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Malcolm X College Students Take Trip Of A Lifetime In Study Abroad Program Visit To Africa
It was the trip of a lifetime for Courtney Beckford-Onar; leaving Chicago and taking a nearly 13-hour flight to Ghana.

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It was the trip of a lifetime for Courtney Beckford-Onar; leaving Chicago and taking a nearly 13-hour flight to Ghana.

Preckwinkle has been Cook County Board President since 2010. Her current term is up at the end of 2026.
CBS News Chicago has confirmed Zurisk works as the maintenance director of South Suburban Chicago Heights.
Teacher Appreciation Week is next week, and the chain is looking to celebrate local teachers' hard work in the classroom.
As of Tuesday, the investigation had been underway for two days at a house with a wooden front door at 121 N. Warrington Rd. in Des Plaines.
Everyone survived the first fire, which broke out at 12:02 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Yates Boulevard.
Police said a 14-year-old was shot in the leg. A 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were both shot in the foot.
Police said the teen was identified as the suspect who carjacked the 58-year-old victim in the 2600 block of East 84th Street.
Just before 5 p.m., firefighters rushed to the one-and-a-half-story, two-family workers' cottage at 2121 W. 49th Pl.
Chicago police are searching for the driver who seriously injured a woman in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Englewood.
The victim was getting out of his car when a red SUV approached him, and someone from inside fired shots in his direction.
Jones is charged with bribery, use of an interstate facility to solicit bribery, and lying to federal agents.
The work includes plumbing repairs, replacing lights and signs, and removing outdated equipment.
Police said the girl was outside when she heard shots and felt pain.
Two occupants of the minivan were rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Hundreds of Catholics, along with interfaith and religious leaders, gathered for the mass honoring the late pontiff.
"Too many people in the Chicagoland area live with unhealthy levels of ozone and particle pollution," Kristina Hamilton said.
The South Side native announced her campaign in a video focused on opposing President Trump and supporting "new voices."
The scene and the surrounding area were secured until the man surrendered to police around 2:40 p.m., police said.
"In an act of cowardice, Mr. Jackson went to get a gun to settle this petty dispute, which resulted in him murdering a Hispanic man."