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Leland School gets new outdoor space

By Keyanna Johnson | June 26, 2014

It’s one of four citywide that’s a Space to Grow pilot project, sponsored by Openlands and the Healthy Schools Campaign.

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ACT charter opening on Nash campus

By Ellyn Fortino | July 18, 2012

The CPS and Kipp Create merger was one of various citywide school actions announced by the Chicago Board of Education in February.

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Alice’s Soul Food will remain open, relatives say

By Ellyn Fortino | March 20, 2012

While the restaurant’s owner and cook passed away March 14, her daughter says “Miss Alice” would want her to continue to feed the West Side.

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