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West Side apt. building’s visitor ban puts moms in a bind

by Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago January 13, 2021February 10, 2021

‘My kids can’t come to work with me,’ one tenant says     

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2020 in photos

by Photos by Alex Rogals January 8, 2021February 10, 2021

Here are some of our best photos of 2020

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9 things to know about the vaccine

by La Shawn K. Ford State Representative (8th) December 30, 2020February 10, 2021

Here are 9 things you need to know about the vaccines, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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West Side clergy call out Franklin Graham

by Austin Talks December 30, 2020February 10, 2021

Chicago ministers blast Graham for not condemning church desecrations by white supremacists.

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Blacks shouldn’t fear COVID vaccine, elected officials say

by Suzanne McBride | Austin Talks December 30, 2020February 10, 2021

West Side politicians confront anxiety, skepticism around new vaccine   

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Police want more time to give detained phone call

by Justin Laurence and Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago December 30, 2020February 10, 2021

Aldermen and police officials locked heads Monday during a debate over an ordinance that would require police ensure detained people can make a call within an hour of being arrested.

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Austin supermarket closes, residents stunned

by Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago December 23, 2020February 10, 2021

Some West Side residents said they feel abandoned after a discount supermarket chain announced it would close a store serving North Austin, cutting off a primary option for fresh food in the area.

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Covid-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples’ loved ones in the dark

by Emma Lubitsch/Injustice Watch December 18, 2020February 10, 2021

Family of Austin native Joseph Wilson, who died of COVID-19 while serving time at Stateville Correctional Center, among relatives left in the dark by prison officials 

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West Side Lives

by Kelly Milan December 18, 2020February 10, 2021

Rev. Walter Jones, tireless West Side advocate 

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Chicago’s first COVID-19 vaccine given to doctor at Loretto

by Kelly Bauer/Block Club Chicago December 15, 2020February 10, 2021

Tuesday morning’s vaccine kicks off what officials say will be a year-long effort to get as many people as possible vaccinated in Chicago to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

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