Chicago lags far behind other cities in getting rid of brain-damaging lead pipes. Even if Biden’s $45 billion replacement plan passes, city ‘is ground zero for this problem’City officials estimated it will cost $27,000 to replace each of the 650 lead service lines they plan to dig out of the ground this year, far more than other cities have ...chicagotribune.com
Second chances: Houston nonprofit helps former inmates reach full potentialMany people believe everyone deserves a second chance, regardless of their past mistakes. One local nonprofit is putting that belief into action. <a href="https://crosswa...
6/08: Holes exposed in TSA terror watch list; Community demands firing of cop in Texas pool party incidentA new report found that the TSA doesn't have access to terrorist watch list data that would have flagged 73 airport workers; McKinney police officer Eric Casebolt was sus...cbsnews.com
Illinois legislators consider following Cook County in making Juneteenth an official holidaychicagotribune.com
Houston website claims to show local businesses that practice COVID-19 safety protocols, businesses that don’t
‘Because of them, I’m alive’: Off-duty Pearland police officer rescues motorcyclist after hit-and-run crash
Top cop: ‘Dedicated and decorated’ Chicago police officer dies by suicide on Far Southwest Sidechicagotribune.com
As COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Chicago’s hard-hit Latino communities, hope is revived but outreach to Spanish-speakers and skeptics still neededchicagotribune.com
’A lot of hungry people out here’: Houston’s Trae tha Truth buys food for those in need during winter storm
Houston family, local shop help spread legacy of 10-year-old boy who was fatally struck by car while bicycling
Spencer Solves It: Holiday miracle for grandmother now raising 5 grandchildren after son dies from COVID-19
Good Samaritan saves Christmas after finding stolen packages dumped by porch pirates, returning them to families
