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America at 250: How Jane Addams fought for Chicago's most vulnerable

You might drive on part of the 77-mile stretch of Interstate 90 known as the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, but do you know the story of the woman who it's named after?

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Judge orders Trump to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads

Judge orders Trump to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads

CTA union demands more for worker safety after janitor killed at Damen/Lake

CTA union demands more for worker safety after janitor killed at Damen/Lake

Record warmth Monday, but coldest air of season Friday in Chicago

Record warmth Monday, but coldest air of season Friday in Chicago

Students react after sexual assault is reported at University of Chicago frat house

Students react after sexual assault is reported at University of Chicago frat house

Chicago’s Celebrity Chef Ball raises money for Meals on Wheels

Chicago’s Celebrity Chef Ball raises money for Meals on Wheels

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in D.C. raided by federal agents

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in D.C. raided by federal agents

FRET12 at the Salt Shed celebrate music culture

FRET12 at the Salt Shed celebrate music culture

Traveling exhibit celebrating Pulitzer Prize winners makes first stop in Chicago

Traveling exhibit celebrating Pulitzer Prize winners makes first stop in Chicago

Sexual assault reported at University of Chicago fraternity house

Sexual assault reported at University of Chicago fraternity house

Sexual assault reported near University of Chicago campus

Sexual assault reported near University of Chicago campus

Men arrested in separate road rage shooting incidents on Eisenhower Expressway

Men arrested in separate road rage shooting incidents on Eisenhower Expressway

Chicago police warn of armed robbers setting up victims on social media marketplaces

Chicago police warn of armed robbers setting up victims on social media marketplaces

Making empowered choices about saying "yes" to events

Making empowered choices about saying "yes" to events

Girl, 14, shot on Chicago's Northwest Side

Girl, 14, shot on Chicago's Northwest Side

Virtual reality pressed into service to help seniors

Virtual reality pressed into service to help seniors

Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction

Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction

Record warmth Monday in Chicago

Record warmth Monday in Chicago

Suspect was on ankle monitor at time of stabbing that killed CTA janitor, prosecutors say

Suspect was on ankle monitor at time of stabbing that killed CTA janitor, prosecutors say

Man ordered held in stabbing that killed CTA janitor at Green Line station

Man ordered held in stabbing that killed CTA janitor at Green Line station

Man charged in CTA Green Line station stabbing that killed worker

Man charged in CTA Green Line station stabbing that killed worker

Feeling like summer in Chicago this week

Feeling like summer in Chicago this week

New initiative in Chicago for Day of the Girl

New initiative in Chicago for Day of the Girl

President Trump condemns Iranian-backed Houthis’ attack U.S. ally Saudi Arabia

President Trump condemns Iranian-backed Houthis’ attack U.S. ally Saudi Arabia

Runners from around the world take to streets for 48th Chicago Marathon

Runners from around the world take to streets for 48th Chicago Marathon

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