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Rising Black suicide rate demands attention

African Americans are the only racial or ethnic group in Cook County whose suicide rates are now higher than they were at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Breastfeeding education, support are essential for Black moms

When breastfeeding came back as a norm in the 1970s in the U.S., after decades of taking a back seat to baby formula, Black women were left out of the conversation.

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Exodus of major, full-service grocers offering healthy variety paints a bleak picture of food access for some in Chicago

The number of Chicagoans living over a mile away from a supermarket or superstore — a major grocer — has jumped by 63% in the past decade, a WBEZ-Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.

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Highland Park massacre survivor responds to Nashville tragedy, ward races intensify and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Voters hit the polls for the midterms, man sues Chicago cop he claims forced false confession and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago’s solar-powered community fridge puts down sustainable roots in Englewood

Love Fridge currently has 26 fridges sprinkled across Chicago that offer free and fresh food. The Englewood location at 6344 S. Morgan St. is the first to be “off-grid” and powered exclusively by nearby solar panels.

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Can urban farms become sustainable businesses Chicagoans can depend on?

By opting to become a for-profit business and trying out creative ways to become self-sustaining, Herban Produce took a big step — and a risky one.

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Woman killed by speeding Corvette, mayor taps interim police oversight commission and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Urban farm cultivates development in East Garfield Park — but it’s no charity: ‘Let’s empower’

Herban Produce in East Garfield Park switched from a nonprofit farm to for-profit in 2018. The team urges residents to visit, not because they’re on the West Side of Chicago, but because they offer “the best produce.”

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New South Side center sets out to provide community, support for homeless young adults

The Lyte Lounge in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood wants to be a beacon for young people struggling with homelessness. Visitors can grab a meal, find community and feel at home.

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Sam Greenlee, acclaimed Black radical writer, poet and Chicago enthusiast, celebrated with day in his honor

Greenlee took his experiences in the military to write, “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” which explored the idea of a Black power revolution. Wednesday would have been his 92nd birthday, and the day was marked with “Sam Greenlee Day” in the city of Chicago.

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Black-owned company wants to reopen Gresham Save A Lot

Yellow Banana operates six Chicago-area Save A Lot stores, and wants to renovate and reopen the shuttered Gresham store. It would retain the Save A Lot name through the same licensing agreement as Yellow Banana’s other stores.

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New health center brings preventive, primary care to Woodlawn, South Side

The Friend Family Woodlawn Health Center will open this summer.

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Beloved family-owned Bridgeport Restaurant to close after a decade of feeding Chicago’s South Side

The owners were bombarded with calls once news of the Bridgeport institution’s closure spread. “We know we are always busy, but the way they think about the food, and about everything is amazing,” co-owner Josie Rodriguez said.

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South Side alderpersons condemn Gresham Aldi closure: ‘You have to do right by all of Chicago’

“If you would rather pay for an empty store and an abandoned store for the next five years than invest in our community, you don’t deserve to be here,” Ald. Stephanie Coleman said. “And quite frankly, we don’t want you here.”

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Black Men United’s Juneteenth giveaway in Hyde Park aims to rewrite negative narratives

“All we’re trying to do is paint a different picture, tell a different story and share a different narrative about Black men in America as positive and productive and progressive, while building bridges and not walls,” the group’s leader said Monday.

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