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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Elections, Walter Burnett, Jr., Teaching and Learning, Judges, Justice System
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Problem Solver: Award-winning garden ticketed for 'weeds'
On the wall outside her front door, Kathy Cummings proudly displays the plaque she received in 2004 for her natural garden. Accompanied by a picture of her front yard, the plaque, presented by the city of Chicago, congratulates Cummings for winning...Tags: Plant Openings, Justice System, Court Administration, Richard M. Daley, Jon Yates
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Anxiety grows as CPS releases preliminary school closings list
Tribune reportersAfter trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut. Chicago Public...Tags: Daniel Solis, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Charter Schools, Chicago City Hall, Chicago Mayor
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Kassopedia: The cure for Verpes, Rahmifications and Karen Lewis Withdrawal Syndrome
As I light my pipe, take up my quill pen and sheepskin and once again prepare to write another volume of The Kassopedia — the repository of the world's great knowledge — I'm reminded of a snarky reader. She calls herself, "Your long...
Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Politics, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Teachers Strike
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CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network
Tribune staff reporterAs America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble. Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...Tags: Elections, Little Village, Brownsville, Bars and Clubs, Politics
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Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote
WGN NewsAmid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...Tags: Elections, Jesse Jackson, Local Elections, Politics, Robert Fioretti
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Chick-fil-A says its donations 'mischaracterized' for months
A day after a Chicago official said Chick-fil-A would stop giving money to anti-gay marriage groups, the fast-food chain issued a statement saying that “for many months now” its corporate donations have “been mischaracterized.” In...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Companies and Corporations, Dan T. Cathy, Google+, Marriage
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Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings
Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...
Tags: Chicago, Strikes, Chicago Teachers Union, Robert Fioretti, Karen Lewis
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Alderman drops opposition to Chick-fil-A restaurant in Logan Square
Chicago 1st Ward Alderman Joe Moreno is dropping his fight against Chick-fil-A and is now endorsing a new restaurant in the Logan Square neighborhood. Moreno had opposed the franchise opening a restaurant in his ward over the company president's anti-gay...
Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Companies and Corporations, Minority Groups, Economy, Business and Finance, Same-Sex Marriage
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Conservative group hits Chicago alderman for blocking Chick-fil-A
Clout StreetThe leader of a Christian group today said Ald. Joe Moreno displayed hypocrisy for his decision to deny Chick-fil-A the right to open in his ward because of the chain restaurant president’s opposition to gay marriage. “It’s...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Companies and Corporations, Marriage, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Mayor
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Chick-fil-A and free speech
In Chicago, the competition for the title of "most embarassing alderman" is intense and never-ending. But for the moment, no one comes close to Joe Moreno, who says he won't allow Chick-fil-A to build a restaurant in his 1st ward because he abhors its...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Rights, Politics, Chicago Mayor, Same-Sex Marriage
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Alderman: No Chick-fil-A in Logan Square over gay marriage stance
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno (1st Ward) says he'll prevent Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant in Logan Square. Last week, the president of the Chick-fil-A chain said he supports traditional marriage as the union of a man and woman. Moreno says, if...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Same-Sex Marriage
May 21, 2013
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Dec 30, 2012
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Feb 14, 2013
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Sep 21, 2012
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Aug 27, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Sep 20, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
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Sep 19, 2012
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Jul 25, 2012
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Jul 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jul 25, 2012
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