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Friday, May 23rd, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 23rd of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Buffalo Grove honored the team that saved Sara Franklin's life this past Monday during National EMS Week by recognizing bystanders, a dispatcher, and first responders who acted quickly after she collapsed at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion on Jan. 17. Franklin, who works for the National Safety Council, said she will share her story as an ambassador—emphasizing the community effort that gave her renewed purpose. Daily Herald
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Brian Maloney spent two years researching 51 Arlington Heights soldiers who fought in the Civil War—finding nine names that will be read at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony and honored with engraved bricks at Memorial Park. His project brings local recognition to heroes whose stories were nearly forgotten. Daily Herald
- ➤ Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum opened in April in the last remaining Jane Addams Homes building to preserve artifacts and oral histories from public housing residents. The museum—located at 919 S. Ada St.—offers interactive exhibits that let local visitors learn about the city’s fight for housing dignity and justice. South Side Weekly
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Chicago school board members Che “Rhymefest” Smith and Jessica Biggs held a town hall last Saturday at Bronzeville’s Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church to discuss CPS funding, charter school standards, and the search for a new CEO. They stressed tougher requirements for charters and urged community input for choosing the next leader — upcoming meetings on May 27th and May 28th will gather more feedback. Hyde Park Herald
- ➤ UIC scientists won the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their work with the CMS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider— the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. The prize honors decades of careful research by UIC physicists including students and postdoctoral researchers— who helped build parts of the detector and study the Higgs boson. Today UIC
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ During Wednesday’s City Council meeting, alderpersons delayed a proposal that would let police call snap curfews for teen gatherings—voting instead to postpone the measure until next month amid concerns over concentrated authority. Council members also approved several costly settlements, including a $5 million deal for a frostbite case and a $15.5 million settlement for a parking meter dispute, raising concerns over increased taxpayer costs. South Side Weekly
- ➤ The Village of Dolton plans to acquire Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home at 212 E. 141st Place — set for auction on June 18 — by using eminent domain or direct purchase, according to village attorney Burton Odelson. The current owners renovated the home and listed it for $219,000, but prospective buyers are warned that the sale may only be temporary. Daily Herald
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