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Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago ...

Chicago is one of several big American cities grappling with a surge of migrants

CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when th…

Chicago has spent more than $300 million to handle an influx of South American migrants. Some Black residents wonder why their needs haven’t been given the same urgency while others hear echoes of past bigotry.

Blacks in Chicago are frustrated that long-standing needs are not being met while the city's newly arrived are cared for with urgency.