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As the Sun-Times looks back during its 75th year of continual daily publication, race is a key lens through which to understand the newspaper’s history.

The IPS district says they can sell two of their closed schools and not give them up to the $1 law, but lawmaker who wrote the law disagrees.

The Laredo Noon Optimist Club recently awarded 12 scholarships to high school students to help fund their next step in education.

The news guild described the three-year contract as "the most significant for the union and newspaper in decades."

NPR named Adrienne Brown VP of development operations and services.

She joined the paper in 2017, leading it through new digital efforts and its conversion to nonprofit status as part of Chicago Public Media.

The move comes just a day before the one-year anniversary of Chicago Public Media's acquisition of the newspaper.

The announcement Monday follows a leave of absence by Wright this month that generated speculation of her impending departure.

The YWCA honors Nykia Wright of the Chicago Sun-Times, Natalie Moore of WBEZ and Dr. Allison Arwady of the Chicago Department of Public Health for their efforts to empower women, fight racism, build community.

"It’s a bold move: Reporting the news is expensive...But we know it’s the right thing to do."