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Most law enforcement agencies don't track transgender homicides, but researchers have recorded more than 300 transgender people murdered nationwide between 2010 and 2021. The national clearance rate is just over 50%, but Chicago police have cleared only 14%, researchers found.
Advocates worry there's far too little money set aside in the new state budget for education and enforcement of the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.
Members of the new collective say getting insurance costs under control will allow them to spend more on repairs and maintenance for tenants.
Wood Street Urban Farm in Englewood hopes to expand to include a cafe, retail store, commercial kitchen and food processing facility to keep produce that had been sent to markets in North Side neighborhoods closer to home.