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Steep growth in same-sex couples on the Far Southeast Side: ‘I can make home here’ Original

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By Lauren FitzPatrick Verified, Alden Loury Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
A teenaged and closeted Kenny Dillon, the one who endured teasing and taunting growing up in Hegewisch in the 1970s, clung to this truth: He knew he could always leave. Dillon did bolt from Chicago’s farthest southeastern industrial enclave — where four generations before him had settled after leaving Poland — landing eventually as a hairstylist in Puerto Vallarta, then known as Mexico’s gay beach capital.
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Count Black men among wonderful dads, father figures in many people's lives, including mine Original

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By Alden Loury Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
Black fathers get a bad rap. An of 2024 data shows about 63.5% of Black children nationwide live in single-parent households. In Illinois, it’s 70.6%. The vast majority of these households are led by women. These statistics are often cited to illustrate the absence of Black fathers. They’re also referenced as evidence that Black boys lack male role models. Most would agree that the most ideal setting for any child is a stable home with both parents.
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Mom's lesson over my $1 discovery remains priceless memory Original

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By Alden Loury Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
I was almost a 7-year-old hobo. Nearly 50 years ago, while awaiting the start of my second-grade reading class, I noticed a dollar bill sitting along the crack between my desk and the desk of a classmate sitting next to me. Over the next few minutes, as students filed into the classroom, that lonely dollar bill just sat there unnoticed and undisturbed. It was the start of my most vivid childhood memory — and my most impactful childhood lesson.
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