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Why many CPS students take 6 years to finish college

First-generation and low-income students often don’t feel like they belong on campus and face financial and other stress their peers likely do not, a vice president of Chicago Scholars writes.

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Swifties trade friendship bracelets, buy merch during wait for Taylor Swift show

Swift’s The Eras Tour began its sold-out Chicago leg on Friday. The pop star will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Soldier Field.

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Beaches open for holiday weekend; Park District ‘optimistic’ about filling lifeguard staff

All 22 of Chicago’s beaches opened Friday. Beachgoers can now swim from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Labor Day.

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Inauguration Day: Prayers, promises and a party

Many who attended the swearing-in ceremony said they were excited for Brandon Johnson to take office because they felt he would bring positive change to Chicago.

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Cook County to erase $79M in patient debt

Over 72,000 Cook County residents will receive $25 million in medical debt relief in the first round of the program.

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Jerry Springer’s softer side — helping children with disabilities in Evanston

Katie Springer, the talk show host’s daughter, began volunteering at Park School in Evanston in 1997. “Because it was so important to Katie, it was so important to him,” said Brenda Hadden, a teacher at Park School and longtime friend of Katie Springer’s.

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Lane Tech students analyze Chicago’s fentanyl crisis

Fentanyl was involved in 86% of opioid-related overdoses in Chicago in 2020, according to city data. Fentanyl overdoses started skyrocketing in 2018, said Luis Agostini, a spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Chicago field division.

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Rain holds off as White Sox fans tailgate, celebrate at home opener

The White Sox took on the San Francisco Giants in their home opener at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday. The Sox went 2-2 against the defending world champion Houston Astros over the weekend.

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City Council declares its independence, Opening Day arrives and more in your Chicago news roundup

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