Afternoon Briefing: Auburn Gresham campus aims to redefine waste management
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who represented a Far North Side and north and northwest suburban district in Congress for more than 2½, announced today that she will not seek a 15th term next year.
The move marks the end of an era for a reliably Democratic district that Schakowsky, 80, of Evanston, has represented since 1999 after soundly defeating two opponents, including JB Pritzker, in an open-seat primary. Before her, Sidney Yates held the seat for 24 terms, almost 50 years.
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Auburn Gresham campus that composts and creates energy aims to redefine waste management
At a once-vacant brownfield on the South Side of Chicago, a semitruck backed into an unassuming warehouse and unloaded a colorful batch of food scraps and spoiled products. The discards soon ended up in a massive tank that mimics a cow's digestion — minus the release of gassy byproducts — where they were turned into compost and renewable energy. Read more here.
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After the Hawks finished with the second-worst record in the NHL (25-46-11) for the second year in a row, several players shared some of their offseason plans. Read more here.
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At a Chicago Symphony rehearsal this week open to the press and orchestra donors, music director designate Klaus Mäkelä halted the orchestra while working on Dvořák's Symphony No. 7. Read more here.
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Pushing forward with its mass deportation agenda, President Donald Trump's administration said today that it would pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the United States illegally and return to their home country voluntarily. Read more here.
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