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Illinois Politics · IllinoisAbout 400 Democratic Party officials will meet in Chicago this week, beginning Tuesday, to learn more about the convention in August at the United Center and to name the members of the platform, rules and credentials committees.
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Democratic Party leaders meet in Chicago this week for pre-convention talks
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Immigration · ChicagoChicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks and move nearly 800 people, including families, in order to reopen park district buildings hosting popular summer camps, athletic contests and other community events in time for summer.See the Story
Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer
85% Center coverage: 13 sources
Illinois Politics · United StatesWhen she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought admissions offices wanted to hear. About being the daughter of immigrants from Ghana and growing up in a small apartment in Chicago. About hardship and struggle. Then she deleted it all. “I would just find myself kind of trauma-dumping,” said the 18-year-old senior at Lincoln Park High…See the Story
Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
62% Center coverage: 21 sources
US Immigration · ChicagoHundreds of migrants staying at five Chicago Park District facilities serving as temporary shelters will soon be moved to other locations to reopen those park sites to the public.See the Story
Chicago moves about 800 migrants from parks to other shelters
57% Center coverage: 7 sources
Illinois Politics · IllinoisA state parole board member resigned Monday after recommending the release of a man who a day later attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son while he tried to protect her, according to authorities.
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Illinois parole board members resign after granting release of man who fatally stabbed 11-year-old boy less than 24 hours later
50% Center coverage: 30 sources
Illinois Politics · IllinoisThe Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too early to call as of Sunday evening, after Clayton Harris III cut Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead to slightly more than 2,000 votes out of 516,875 ballots counted – a margin of 0.39 percentage points.
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Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too early to call
Coverage: 14 sources
