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VOX The War at Home
A BDELNASSER RASHID, the first Palestinian American member of the Illinois legislature, represents the 21st District, an area encompassing parts of the Southwest Side and nearby suburbs. But these days, he’s thinking a lot about his family’s homeland
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City Of Big Questions
Q: What was Chicago’s first murder? Last year, there were 617 homicides in Chicago, more than in any other U.S. city. Killing your neighbor is an old tradition here, going back to 1812, before the city was even incorporated. The perpetrator of Chicag
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City Of Big Questions
Q: Why do the stars on Chicago’s flag have six points? As a matter of symbolism, our city flag can be boiled down to its most distinctive element: its four six-pointed red stars. Wallace Rice, who designed the flag (it had only two stars when adopted

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