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Afternoon Edition: Chicago’s cultural institutions riding the union wave

Making waves: In January 2022, employees at the Art Institute of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago formed a union, with more than 50 employees ratifying their first union contract ... read more

Hanif Abdurraqib explores the romance of basketball — and futility of LeBron vs. MJ debate — in his latest book

“I was trying to make a book that I had never seen before,” Abdurraqib told the Tribune after a talk at the Newberry Library with fellow poet Eve Ewing. “For most of my life, I’ve rooted ... read more

Union wave is picking up at Chicago, suburban libraries, cultural institutions

Anthony Vazquez / Sun-Times For more than a century, the Newberry Library’s grand Romanesque building has loomed over a city block in downtown Chicago. Established in 1887, the Newberry is home ... read more

Today's events for April 26

The Cumbee Center will hold its 2024 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Professional Training Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Piedmont Technical College, 506 Main St., Edgefield. The ... read more

Man killed in Newberry shooting identified; 2 others also wounded, coroner says

NEWBERRY, S.C. — Newberry Police are investigating a shooting that left two wounded and one dead on Saturday night. Speaking on behalf of her office and the Newberry Police Department, Coroner ... read more

South Carolina man killed in shooting that left two others injured, coroner says

A South Carolina man was killed over the weekend in a shooting that left two other people injured, according to the Newberry County Coroner’s Office. Troy Leonard Sims, a 53-year-old Newberry ... read more

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar. The Newberry ... read more

3 shot, 1 fatally in late-night Newberry shooting

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS) - Newberry Police are investigating a late-night shooting that left three people shot, with one of the victims succumbing to his injuries on the scene. According to Newberry ... read more

Complaint: Newberry officials worked behind scene to aid charter conversion efforts

Editor's note: This story has been revised to include responses from Education First for Newberry and Newberry Commissioner Ricky Coleman. Save Our Schools Newberry, a nonprofit created to oppose ... read more

Newberry families, teachers vote against charter school initiative

The Alachua County supervisor of elections Kim Barton counted parent and teacher votes for the Yes Newberry initiative at Mentholee Northflee Municipal building Wednesday afternoon. Yes Newberry ... read more

What happens to students' meals if the Newberry charter conversion plan passes?

The vote on whether to convert Newberry’s three public schools to public charter schools begins this week amid many still-unanswered questions. ACPS spokesperson Jackie Johnson said in an email ... read more

Today's events for April 1

The Military Officers Association Aiken Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Newberry Hall ... 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W. Children ... read more