Afternoon Briefing: Girls flag football officially a high school sport in Illinois
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Columbia College Chicago President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim will be stepping down from his post days after he told the Faculty Senate in an announcement that the college will soon start a process to assess its financial situation, which could determine whether full-time faculty with tenure will be laid off. The news is also on the heels of a fall semester significantly affected by a historic seven-week strike by part-time faculty members.
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Girls flag football is officially a high school sport in Illinois: ‘This is just the beginning of greatness’
IHSA’s sanctioning of girls flag football comes a few months after the news that flag football will be played at the 2028 Olympics. Read more here.
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Some Chicago ride-share drivers took part in Valentine’s Day strike, but for many it was business as usual
About 100 ride-share drivers gathered in O’Hare International Airport’s ride-share staging lot around midday Wednesday to protest working conditions, but the lack of a widespread strike meant many travelers had no trouble getting rides. Read more here.
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Column: Shades of 2004 as the Chicago Cubs open camp waiting on a special someone
Cody Bellinger wasn’t here, but he was the talk of the town as Cubs camp opened up Wednesday in Mesa, Arizona. Read more here.
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Author Odie Henderson on Blaxploitation movies: “Like anything starting underground, once it goes mainstream it’s going to be destroyed.” Read more here.
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Shooting after Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration seemed to stem from dispute among several people, police say
Police Chief Stacey Graves said that the 22 people injured in the shooting ranged between the ages of 8 and 47 years old, half of whom were under the age of 16. A mother of two was also killed. Read more here.
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