th Year Get ready to salsa, bachata and cumbia in Grant Park again this spring. Sueños Music Festival is soon returning for its fourth year. The celebration of Latino culture features musical artists from across Latin America, this time bringing Shakira, Don Omar, Peso Pluma and more to the stage.
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2 months ago | 
news.wttw.com | Emily Soto
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on the Trump Administration, Cuts to the Department of Education Illinois is facing challenges in the still early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, and the state is pushing back. Democratic officials are sounding the alarm — and in some cases filing legal challenges — about the president’s flurry of executive orders and policy changes. Illinois Lt. Gov.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
news.wttw.com | Mary Schmich |Emily Soto
Have you been told to stay away from the South or West sides of Chicago? That was the question posed to local residents, and responses poured in about times they were told “don’t go.” Artist and photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson and sociologist Maria Krysan compiled those stories in a new book called “Don’t Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It.” The goal was to better understand what can happen when people explore often ignored parts of the city.
