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Schools among Cook County had the fourth highest truancy rate of 31.9% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Rose Menichini, 18, tries on her freshly altered red prom dress at Spring Cleaners on April 30, 2021. She's a senior at York High School and bought the dress for the 2020 prom, which was canceled due to the pandemic. STACEY WESCOTT, CHICAGO TRIBUNE CHICAGO â Since the arrival of COVID-19, a shiny red satin prom dress has been sequestered in 18-year-old Rose Menichiniâs closet, patiently awaiting its debut at the York High School prom. Now, after more than a year of isolation, the lonely prom dress, and its owner, are ready for their close-up â not in a gymnasium or ...