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Chicago boy, 12, to compete in Baseball World Cup in Taiwan

Paris Head admits he wasn’t very good when he started playing baseball at 5 years old for the Garfield Park…

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Prairie Grass Cafe debuts sensory-friendly hours for autism, disorders

Chef Sarah Stegner started Prairie Grass Cafe in suburban Northbrook with the mission of making diners feel nurtured and taken…

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Camp One Step lets pediatric cancer patients just be kids

Driving around looking for a parking space at Camp One Step can be a bit of a challenge because at…

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Migrants in Chicago experience Thanksgiving for the first time

Since arriving in Chicago on April 30, Maria Goitia said she’s been thankful for all the people who have crossed…

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Johnson aims to reopen mental health clinics, expand 911 response

A proposal to reopen the city’s mental health clinics and expand non-police responses to 911 calls received a symbolic boost…

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How common is cardiac arrest in young athletes like Bronny James?

Te’Jaan Ali was playing basketball in a school gym on the South Side of Chicago when he started feeling hot.…

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Joakim Noah’s mom offers art therapy to mothers who lost child

Tangela Jones sketched a sun with many rays, an image to lift her spirits in the morning. Lori Tucker brushed…

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Emmett Till signage unveiled at church in Bronzeville

At the South Side church where Emmett Till’s open casket funeral took place nearly 68 years ago, elected officials and…

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The flu is soaring in seven US states and rising in others, health officials say

The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in…

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Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rajee Narinesingh faced struggles throughout her life as a transgender woman, from workplace discrimination to the…

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