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Creating safer spaces for young men of color
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Dawn Turner’s New Memoir Unravels Girlhood Bonds
The author chronicles the moments when paths split in ‘Three Girls From Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood.’
Friendships in Black & White
When it comes to best friends, does race matter? How these four interracial pairs answered that question might surprise you.
Summer camps are canceling and parents are scrambling: The search for sitters who embrace social distancing
It's the question that has vexed Chicago-area parents for months: With no school, uncertainty about camps and parents working remotely, who's watching the kids this summer? Many families have found...
At Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, a South Side institution, ‘Our families are saying they won’t allow this pandemic to toss their loved one away’
Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, started 87 years ago, has helped families bury police officers, homicide victims and singer Sam Cooke. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the South Side institution...
With no one in the water because of coronavirus, Chicago-area swim school sets its sights on expansion
Chris DeJong's mother always reminded him, "Never underestimate the power of a handwritten note." The founder of Big Blue Swim School is taking that advice since his five Chicago-area locations...
Coronavirus pandemic brings more business, and worries, to a South Side security firm
Illinois' stay-at-home order went into effect last month while Denitra and John Griffin were on vacation with their family, celebrating their 26th anniversary. That meant the couple, who own AGB...
Equifax, Experian, TransUnion offering weekly free credit reports to consumers, citing ‘unprecedented times’
The nation's big three national credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — have begun offering free weekly credit reports so consumers can monitor their financial health and any...
Temporary pay cuts. Big projects postponed. Truck manufacturer Navistar joins the ranks of companies prepping for a tough economic road ahead
Navistar International is instituting temporary pay cuts, postponing big projects and delaying pension contributions to preserve cash as economic uncertainties tied to the coronavirus pandemic extend into more industries. The...
Powdered drink maker Jel Sert shutters temporarily after six workers test positive for COVID-19
The Jel Sert Co., the maker of powdered drinks and foods such as Wyler's, Hi-C and Flavor Aid, has temporarily shuttered its manufacturing division in West Chicago after six employees...