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Decatur residents, green advocates call on Google to break Broadwing gas deal
CHICAGO (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) — Decatur residents joined environmental advocates in front of Google’s Chicago headquarters on Thursday to protest the tech giant’s deal to power its data centers with energy purchased from a natural gas-fired facility. Through the deal, Google is making a major investment in...
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Richards Running Back Jordan Lewis Visits Dad's Grave Before Every Game, Then Runs for 292 Yards
Before every game, Richards junior running back Jordan Lewis says he visits his father's grave for a long talk. His father, Jajuan, died when Lewis was 3. Lewis describes him as his best friend and says they talk every day. On Nov. 7, Lewis carried 37 times for 292 yards...
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Five area schools play in state football quarterfinal games Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Five area high schools are playing in football state quarterfinal playoff games Saturday. In class 7A, unbeaten Normal Community (11-0) hosts second-ranked Chicago Brother Rice. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. Normal West can make school history with a win at Wheaton Warrenville South in the class 6A playoffs. A victory […]
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Mayor’s Youth Commission provides chance to make change
Teens under 18 often feel they don’t have a place in local or federal government simply because they can’t vote or run for office, according to Education Week. “It’s so easy as a kid to think like you don’t have a place in government. Like, it can feel like a very ‘adult’ thing,” junior Zain Zaidi said.
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New 24/7 mental health center launches on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO — A nonprofit organization focused on helping people with their mental health is excited to now offer an around-the-clock alternative to the emergency room at its South Side location. The Thresholds Center for Mental Wellbeing, located at located at 734 W. 47th Street in Canaryville, is celebrating the...
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Former USWNT, Chicago Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher calls it a career
CHICAGO — Alyssa Naeher, one of the greatest goalkeepers ever, is calling it a career. The 38-year-old announced her retirement Friday, Nov. 13, after 17 seasons in club soccer, the last 11 of which were with the Chicago Stars. Naeher had retired from the U.S. women's national team in 2024 , after helping the U.S. women win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. "It's hard to put the last 17 years into words," she said in an Instgram post . "I've given everything I have to this game, and it's given me memories and experiences that I will never forget." View this post on Instagram Naeher retires as the NWSL's leader in career saves (765), appearances by a goalkeeper (224) and goalkeeper wins (74), and is second all-time with 50 clean sheets. She was the NWSL's Goalkeeper of the Year in 2014, and also earned Best XI honors. Naeher was an anchor on Chicago teams that made the playoffs six consecutive seasons from 2016 to 2022, including playing for the title in 2019 and 2021. The longtime Stars captain set franchise records with 25 consecutive starts and 2,249 consecutive minutes played. “There are no words to truly encapsulate what
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2027 Complete Streets staffing stays flat, as some alders request more bikeways, others want “nothing to do with bike lanes”
Ellen Steinke reported and wrote this article. John Greenfield added the bike fatality information and created most of the images and map commentary. Chicago’s proposed 2027 budget would keep the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Complete Streets staff at only three positions. That’s as some alderpersons continue to ask the agency for pedestrian infrastructure upgrades, bike lanes, and other traffic-safety amenities in their wards. However, a few other alders say they don’t want any bikeways in their districts at all.