Sophia Tareen
The Associated Press
Chicago, IL, United States
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Black population continues to grow in suburbs and shrink in cities across the U.S.
For decades, Black residents have been moving out of some of the nation's largest cities into the suburbs, a trend the 2020 census found continues. → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nation’s largest cities while suburbs have seen an increase in their Black populations. Those two trends have now spread to even more areas of the country, according to the 2020 U.S. census. → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
Leaving Black city neighborhoods that are starved for investment is often more of a necessity than a choice, and those who do settle into new suburban lives often find racial inequities there, too. → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nation's largest cities while suburbs have seen Black population growth → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
CHICAGO (AP) — A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last sit-down restaurants in the once-flourishing Black Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. About 13 miles (21 kilometers) away near Indiana, Christopher Cain and wife Deja Cousins-Cain sought a […] → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
CHICAGO (AP) — A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last sit-down restaurants in the once-flourishing Black Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. About 13 miles (21 kilometers) away near Indiana, Christopher Cain and wife Deja Cousins-Cain sought a […] → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nation's largest cities while suburbs have seen Black population growth → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
CHICAGO (AP) — A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the la... → Read More
Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities
A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last sit-down restaurants in the once-flourishing Black Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. → Read More
Chicago to follow state in lifting mask order by month's end
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago will follow the state in lifting face mask requirements for many indoor spaces next week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday. She said falling COVID-19 cases "continue to trend in the right direction. " Starting Feb. 28, Chicago will also stop requiring proof of vaccination for venues including restaurants. Earlier this month, Gov. J. B. Pritzker announced Illinois' indoor… → Read More
Chicago teachers accept COVID-19 safety deal, keeping kids in school
The Chicago Teachers Union has backed an agreement dictating COVID-19 safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. → Read More
Union, parents mull if Chicago teacher standoff was worth it
Chicago schools will offer more COVID-19 testing and have standards to close school related to infection rates, but the cost of a bitter union battle and five days of missed schools has parents and union members questioning if it was worth it → Read More
Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
CHICAGO (AP) — Students are poised to return to Chicago Public Schools after leaders of the teachers union approved a plan with the nation’s third-largest district over COVID-19 safety protocols, ending a bitter standoff that canceled classes for five days. While school districts nationwide have faced similar concerns amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, the labor fight […] → Read More
Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
Students in the nation's third-largest school district will resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a proposal with the district over COVID-19 safety protocols → Read More
Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
CHICAGO (AP) — Students are poised to return to Chicago Public Schools after leaders of the teachers union approved a plan with the nation’s third-largest district late Monday over COVI… → Read More
Chicago fight with teachers union looms over 2nd week
The standoff between Chicago school leaders and the teachers’ union over COVID-19 safety protocols stretched into a second week → Read More
EXPLAINER: Why are Chicago schools, teachers union fighting?
Chicago has scrapped classes for days in a confusing standoff with the teachers’ union over COVID-19 safety measures in the nation’s third-largest school district → Read More
EXPLAINER: Why are Chicago schools, teachers union fighting?
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has scrapped classes for days in a confusing standoff with the teachers’ union over COVID-19 safety measures in the nation’s th... → Read More
Chicago fight with teachers union stretches into 2nd week
The leader of the Chicago Teachers Union is blaming the city’s mayor for a continued standoff over COVID-19 protocols → Read More
With classes axed again, Chicago fight with teachers union stretches into 2nd week
Chicago school district officials cancel classes for a fourth day as their dispute with teachers over remote learning and COVID-19 protocols drag on. → Read More